FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI DVD

Movie Description:
A mesmerizing and seductive tale of sexual intrigue, Flowers of Shanghai takes place in the elegant brothels of late nineteenth-century Shanghai. Aninsular world with its own highly ritualized codes of behavior, the film traces the destinies of the beautiful "flowergirls," whose lives depended ontheir ability to win, and then hold, theaffections of their wealthy callers. Starring Hong Kong film star and recording artist Tony Leung (In the Moodfor Love, Hard Boiled) as Master Wang, Flowers of Shanghai wasHou Hsaio- Hsien`s first film set outside of Taiwan.