Flowers of Shanghai
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947- film director,
Yang, Dengkui, film producer.
Ichiyama, Shōzō, film producer.
Zhu, Tianwen screenwriter.
Li, Pingbin, 1954- director of photography.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (113 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (43 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) 
Status
On Shelf
Teton Co. Library - Audio Visual Collection
DVD FOREIGN FLOWERS
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Subjects

Library of Congress Subjects
Brothels -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Han, Bangqing, -- 1856-1894 -- Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Prostitutes -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
Prostitution -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Foreign language films -- Chinese -- Cantonese.
Motion pictures, Chinese.

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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
chi
UPC
715515258913, 00715515258913

Notes

General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on "The Sing-song girls of Shanghai" by Han Ziyun.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
General Note
Restored by the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: new introduction by critic Tony Rayns; new documentary "Beautified realism" 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 Duu-chih; excerpts from a 2015 interview with Hou, recorded as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oral History Projects; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Mark Lee; music by Hanno Yoshihiro; edited by Liao Ching-sung.
Participants/Performers
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Monique Reis, Carina Lau Ka-ling, Jack Kao, Rebecca Pan, Wei Hsaio-hui, Fang Hsuan.
Summary
In four late-nineteenth-century Shanghai "flower houses", courtesans live confined to opulent splendor but are forced to work to buy back their freedom, and romantic intrigue, jealousies and tensions roil around their assignations.
Reading Level
Unrated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
Shanghainese and Cantonese dialogue; optional English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hou, X., Yang, D., Ichiyama, S., Zhu, T., Li, P., Hanno, Y., Liao, Q., Leung, T. C. W., Hada, M., Reis, M. M., Liu, J., Gao, J., Pan, D., Rayns, T., Berry, M., Ma, J., & Han, B. (2021). Flowers of Shanghai (DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

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

Xiaoxian Hou et al.. 2021. Flowers of Shanghai. The Criterion Collection.

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

Xiaoxian Hou et al.. Flowers of Shanghai The Criterion Collection, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hou, Xiaoxian, et al. Flowers of Shanghai DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2021.

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