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Line 2: [[File:Flowers_of_Shanghai_2_6327.jpg\|frame]] '''''Flowers of Shanghai''''' (上海花) is a Taiwanese movie directed by [[Hou Hsiao-Hsien]] (who later made ''[[Three Times]]'') and released in 1998. Adapted from a Chinese novel from the turn of the 20th century, it focuses on the lives of several "flowers" (i.e. [[High -Class Call Girl\|high-class courtesans]]) in the brothels of [[Shanghai]] in the late 19th century. The movie is mostly non-narrative, consisting of a series of ~~tableaus~~tableaux, with most of what little action takes place remaining off-screen. Similarly, while a fair bit of talking is done, the really important things are never spoken out loud. The male patrons come to the flower houses for a good time, which involves eating, drinking, being pampered by attentionate courtesans, and of course sex. The girls, meanwhile, vie for their attention, and either attempt to become a given client's favorite in order to be taken up as a second wife, or save money to buy up their own contract. The world they all live in is one of illusion and manipulation. {{tropelist}} ~~-----------~~ ~~=== Features examples of: ===~~ * [[Band of Brothels]]: The courtesans. * [[Chinese Dialects and Accents]]: The characters speak in the local Shanghai dialect rather than standard Mandarin. * [[Fade to Black]]: Every scene systematically ends that way. * [[Gorgeous Period Dress]] * [[High -Class Call Girl]]: The "flowers" aren't common prostitutes, but expensive courtesans catering to an exclusive clientele of rich and well-connected men. * [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Averted. The courtesans are calculating and manipulative, and those who believe in "true love" are chastised by their peers for their gullibility. Line 21 ⟶ 19: [[Category:Films of the 1990s]] [[Category:Flowers of Shanghai]] [[Category:Taiwanese Films]] [[Category:Film]]