Review of The Flowers of War (2011) by Robbie Collin for Daily Telegraph (UK) — 01 Aug 2012
Zhang gives his fondness for chaste melodrama and shimmering colours full rein: it's a style that suits his courtly martial arts films such as Hero, but this material would have benefited from a more Spielbergian, or perhaps David Lean-ian, approach.
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This review of The Flowers of War (2011) was written by Robbie Collin and published by Daily Telegraph (UK) on 01 Aug 2012.
The Flowers of War has generally received positive reviews.
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