FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI (4K Restoration)
《海上花》4K經典修復

Directed by HOU Hsiao-Hsien 侯孝賢｜1998｜113 min｜UNCL G

In Shanghainese and Cantonese with English subtitles
上海話及廣東話發音，英文字幕​

HOU Hsiao-Hsien’s masterful period drama Flowers of Shanghai adapts The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai, a 19th-century Wu-language novel by Han Bangqing, later famously translated into Mandarin by literary icon Eileen Chang. Featuring a luminous cast at the height of their powers—including Tony LEUNG Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Reis, and Carina LAU—the film is a hypnotic, time-bending experience.

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An intoxicating, atmospheric dream bathed in the golden glow of oil lamps and wreathed in an opium haze, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s gorgeous period reverie traces the romantic intrigue, jealousies, and tensions swirling around a late 19th century Shanghai brothel, where the courtesans live confined to a gilded cage, ensconced in opulent splendor yet forced to work to buy back their freedom.

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Among the regular clients is the taciturn Master Wang (Tony LEUNG Chiu-wai), whose relationship with his longtime mistress (Michiko Hada) is ruined by a perceived act of betrayal. Composed in a procession of entrancing long takes, Flowers of Shanghai evokes a vanished world of decadence and cruelty, an insular universe where much of the dramatic action remains tantalizingly offscreen—even as its emotional fallout registers with quiet devastation.

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侯孝賢的時代鉅作《海上花》，改編自晚清作家韓邦慶以吳語寫成的小說《海上花列傳》，後由文學大師張愛玲翻譯為中文，重新喚起世人的關注。電影集結了當時亞洲最耀眼的明星陣容，包括梁朝偉、羽田美智子、李嘉欣與劉嘉玲，共同譜出一場絕美又壓抑的時代戀歌。

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全片瀰漫著油燈金黃的光暈與鴉片煙霧縈繞的氛圍，觀眾彷彿沉浸於十九世紀末的上海花樓之中。而那些棲身於富麗堂皇的名妓們，看似尊貴卻如籠中鳥，她們的世界奢靡而封閉，情愛交纏、競爭暗湧，卻又無聲無息。

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梁朝偉飾演的王老爺，是花樓的常客，與羽田美智子飾演的舊情人，因一場誤會而關係決裂。侯孝賢以著名的長鏡頭美學，營造出極具儀式感的節奏與空間張力，將角色內心的波濤洶湧藏於幽深的畫面之中，情緒在對話與停頓間悄然流動，餘韻繚繞。

《海上花》是一場關於愛、權力與階級的視覺詩篇，是侯孝賢影像風格最極致的展現之一，也是一部難以忘懷的影史經典。

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Awards & Festivals 獎項與影展

1998 Cannes Film Festival — Nominated for Palme d'Or 
第51屆 坎城影展 — 入圍金棕櫚獎提名

1998 Asia-Pacific Film Festival — Winner of Best Director and Best Art Direction
第43屆 亞太影展 — 最佳導演、藝術指導

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1998 Golden Horse Awards — Winner of Best Art Direction and Jury Prize
第35屆 金馬獎 — 最佳美術設計、評審團大獎

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1998 Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10
1998 法國電影筆記年度十大影片