Flowers of Shanghai
In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.
Year: 1998
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Drama, Foreign Language Films, Asian Cinema
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Michelle Reis
Duration: 113 Minutes
Rating: PG - Sexual references
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