Zhang Yimou's Curse of Golden Flower to open in China

时间：2006-12-15 02:57:06

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Taiwan singer Jay Chou (R) is stunned1 when renowned2 Taiwan pop star Jackey Wu dresses as the Emperor during the debut3 of the film "Curse of the Golden Flower" in Beijing, Dec. 14, 2006.

Taiwan singer Jay Chou (C) waves to his fans during the debut of the film "Curse of the Golden Flower" in Beijing, Dec. 14, 2006.
 
Dec. 15 - The latest blockbuster from Chinese director Zhang Yimou, "The Curse of the Golden Flower", starring Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat, opens nationwide in China on Thursday following mixed reviews.

 

The historical martial4 arts epic5, with a reported budget of 45 million dollars, is the latest in a series of similar movies by Zhang following "Hero" and "House of the Flying Daggers6".

 

Both were box office successes in China and around the world.

 

The new film tells the story of an imperial family which is slowly falling into decline, with battle scenes largely fought out between the sons of the emperor and empress played by Chow and Gong respectively.

 

"Curse does dazzle the eye, but its story plays like a bad soap opera," said Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter.

 

"This emperor's family is so treacherous7 as to make Hamlet seem like a fairly well-adjusted member of an easy-going household."

 

Other reviewers praised the new film as the best of Zhang's three martial arts epics8, citing the director's lavish9 use of colors and his cynical10 theme of rot in high places of power.

 

Sony Pictures is expected to distribute the film in North America and around the world, but details are still to be worked out, Chinese press reports said.

 

The film had a brief exclusive one week run in Beijing in September so that it could qualify in the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year's Academy Awards.

 



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1 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
2 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
3 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出，初次露面
参考例句：
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
4 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
5 epic ui5zz     
n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的
参考例句：
  • I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
  • They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
6 daggers a5734a458d7921e71a33be8691b93cb0     
匕首，短剑( dagger的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • I will speak daggers to her, but use none. 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但绝不是真用利剑。
  • The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war. 世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。
7 treacherous eg7y5     
adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
参考例句：
  • The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
  • The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
8 epics a6d7b651e63ea6619a4e096bc4fb9453     
n.叙事诗( epic的名词复数 )；壮举；惊人之举；史诗般的电影（或书籍）
参考例句：
  • one of the great Hindu epics 伟大的印度教史诗之一
  • Homer Iliad and Milton's Paradise Lost are epics. 荷马的《伊利亚特》和弥尔顿的《失乐园》是史诗。 来自互联网
9 lavish h1Uxz     
adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍
参考例句：
  • He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
  • The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
10 cynical Dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的
参考例句：
  • The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。

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