Flowers of Shanghai Movie Barcode
1998 · dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 113 min · 1.85:1 · drama
Amber / Green palette · Dark · 327 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 113 minutes of Flowers of Shanghai into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien in 1998 and framed at 1.85:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
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.
Key colours
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Film details
- Release year
- 1998
- Director
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 30.0s
- Genre
- drama
Categories
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