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Flowers of Shanghai (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Distant but exquisite anyway
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 1998 film “Flowers of Shanghai”, which was released in South Korean theaters in last week, often requires some patience from you for good reasons. As your average arthouse movie, it is slow, distant, and opaque in terms of … Continue reading





