The Flowers of War (2011) (original) (raw)
A story of love and war - and a band of outcasts who emerge as unlikely heroes from the shadows of a city's occupation. At once lyrical and visceral, in the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937, a vibrant human story about the invisible people of the city and a series of unexpected relationships that lead to a resonant act of sacrifice.
A story of love and war - and a band of outcasts who emerge as unlikely heroes from the shadows of a city's occupation. At once lyrical and visceral, in the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937, a vibrant human story about the invisible people of the city and a series of unexpected relationships that lead to a resonant act of sacrifice. (less)
Director: Zhang Yimou
Writers: Heng Liu, Geling Yan
Starring: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Tianyuan Huang, Atsur� Watabe, Dawei Tong, Paul Schneider
Producers: Weiping Zhang, Bill Kong
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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 30, 2012
4 / 10
For a film about nobility, sacrifice, and redemption, �The Flowers of War� is an unexpectedly macabre picture that frequently mistakes excess for realism. A work from lauded director Zhang Yimou (�Raise the Red Lantern,� �Hero�), the feature is a grueling sit, combining pedestrian melodrama with harsh images of wartime casualty, drowning salient points on heroism in an ocean of blood. Although it arrives with golden intentions to celebrate an exceptional act of sacrifice, the movie frequently misfires with its earnestness and unseemliness, losing whatever impact it hopes to make after the open ...read more...
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