Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Tracyb. — 24 Dec 2006

Uncompromisingly staged and beautiful- in the end I did not find the telling of the story to be very compelling.

This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Tracyb. on 24 Dec 2006.

Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.

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