Flowers of Shanghai (#1077) Akira Kurosawa Enid finds herself drawn to

Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit: a sad-sack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi)

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Flowers of Shanghai (#1077) Akira Kurosawa Enid finds herself drawn toAn intoxicating, time bending experience bathed in the golden glow of oil lamps and wreathed in an opium haze, this gorgeous period reverie by Hou Hsiao hsien traces the romantic intrigue, jealousies, and tensions swirling around four late nineteenth century Shanghai flower houses, where courtesans live confined to a gilded cage, ensconced in opulent splendor but forced to work to buy back their freedom. Among the regular clients is the taciturn