The Curse of the Golden Flower

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Classics

The story is about the secrets in the royal family. Everybody in the palace had his own darkest secret. The empress (Gong Li) had an affair with her stepson. His stepson then had an affair with daughter of the palace's doctor whose actually the daughter of the emperor (Chow Yun Fat) with his first wife. The emperor knew about the affair, then he decided to kill the empress by putting poison in the empress drinks everyday. The theme is simple, about affairs. But the director Zhang Yimou choose made a really beautiful visualization to wrap that. Everything is spectacular. Visually it is a stunning film. The dresses ( especially the outfit of the ladies, guys must love them :-)), the field of chrysanthemum flowers, the blood of the soldiers, the sparkling gold encrusted palace. Characters battles between Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li. I love them both. In the beginning it was a little bit boring but as soon as you found the action reaction chains, you'll find it quite entertaining. But Its a must see film. I hope it will win the best foreign film in the academy awards.