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Flowers of Shanghai
#783641998 · dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 113 min · 1.85:1
Green / Amber palette · Dark
Key colours
#5A6737
#715437
#858D45
#A8716D
#B56938
- Stripes
- 424
- Brightness
- 23%
- Saturation
- 23%
- Avg shot
- 30.0s
- Stock
- 35mm
- Frames
- 162,720
About this film+
Life inside the elegant brothels of 19th-century Shanghai is shown through slow, drifting scenes. The film is filled with warm amber light and rich silk fabrics in shades of red and gold. It explores the quiet power struggles and heartbreaks of the people living there.