Curse of the Golden Flower

In the spirit of such landmark Asian films as Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran” from Japan and Zhang Yimou’s own “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” “Curse of the Golden Flower” promises to be Zhang Yimou’s most colorful and biggest production to date,... See more fusing high drama and romantic intrigue with the best of contemporary martial arts. The plot concerns the volatile balance of power between the King (Chow Yun Fat) and the Queen (Gong Li) and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion, pitting the King against Queen and father against sons.