Flowers of Shanghai (1998) at Metro Cinema

Composed in a procession of entrancing long takes, FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI evokes a vanished world of decadence and cruelty, an insular universe where much of the dramatic action remains tantalizingly offscreen—even as its emotional fallout registers with quiet devastation.⁠
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In the flower houses (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.⁠
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Taiwan/Japan 1998, 113 min, Dir: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cantonese with subtitles
Slowed Down Sundays⁠
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Screening:⁠
July 13 at 12:30 pm⁠

https://metrocinema.org/production/flowers-of-shanghai/
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