Jeffrey M. Anderson. «Flowers of Shanghai (1998)». Combustible Celluloid. [Consulta: 28 setembre 2008]. «Multiple viewings and incredible patience are necessary. […] Each scene seems to be lit entirely by candles and oil lamps […] Even though we never leave the brothel, there is never any hint of sex or even passion […] A single strain of music is repeated over and over throughout the film […] I cannot stress enough the incredible beauty of this movie»
Kent Jones. «Cinema With a Roof Over its Head». Film Comment, 1999. Arxivat de l'original el 23 juliol 2008. [Consulta: 27 setembre 2008]. «space at times feels as if it could spring into any direction. […] It's something new in cinema»
Jeremy Heilman. «Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien) 1997». moviemartyr.com, 01-10-2001. [Consulta: 28 setembre 2008]. «I feel […] that I was transported into another world (I realize this is a huge cliché, but I can think of no other director that evokes this feeling so well.) Flowers of Shanghai probably isn't Hou's best film, […] but perhaps it is his prettiest. […] highly recommended»
Kent Jones. «Cinema With a Roof Over its Head». Film Comment, 1999. Arxivat de l'original el 23 juliol 2008. [Consulta: 27 setembre 2008]. «space at times feels as if it could spring into any direction. […] It's something new in cinema»
