Kwifilimu yokugcina ukushaya izikrini zaseSpain, Isiqalekiso sembali yegolide, kuvela umlingisi omuhle, wobuzwe baseChina, UGong Li njengendlovukazi yasendulo Ubukhosi bomaka, omunye wabajabule kakhulu, owaphatha iChina eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-1000 edlule, ngesikhathi esigcwele ukubukiswa. Ubukhosi buhloniphe isaga sakudala samaShayina "Igolide nejade ngaphandle, ukubola nokubola ngaphakathi" obekungasho ukuthi ubuhle bengaphandle bugcina bujule phansi iqiniso elimnyama nelinesihluku.
Ifilimu, ekhishwe ngo-Ephreli 27, iqala ngosuku olwandulela uMkhosi "Chong Yang", lapho uMbusi (uChow Yun Fat) ebuya nendodana yakhe yesibili, uPrince Jai (Jay Chou) esigodlweni, ukuzogubha umkhosi nomndeni wakhe. Kodwa-ke, ukuthula kuyaphela ngokushesha futhi uzungu unanela abaphikisi abafuna ukuketula umbusi ononya ofuna ukuqeda impilo yomkakhe. Okunye okuphawulekile ukubukeka kwezilungiselelo eziyinhloko, njengesigodlo ngaphakathi nangaphandle, futhi ezinye izilungiselelo lapho kwenzeka khona ifilimu iphuzu eliqinile. Imibala egqamile yezindonga, imvunulo, izinkulungwane zokungeziwe ezibambe iqhaza empini nokuchazwa kwabalingisi abakhulu zigubuzela umbukeli, ziyise eChina yasendulo.
Impi Yokugcina ikhombisa ikhono lomqondisi uZhang Yimou lokwakha ubuqiniso efilimini lakhe ngokulwa okunegazi phakathi kukaMbusi namadodana akhe futhi le mpi yokugcina engikhuluma ngayo. Ukufa kukhona emafilimini amaningi.
Ngobude bemizuzu eyi-114, yenza i-movie emnandi, futhi kube lula ukuyiphatha. Izingxoxo ziyisici sesikhathi, zikhuluma ngawe ngaso sonke isikhathi, noma ngabe impilo yazo isengozini. Ngamafuphi, kuyibhayisikobho okufanele uyibone, futhi ngoba idlulisa injabulo kuwe ngemibala eminingi ehlukahlukene ekhona.
Okokugcina, uma uthanda ukubona umlingisi wangempela okwazi ukudlala i-Empress, njengoba enza vele njengoGeisha, ungaphuthelwa "Isiqalekiso seGolide Imbali."
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