Flowers of war, the internet movie firearms database. A superhero movie not too rotten that changes the usual crap, even if its a tad naive and outdated, at least its exotic. The flowers of war is a 2011 chinese historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou. The flowers of war 2011 r drama, history, romance, war. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel.
In 1937, nanking stands at the forefront of a war between china and japan. The flowers of war, directed by chinese filmmaker zhang yimou, bale starred as an american mortician who shelters a. A glimpse of wwii in china through one fallen city, nanking. But as bethan jinkinson reports, the historical drama has resonated. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the flowers of war 2011 yi mou zhang on allmovie. Based on a novel by chineseamerican author geling yan, it is set in the chinese city of. Rent the flowers of war 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution b. Trailer for the flowers of war internationally acclaimed filmmaker zhang yimou raise the red lantern, ju dou, hero, house of the flying daggers tells an epic story of love and sacrifice in the flowers of war, starring christian bale and introducing ni ni the film, set during the japanese invasion of china, is told from a young girls point of view, not as a history lesson, but as an. The flowers of war 2011 christian bale best scene a must watch.
The film is set during the japanese invasion of china in 1937. Yimou zhang, also the director of house of flying daggers, has with this film shown me that he is certainly a great filmmaker. An american mortician, john miller christian bale, is caught in the conflict and seeks shelter at a church full. The 6th asian film awards have presented the flowers of war with several individual nominations, including best film. One of the best scene from the movie the flowers of war 2011 starring christian bale. During the rape of nanking second sinojapanese war, an american mortician john miller christian bale, group of schoolgirls and prostitutes from a nearby brothel finding sanctuary in a catholic church. Director zhang yimous epic new film the flowers of war doesnt open in the united states until dec. The flowers of war 2011 yi mou zhang cast and crew. Other articles where the flowers of war is discussed. Flowers of war, starring christian bale, premieres in. The flowers of war is a 2011 hong kongchinese historical drama war film directed by zhang. Christian bale, ni ni, xinyi zhang, tianyuan huang.
An unprincipled american is caught in the turmoil of china during the 1937 invasion by japan. But what else can we make of zhang yimous the flowers of war. The flowers of war 2011 yi mou zhang awards allmovie. The movie contains a lot of strong and brutal scenes, so this movie is probably not for the fainthearted viewers. Flowers of war represents some of the worst tendencies of hollywood films, with the notable exception being that its a chinese film, with an international bent. The flowers of war fails to bloom for chinese film industry despite having a huge budget, global aspirations and christian bale, the harrowing chinese film the flowers of war bombed in the us. The film centers on the fall of nanking, when the japanese invasion of china lead to a bloody slaughter of many civilians, and a complete devastation of the city. The flowers of war, he told the story of an american mortician played by christian bale who shelters a group of convent students and prostitutes during the nanjing massacre. A westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during japans rape of nanking in 1937. There are currently twentyeight videos available for the film, of which three are trailers, as listed below. Rent the flowers of war 2011 starring christian bale and xinyi zhang on dvd and bluray. The movie is about school girls and prostitutes caught up in the japanese invasion of china. The flowers of war is an excellent movie but is very sad.
The movie was inspired by the diary of one of the school girls. What other movies are there regarding the second sinojapanese war. China banks on bloody blockbuster to win friends and. The film is a work of historical fiction set against the backdrop of the rape of nanking. Christian bale batman, paul schneider, shigeo kobayashi genre. The story is set in nanking, china, during the 1937 nanking massacre in the second sinojapanese war. The film is based on a novella by geling yan, flowers of nanjing, inspired by the diary of minnie vautrin. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The flowers of war, chinese epic with many back stories the. The flowers of war is a 2011 historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou, starring christian bale, ni ni, zhang xinyi, tong dawei, atsuro watabe, shigeo kobayashi and cao kefan. Seeking refuge in a catholic church, he meets up with a courtesan.
Find movie and film award information for the flowers of war 2011 yi mou zhang on allmovie. In 1937 china, during the second sinojapanese war, a mortician, john christian bale arrives at a catholic church in nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. The background is nanking massacre, at that cruel and. The story is set in nanking, china, during the 1937 rape of n.
Its exteriors were apparently shot on sets, including an impressive one for the cathedral and its surrounding grounds. Video archive for the film the flowers of war, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011. Flowers of war trailer us 2012 christian bale youtube. The flowers of war tells the story of a roguish american mortician john miller christian bale who was sent to a catholic churchconvent in nanking to prepare the body of the priest for burial, who was then under siege by the japanese. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. The flowers of war 2011 christian bale best scene a. China selected the flowers of war as its official submission for the best foreign language film oscar this year. Christian bale and shigeo kobayashi star in zhang yimous period drama about prostitutes who volunteer to replace chinese students as escorts. The flowers of war is in many ways a good film, as we expect from zhang yimou ju dou, raise the red lantern, to live.
In the flowers of war, the director zhang yimou revisits the 1937 nanjing massacre in a story narrated by a convent student taking refuge in a church. Like the more recent son of a gun 2019, war flowers is an amateur effort with a low production value. State partially funds zhang yimous the flowers of war starring christian bale and set during 1937 rape of nanking to boost nations film industry. Ni was chosen as the one of the new four dan actresses in 20. On november 7, 2011, it was announced that the films north american.
The flowers of war is a 2011 historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou, starring christian bale, ni ni, zhang xinyi, tong dawei, atsuro watabe, shigeo. Christian bale and ni ni in jin ling shi san chai 2011 christian bale in jin ling shi san chai 2011 christian bale and. The story behind chinese war epic the flowers of war bbc. The most expensive chinese film ever made, the flowers of war, directed. Director zhang yimou is a known quantity here in the states.
A 2011 historical drama film made by zhang yimou, the flowers of war or nanjing heroes flowers of nanjing is set in 1937 during the rape of nanjing see second sinojapanese war. Image caption author geling yan says she did not want her novel or the film to demonise the japanese. Starring oscarwinner christian bale, the film previously known as heroes of nanking but now retitled the flowers of war is directed by chinese helmer zhang yimou, known for films such as hero and house of flying daggers and as the creative force behind the 2008 beijing olympics. The flowers of war is a 2011 chinese historical drama directed by zhang yimou and based on the novel flowers of nanjing by geling yan. The chinese epic the flowers of war failed to gain a highlycoveted oscar nomination in the best foreign language film category.
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