Chinese actress Gong Li (R) and actor Chow Yun-Fat from Hong Kong, pose together at a screening of their new film 'Curse of the Golden Flower', written and directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou during the Closing Night at the AFI Fest 2006 in Hollywood, California November 12, 2006. [Reuters]

With a great cast headed by Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li -- thus reuniting Zhang with his one-time muse and lover -- and Asian pop star Jay Chou as well as palace interiors that would not be out of place on the Las Vegas Strip.

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