Hong Kong/China 2006, Mandarin with English subtitles, 35mm, 111 min
Director: Zhang Yimou
Screenplay: Zhang Yimou, Wu Nan, Bian Zhihong
Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding
Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Ni Dahong, Li Man, Qin Junjie
Print Source: UIP
With his follow-up to the instant contemporary classics, Hero and The House Of Flying Daggers , Curse of the Golden Flower once again sees Chinese master Zhang Yimou take the wuxia form to new highs. With images of unparalleled beauty, and infused with a little more of the drama more prominent in his earlier films, he takes us once more into the Chinese royal court.
Political machinations are unfolding under the rule of Emperor Ping. The Emperor and his Empress Phoenix are at loggerheads, and the Empress begins to suspect that the medicine the Emperor forces upon her is actually poison. The Empress courts the favours of the Emperor's sons through various means and the scene is set for a beautifully bloody conclusion.
The Cape Winelands will again at the 2012 edition of this festival present a series of Masterclasses and workshops. These events are sponsored by the City of Cape Town and Wesgro.
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film has the magic of a fairy tale and the simplicity of a folk tale. Wonderfully immersive, slow and dreamy, 
