I loved Golden Flower. That last half hour was mind blowing. The sets - holy cow!
January 26, 2009 at 12:58 AM
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I've always been drawn to it too...another movie that is very simple (no ornate sets here) is The Scent Of Green Papaya...and only because there is something so elegant about the way she simply prepares the food---something clean and elegant...
I am intrigued by Asian culture, a fascination fueled in recent years by a peek behind the red curtain via films such as Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman and the gorgeous Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and books like Lisa See's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Martin Booth's Golden Boy. On Sunday I watched the almost-too-beautiful Curse of the Golden Flower, about a 10th century emperor and some pretty dangerous family dynamics inside an impossibly gorgeous (and well-staffed) palace. Plot aside, the budget for costumes, sets and extras probably rivaled that of the 2008 Olympics opening ceremonies. If you enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha (the book) I recommend all of the above.
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Close this window Jump to comment formI loved Golden Flower. That last half hour was mind blowing. The sets - holy cow!
January 26, 2009 at 12:58 AM
I've always been drawn to it too...another movie that is very simple (no ornate sets here) is The Scent Of Green Papaya...and only because there is something so elegant about the way she simply prepares the food---something clean and elegant...
January 26, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Happy Chinese New Year!
January 27, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Memoirs of a Geisha (the book) was SOOOOO GOOD... I was soooooooo disappointed with the movie.
Happy Chinese New year to you!
January 28, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Sounds like a good year approaches!
January 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM
My husband is part Chinese and Chinese New Year is a big deal over here.
January 31, 2009 at 10:51 AM