War flowers is a 2012 american war film written and directed by serge rodnunsky and starring jason gedrick, christina ricci, and tom berenger. All the actors portrayed their roles with perfection. Jinling shisan chai is a 2011 hong kongchinese historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou, starring christian bale, ni ni, zhang xinyi, tong dawei, atsuro watabe, shigeo kobayashi and cao kefan. Flowers of war blooms with jarring, beautiful colors. Top 10 sniper movies 2001 2017 latest must watch 3m. Chinese war epic the flowers of war failed to gain a highlycoveted oscar nomination, but the historical drama has resonated with domestic audiences, bethan jinkinson reports. An american tries to protect a group of chinese students and courtesans from japanese soldiers.
Apr 08, 2017 this feature is not available right now. The flowers of war is adapted from geling yans historical novel flowers of nanjing. The movie was inspired by the diary of one of the school girls. A few charming performances save this otherwise meandering and strange take on american history from being too unbearable to watch, but history buffs will cringe. The flowers of war is a novel set in 1937 which depicts the nanking massacre. But as bethan jinkinson reports, the historical drama has resonated. 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. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. 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. Dec 16, 2011 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. War of the flowers episode 12 english sub has been released.
Dec 21, 2011 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. Watch the flowers of war movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The dangerous streets of nanjing throw together a group of opposites a flock of shellshocked school children, a dozen seductive courtesans, and a renegade american academy award winner christian bale, the fighter, the dark knight posing as a. The flowers of war is a big movie in every sense of the word, from its kinetic battle scenes to the beautiful photography and impressive performances from a mostly young and inexperienced cast. During the civil war, an inspired story of tragedy and love, a mother sarah christina ricci, and her daughter melody, gabrielle popa desperately struggle to survive, until an unlikely connection with solider louis mcintire jason gedrick, the son of general mcintire tom berenger. After watching the movie, i bought the flowers of war novel from amazon.
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. Christian bale and shigeo kobayashi star in zhang yimous period drama about prostitutes who volunteer to replace chinese students as escorts. Rent the flowers of war 2011 starring christian bale and xinyi zhang on dvd and bluray. Liu hengs screenplay, based on a novel by yan geling, at times is excessively melodramatic but those with. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution b. The chinese epic the flowers of war failed to gain a highlycoveted oscar nomination in the best foreign language film category. It is the first feature film having been produced by unity studios. I bought 3 more the flowers of war movies to give my friends. But the flowers of war tells such an emotionally manipulative story thats so lacking in subtlety and heavy on caricature that it falls well short of. Heralded as a new dawn in chinahollywood cooperation, this ambitious war film from zhang yimou is an attempt to turn the revolting. You can watch the flowers of war movie online streaming in hd now. An unprincipled american is caught in the turmoil of china during the 1937 invasion by japan. The movie informs viewers that more than 200,000 people were killed in nanking.
Flowers of war trailer us 2012 christian bale youtube. Bale specialises in a sort of coiledspring ferocity, which is never far. Written and directed by serge rodnunsky, war flowers 2012 is a vanity period film staring a surprising cast, including veteran actors christina ricci and tom berenger. The flowers of war movie trailer and videos tv guide. Read the the flowers of war movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Dec 16, 2011 the flowers of war movie yify subtitles. Watch war flowers 2012 full movie free online streaming tubi. The film is a work of historical fiction set against the. Set during the 1937 japanese invasion of nanking, an american taking refuge in a church attempts to save a group of women from marauding soldiers.
The flowers of war 2012 an american christian bale tries to protect a group of chinese students and prostitutes from japanese soldiers in 1937 nanjing. Directed by zhang yimou, the period epic drama the flowers of war stars christian bale and ni ni. The flowers of war movie clip starring christian bale collider. Dramacool will always be the first to have the episode so please bookmark and add us on facebook for update. In the midst of despair, an unlikely bond is forged over time. The story behind chinese war epic the flowers of war bbc. Feb 09, 2017 the flowers of war is a 2011 chinese historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou.
In fear for their lives, a group of prostitutes flee the japanese atrocities by climbing over the walls of convent and church where young school girls, some from elite families, are being educated. The flowers of war is the latest movie focused on the nanking atrocities. The flowers of war is directed by zhang yimou not one less, the road home, house of flying daggers, curse of the golden flowers with a great respect for the heroism of women in jeopardy and those required to face imminent death. Jan 24, 2012 chinese war epic the flowers of war failed to gain a highlycoveted oscar nomination, but the historical drama has resonated with domestic audiences, bethan jinkinson reports. If there were more than 5 rating stars, i defiantly would give the movie, the flowers of war, more rating stars. A glimpse of wwii in china through one fallen city, nanking. Twitch film called it arguably the most eagerlyanticipated chinese movie of the year, saying that the flowers of war is a big movie in every sense of the word, from its kinetic battle scenes to the beautiful photography and impressive performances from a mostly young and inexperienced cast. The story is set in nanking, china, during the 1937 rape of n. From internationally celebrated director zhang yimou ju dou, raise the red lantern, hero, house of flying daggers comes a story of love and war. Oct 20, 2011 though it doesnt yet have overseas distribution, zhang yimous latest, war epic the flowers of war, is already being entered by china as its submission to the foreignlanguage oscar category.
A westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during japans rape of nanking in 1937. Rent the flowers of war 2011 on dvd and bluray netflix. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Rent the flowers of war 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Everything you need to know about the flowers of war movie. Watched the flowers of war on dec 19, 2011, the 2nd day this film was released in mainland china. Everything you need to know about the flowers of war movie 2012. Watch streaming the flowers of war 301 moved301 movedthe document has movedhere. The flowers of war is an excellent movie but is very sad. The flowers of war movie clip starring christian bale. The flowers of war chinaunderground movie database. The story of chinas nanjing massacre, which involved japanese troops killing thousands of chinese citizens in what was then the nations ca. In the film a westerner, played by christian bale, finds refuge with a group of women hiding in a church in nanjing whilst japanese soldiers sack. The story is set in nanking, china, during the 1937 nanking massacre in the second sinojapanese war. It seems clear that the filmmakers were trying to convey how devastating an atrocity this episode in history was. Seeking refuge in a catholic church, he meets up with a courtesan. Its exteriors were apparently shot on sets, including an impressive one for the cathedral and its surrounding grounds.
The film is based on a novella by geling yan, flowers of nanjing, inspired by the diary of minnie vautrin. The flowers of war cast and crew cast photos and info. Lu chuans city of life and death was released in the united states last year and presented a far. Set during the 1937 japanese invasion of nanking, an american taking refuge in a church attempts to save a group. The flowers of war on dvd july 10, 2012 starring christian bale. Jan 18, 2012 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 1937, nanking stands at the forefront of a war between china and japan. War of the flowers episode 16 english sub has been released. 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.
The movie is about school girls and prostitutes caught up in the japanese invasion of china. Watch the full length movie of the flowers of war online or on the fios mobile app. It is only human nature to believe that all human beings will rise to the occasion under the worst possible circumstances which is the appeal of a movie like the flowers of war, set during the. Though it doesnt yet have overseas distribution, zhang yimous latest, war epic the flowers of war, is already being entered by china as its submission to. The flowers of war is a 2011 chinese historical drama war film directed by zhang yimou.
Like the more recent son of a gun 2019, war flowers is an amateur effort with a low production value. Dramacool will always be the first to have the episode so please bookmark and add us. The story behind chinese war epic the flowers of war bbc news. The background is nanking massacre, at that cruel and. The flowers of war 2012 cast and crew an american christian bale tries to protect a group of chinese students and prostitutes from japanese soldiers in 1937 nanjing. The flowers of war international trailer oct 20, 2011. 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.