Suvarna Chakoram
Flowers of Shanghai / Hǎishàng Huā
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director's bio
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien, born in 1947 in Guangdong and raised in Taiwan, is one of the most influential auteurs of world cinema. Renowned for his contemplative style marked by long takes and minimal camera movement, Hou’s films explore Taiwanese history, memory, and everyday life. His landmark works include A City of Sadness (1989, Golden Lion Venice), The Puppetmaster (1993), Good Men, Good Women (1995), Millennium Mambo (2001), and The Assassin (2015, Cannes Best Director).
Synopsis
Set in late-19th century Shanghai’s “flower houses,” the film portrays courtesans and their wealthy patrons navigating love, loyalty, and betrayal. Within candlelit rooms filled with opium smoke and ritualized banquets, shifting affections and rivalries expose the fragile balance of survival and desire
Details of Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-wai – Wang, Michiko Hada – Crimson, Michele Reis – Jade, Jack Kao – Master Huang, Annie Shizuka Inoh – Emerald, Rebecca Pan – Madam
Details of Crew
Lee Pin Bing – Cinematography, Liao Ching-Song – Editing, Yoshihiro Hanno – Music
Producer Details
Shozo Ichiyama, Yang Teng-kuei
Writer Details
Chu T’ien-wen, Eileen Chang, Han Bangqing
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