At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.

La història d’una família delmada per les massacres, les execucions i les purgues polítiques comeses pel règim nacionalista xinès, relatada després de la capitulació del Japó.

Tres èpoques (1966, 1911, 2005) i tres històries d’amor interpretades per la mateixa parella d’intèrprets per tal d’evocar la reencarnació d’un sentiment infinit.

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

Una actriu que es prepara per actuar en una epopeia històrica és aterrida per algú que envia per fax les pàgines del seu diari robat.

In June, 1993 , the gravestone of Hsu Ching-Lan was finally found in Liuchangli by his brother after 40 years of searching. Hsu was killed by the KMT during the 'White Terror,' the organized suppression of leftist activities in Taiwan in the 1950s.