Flowers of shanghai
(DVD)

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Contributors
Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947- director.
Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- actor.
Hada, Michiko, 1968- actor.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
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MOVIES CHINESE
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Brothels -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures.
Prostitutes -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
Prostitution -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
chi
UPC
715515258913

Notes

General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: New introduction by Tony Rayns; Beautified realism, a new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen; Excerpts from a 2015 interview with Hou; trailer; essay by Jean Ma and a 2009 interview with Michael Berry.
Participants/Performers
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada.
Description
The gorgeous period reverie by Hou Hsiao-hsien traces the romantic intrigue and jealousies swirling around four late-nineteenth-century Shanghai "flower houses", where the courtesans live confined to a gilded cage.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
Chinese dialogue; English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hou, X., Leung, T. C. W., & Hada, M. (2021). Flowers of shanghai (DVD edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947-, Tony Chiu Wai Leung and Michiko Hada. 2021. Flowers of Shanghai. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947-, Tony Chiu Wai Leung and Michiko Hada. Flowers of Shanghai The Criterion Collection, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hou, Xiaoxian, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, and Michiko Hada. Flowers of Shanghai DVD edition., The Criterion Collection, 2021.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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