Flowers of Shanghai 海上花 (1988) (DVD) (4K Digitally Remastered) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
Cast : Tony Leung, Carina Lau, Michelle Reis
Director : Hou Hsiao Hsien
Language: Shanghainese
Subtitles : English,Traditional Chinese
Duration : 113 mins
Disc Format : DVD
System : NTSC
Sound System : Dolby Digital 5.1
Screen Format : 16:9 Widescreen
Release Date : 2020-04-14
Synopsis:
Set in the opulent "flower house" brothels of 19th-century Shanghai, Flowers of Shanghai requires great patience even by Hou Hsiao Hsien's standards of languid pacing, but the reward is equally great. The liaisons of the courtesans and callers fade in and out in a mesmerizing haze of long, luscious shots and luminous cinematography: Wang (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) lingers between longtime lover Crimson (Michiko Hada) and new interest Jasmin (Vicky Wei), Emerald (Michelle Reis) schemes to buy her freedom, Pearl (Carina Lau) tutors a willful young flower.
