Flowers of Shanghai
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Flowers of Shanghai is a 1998 Taiwanese period drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, set in the opulent brothels of 19th-century Shanghai and renowned for its languid pacing, long takes, and lush, atmospheric cinematography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flowers of Shanghai canonical | 2 |
| 花様年華 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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period drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Han Bangqing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CannesSection | Un Certain Regard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Mark Lee Ping-bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProductionCountry |
France
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Liao Ching-sung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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period film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lim Giong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | elliptical storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric cinematography
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languid pacing ⓘ long takes ⓘ lush cinematography ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Mandarin ⓘ |
| producer | Hsu Li-kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 3H Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Hou Hsiao-hsien's major works ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Chu Tien-wen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | opulent brothels ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| shotStructure |
few visible cuts
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long takes ⓘ |
| stars |
Carina Lau
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Hada Michiko NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicky Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
courtesan life in late Qing dynasty Shanghai
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emotional entanglements between patrons and courtesans ⓘ power dynamics in brothels ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
minimal camera movement
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use of oil-lamp lighting ⓘ |
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