Flowers of Shanghai (The Criterion Collection) (DVD, Region 1)

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Flowers of Shanghai (The Criterion Collection)

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Synopsis: An intoxicating, time-bending experience bathed in the golden glow of oil lamps and wreathed in an opium haze, this gorgeous period reverie by Hou Hsiao-hsien traces the romantic intrigue, jealousies, and tensions swirling around four late-nineteenth-century Shanghai flower houses, where the courtesans live confined to a gilded cage, ensconced in opulent splendor but f-rced to work to buy back their freedom. Among the regular clients is the taciturn Master Wang (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), whose relationship with his longtime mistress (Michiko Hada) is roiled by a perceived act of betrayal.

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Directed By:	Hsiao-hsien Hou	Recommended Retail Price: $USD20.97
Cast:	Michiko Hada Jack Kao Carina Lau Tony Chiu-Wai Leung Rebecca Pan Michelle Reis
Genre:	Drama / Foreign
Running Time:	113 minutes
Year of Production:	1998
Disc Release Date:	May 18, 2021

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Chapter Selections
Web Site Information
New introduction by critic Tony Rayns
Beautified Realism, a new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Lee, producer and editor Liao Ching-sung, production designer Hwarng Wern-ying, and sound recordist Tu
Excerpts from a 2015 interview with Hou, recorded as part of the Academy of Motion -Picture Arts and SciencesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Oral History Projects
An essay by film scholar Jean Ma and a 2009 interview with Hou conducted by scholar Michael Berry

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1:	Single Sided, Single Layer

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1:	Mandarin

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