| Edition |
DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (43 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
plastic rdapm |
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4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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color |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby digital |
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wide screen rdaar |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection, 1077 |
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Criterion collection ; 1077.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Cast |
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Monique Reis, Carina Lau Ka-ling, Jack Kao, Rebecca Pan, Wei Hsaio-hui, Fang Hsuan. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Mark Lee; music by Hanno Yoshihiro; edited by Liao Ching-sung. |
| Note |
Wide screen (1.85:1). |
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Restored by the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival. |
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Based on "The Sing-song girls of Shanghai" by Han Ziyun. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. |
| Audience |
Unrated. |
| 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. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| 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. |
| Language |
Shanghainese and Cantonese dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Prostitution -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
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Brothels -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Prostitutes -- China -- Shanghai -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Han, Bangqing, 1856-1894 -- Film adaptations.
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Han, Bangqing, 1856-1894. (OCoLC)fst00111475
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Brothels. (OCoLC)fst01765181
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Prostitutes. (OCoLC)fst01079535
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Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
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China -- Shanghai.
(OCoLC)fst01205418
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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Motion pictures, Chinese.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Historical films. (OCoLC)fst01710314
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Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Hou, Xiaoxian, 1947- film director, interviewee.
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Yang, Dengkui, film producer.
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Ichiyama, Shōzō, film producer.
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Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- actor.
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Zhu, Tianwen, screenwriter.
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Hada, Michiko, 1968- actor.
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Reis, Michelle Monique, 1970- actor.
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Liu, Jialing, 1964- actor.
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Gao, Jie, 1958- actor.
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Pan, Dihua, actor.
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Hanno, Yoshihiro, composer (expression)
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Li, Pingbin, 1954- director of photography.
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Liao, Qingsong, 1950- editor of moving image work.
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Rayns, Tony, on-screen participant.
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Berry, Michael, 1974- interviewer.
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Ma, Jean, 1972- writer of accompanying material.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Han, Bangqing, 1856-1894.
Hai shang hua lieh chuan.
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Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, presenter.
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San san dian ying zhi zuo you xian gong si, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Flowers of Shanghai |
| Standard No. |
715515258913 |
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00715515258913 gtin-14 |
| ISBN |
9781681438344 |
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1681438348 |
| Music No. |
CC3253DDVD The Criterion Collection |
