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Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
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FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI

海上花 | Hai shang hua

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Taiwan, Japan, 1998
Drama

Synopsis

Composed in a languorous procession of entrancing long takes, FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI evokes a vanished world of decadence and cruelty, an insular universe where much of the dramatic action remains tantalizingly offscreen—even as its emotional fallout registers with quiet devastation.

Synopsis

Composed in a languorous procession of entrancing long takes, FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI evokes a vanished world of decadence and cruelty, an insular universe where much of the dramatic action remains tantalizingly offscreen—even as its emotional fallout registers with quiet devastation.