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The Banquet
Hong Kong, 2006, 131 min.
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s lavish, tenth century spectacle recalls recent martial arts epics, but its true heart lies in its stately chamber drama intrigue starring popular actors Daniel Wu and Ziyi Zhang, loosely based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.... more
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Curse of the Golden Flower
China, 2007, 118 min.
Zhang Yimou’s third martial arts and CGI extravaganza after Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers (2004) juxtaposes a tenth-century Forbidden City of courtly intrigue with superstars Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, and epic action. Zhang’s trademark sense of primary colors gives the film an i... more
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