Empire of Silver

2009 [CHINESE]

Action / Biography / Drama / Family / History / Romance

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 51% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 51% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 856 856

feminism banking religion parent east asian lead period drama

Plot summary

In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Director

Christina Yao Photo
Christina Yao

Top cast

Jennifer Tilly Photo
Jennifer Tilly as Mrs. Landdeck
Tien Niu Photo
Tien Niu as Yu Feng
Aaron Kwok Photo
Aaron Kwok as Third Master
Jonathan Kos-Read Photo
Jonathan Kos-Read as Pastor Landdeck
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1.01 GB
1280*544
Chinese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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2.08 GB
1920*816
Chinese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   vi  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by azrael_land 7 / 10

An accomplished emotional drama

This is the story of the son who is forced to take over family business, and a development of his relation with his father. Each of them represents a different moral. The father is the caretaker, he wishes to continue his family line and fortune and represents conservative values. While the son is more of an individual concerned with his conscience and the suffering of the people around him. He will not sacrifice his family about them, but he is willing to sacrifice his family's fortune. The plot is even more intriguing because the father and the son have known the same woman which one marries while the other loves. On the other hand the movie fails to inform the viewer about the main historic events that direct the events of the movie, but are barely mentioned. Also there are some personages, like the two managers that appear in two many fragments without justifying the shallow development of their personages. Personally I like it's good moral ending, though it might be a little artificial.
Reviewed by drumax-759-417828 8 / 10

Great historical drama

First off this movie LOOKS great. The cinematography, the period costumes, the landscapes and the sets were masterfully done in exacting details giving the movie a genuine feel of the period (Late Imperial China during the Boxer Rebellion). It is an historical drama as well as a tragic love story telling of a pivotal time in a family. The gravity of the film never lets up and the drama is, at some points, a bit over the top but the subject matter, the crumbling of a banking family by external and internal problems, is a heavy one. This movie comes with some very harsh scenes and will not be for everyone but those who enjoy well shot, well acted (if not a bit over the top on the drama), and well set period pieces with a touch of history will like the movie. I did.
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