Flowers of Shanghai (English Wikipedia)

"Combustible Celluloid - The Best Films of the 1990s". www.combustiblecelluloid.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Jeffrey M. Anderson. "Flowers of Shanghai (1998)". Combustible Celluloid. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 28 September 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

festival-cannes.com

"Festival de Cannes: Flowers of Shanghai". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2009.

filmlinc.com

J. Hoberman (2000). "Film Comment's Best of the 90s Poll: Part Two". Film Comment. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
Kent Jones (1999). "Cinema With a Roof Over its Head". Film Comment. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008. space at times feels as if it could spring into any direction. […] It's something new in cinema

goldenhorse.org.tw

"台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 海上花". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 13 April 2023.

metacritic.com

"Flowers of Shanghai". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

moviemartyr.com

Jeremy Heilman (October 2001). "Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien) 1997". moviemartyr.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 28 September 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

oscars.org

"45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

rottentomatoes.com

"Flowers of Shanghai". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

thepaper.cn

"张爱玲诞辰百年｜细读《海上花》①：从长三书寓到香港大宅_翻书党_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"张爱玲诞辰百年｜细读《海上花》①：从长三书寓到香港大宅_翻书党_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

web.archive.org

"45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
"张爱玲诞辰百年｜细读《海上花》①：从长三书寓到香港大宅_翻书党_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"Festival de Cannes: Flowers of Shanghai". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
J. Hoberman (2000). "Film Comment's Best of the 90s Poll: Part Two". Film Comment. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
Jeffrey M. Anderson. "Flowers of Shanghai (1998)". Combustible Celluloid. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 28 September 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
Jeremy Heilman (October 2001). "Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien) 1997". moviemartyr.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 28 September 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 (1999). "Cinema With a Roof Over its Head". Film Comment. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008. space at times feels as if it could spring into any direction. […] It's something new in cinema