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May 28, 2021 · 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 courtesans live confined to a gilded cage ...
Aug 7, 2024 · The best directorial debut of the year, India Donaldson’s Good One, is a carefully-observed portrait of both womanhood and fatherhood, capturing the 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias, in a revelatory breakthrough performance) who embarks on a camping trip in the Catskills with her father (James Le Gros) and his best friend (Danny McCarthy).
- Jordan Raup
May 23, 2021 · Flowers of Shanghai is a deeply thought-provoking look at a period of time in Chinese history, gender roles, and the complexities of a love triangle. Set in late 1800s Shanghai, director Hou Hsiao-hsien follows the lives of four women in various brothels around the city, called “flower houses.”.
A new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of “Flowers of Shanghai,” featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mark Lee Ping-bing, producer and editor Liao Ching-sung, production designer Hwarng Wern-ying, and sound recordist Tu Duu-chih. Cast.
- Daniel Raim
- The Criterion Collection
Oct 23, 2021 · Geographical dislocation and changing times slowly erode the innocent love of a young couple in Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s nostalgic youth drama, Dust in the Wind (戀戀風塵, Liànliàn Fēngchén).
Sep 30, 2021 · This coming-of-age story from acclaimed director Hou Hsaio-Hsien follows teenager Wan ( Wang Chien-Wen) as he migrates from his impoverished small mining village to Taipei along with his girlfriend Huen ( Xin Shufen) in order to earn enough money to support their families as well as themselves.
Jan 15, 2021 · Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 1998 film "Flowers of Shanghai," which follows the lives of courtesans from four different Qing-era "flower houses," has just been rereleased in a 4k restoration. Tristan Shaw Published January 15, 2021
