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Where to Watch Flowers of Shanghai (1998) in the US
- 1998
- Unrated
- 1h 53m
- 7.3IMDb
- 93%Rotten Tomatoes
- 73Metascore
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What it's about
In Shanghai in the 1880s there are four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (called madam), a courtesan in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in training. The men gather around tables of food, playing drinking games. An opium pipe is at hand. The women live within dark-paneled walls. The atmosphere is stifling, as if Chekhov was in China. The melancholy Wang is Crimson's patron; will he leave her for the younger Jasmin? Emerald schemes to buy her freedom, aided by patron Luo. Pearl, an aging flower, schools the willful Jade, who thinks she has a marriage agreement with young master Zhu. Is she dreaming? Women fade, or connive, or despair.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- Starring
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Reis
Details
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1998
- Language
- Cantonese, Shanghainese
- Country
- Taiwan, Japan
- Awards
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total
Where to Watch Flowers of Shanghai (1998) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Flowers of Shanghai in the United States?
- Flowers of Shanghai is available with a subscription or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Flowers of Shanghai or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Flowers of Shanghai for free in the United States?
- We have not confirmed a free option for Flowers of Shanghai in the United States.
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