China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.

 

AKA:

    * 秋日的回忆

    * 满城尽带黄金甲

    * Autumn Remembrance

    * Curse of the Golden Flower

    * Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia

    * Maldición de la flor dorada, La.....Argentina / Colombia

    * Altin çiçegin laneti.....Turkey (Turkish title)

    * Cesarzowa.....Poland

    * Cité interdite, La.....France

    * Città proibita, La.....Italy

    * Fluch der goldenen Blume, Der.....Germany

    * Katara tou hrysou louloudiou, I.....Greece

 

导演 Director：

 

    * 张艺谋 Yimou Zhang

 

编剧 Writer：

 

    * 张艺谋 Yimou Zhang

    * 曹禺 Yu Cao  ....原著

 

演员 Actor：

 

    * Yun-Fat Chow周润发 Yun-Fat Chow  ....大王 Prince Ping

    * Li Gong巩俐 Li Gong  ....王后 Empress Phoenix

    * Ye Liu刘烨 Ye Liu  ....太子 Crown Prince Xiang

    * Jay Chou周杰伦 Jay Chou  ....杰王子 Prince Jie

    * Man Li李曼 Man Li  ....蒋娥 Jiang Chan

    * Dahong Ni倪大宏 Dahong Ni  ....太医 Imperial Physician

    * Junjie Qin秦俊杰 Junjie Qin  ....小王子 Prince Cheng

    * Jin Chen陈瑾 Jin Chen

 

制作人 Produced by：

 

    * 江志强 William Kong

    * 张伟平 Weiping Zhang

    * 张艺谋 Yimou Zhang  ....producer

    * 张震燕 Zhenyan Zhang  ....执行制片人 line producer

 

原创音乐 Original Music：

 

    * 梅林茂 Shigeru Umebayashi

 

摄影 Cinematography：

 

    * 赵小丁 Xiaoding Zhao

 

剪辑 Film Editing：

 

    * 程珑 Long Cheng

 

艺术指导 Production Designer：

 

    * 霍廷霄 Tingxiao Huo

 

服装设计 Costume Design by：

 

    * 奚仲文 Chung-Man Hai

 

视觉特效 Visual Effects Supervisor：

 

    * Angela Barson  ....MPC

    * 钟智行 Frankie Chung  ....Centro Digital Pictures (as Chung Chi Hang)

Attribute
[Media Format]	DVD
[Language&Dialogue]	Mandarin
[Subtitles]	Chinese
[Aspect Ratio]	16:9
[Running Time]	113 mins
[Release Date]	2006
[Audio Spec]	Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS 5.1
[Regions Code]	Region 6(For Region 6 Compatible DVD Players only)
[ISRC]	CNA080900770
[ISBN]	9787880835908
[Number of discs]	1
[Starring]	Yun-Fat Chow,Li Gong,Ye Liu,Jay Chou
[Director]	Yimou Zhang