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Curse of the Golden Flower (2007)

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Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Mar 27, 2007; With: Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat; Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

By Missy Schwartz

Missy Schwartz

Boy, is there ever ominous buildup in the lavish Curse of the Golden Flower from Zhang Yimou (Hero). Gong's scheming Empress dons a bejeweled hair comb? Cue the chorus of tenors! Chow's treacherous Emperor approaches his steam bath? Bang those drums! But for all the portentousness, there are few surprises in what boils down to a tale of betrayal in a 10th-century imperial family.
EXTRAS In a behind-the-scenes featurette, Chow playfully cops to a schoolboy crush: ''I like Gong Li very much. Very much.'' B

Posted Mar 23, 2007

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