Curse of the Golden Flower - 满城尽带黄金甲 - 2006

Curse of the Golden Flower - 满城尽带黄金甲 - 2006

                                     Director : Zhang Yimou

                                     Writer : Zhang Yimou

                                     Cinematography : Zhao Xiaoding

                                    Music : Shigeru Umebayashi

                                    Starring : Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li
                                                    Jay Chou, Qin Junjie

  On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden chrysanthemum flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns from his various military campaigns with his second son and general, Prince Jai. The Emperor has returned to celebrate the holiday with his family. For three years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan , her stepson, have had an illicit affair. Prince Wan secretly dreams of escaping the palace with his secret lover Jiang Chan, the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows curious and then worried over the Empress's health and her abnormal obsession with golden chrysanthemums.