Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Wendy S — 16 Dec 2008

Beautiful colourful, symbollic film. So glad I'm not that rich though.... ugh. What misery!

This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Wendy S on 16 Dec 2008.

Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.

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