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”.
Boy Meets Girl
Drama, Romance
6.7
Mahjong
Comedy, Drama, Crime
7.4
Men and Women
Comedy
5.6
Chinese Midnight Express
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.2
The Funeral
Comedy, Drama
7.2
Hidden Heroes
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
3.7
The Way We Are
Drama
6.9
Panic
Drama, Crime, Thriller
7.4
The Time to Live and the Time to Die
Drama
7.3
My Life in Pink
Drama, Comedy
7.0
A City of Sadness
Drama, History
7.3
King of Kings
Drama, History
7.1
Seconds
Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama, Horror
7.3
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
Thriller, War, Adventure
6.5
The Assassin
Action, Drama, History
6.4
Our Little Sister
Drama, Family
7.6
The Science of Sleep
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
7.0
Sage homme
Comedy, Drama
7.1
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Action, Adventure, History, Drama
7.7
Meet Joe Black
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
7.3
Three Times
Romance, Drama
7.1
The First Great Train Robbery
Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime
6.7
Suzhou River
Drama, Romance
7.2
Emily
History, Drama, Romance
7.0
Little Big Man
Adventure, Western, Comedy, Drama
7.5
Far and Away
Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
6.8
Woman Walks Ahead
Drama, History, Western
6.7
Tess
Drama, Romance
7.0
Pelle the Conqueror
Drama
7.3
The Horseman on the Roof
Adventure, Romance, History, Drama
6.5
Yojimbo
Drama, Thriller
8.1
Shanghai Panic
Drama
4.9
Touchless
Drama
3.4
Moulin Rouge!
Drama, Romance, Music
7.6
In the Mood for Love
Drama, Romance
8.1
Shanghai Express
Drama, Romance, War, Crime, History
6.9
Dead Man
Drama, Fantasy, Western
7.3
The Ox-Bow Incident
Western, Drama
7.7
The Man Who Would Be King
Adventure, Drama
7.5
Belle de Jour
Drama, Romance
7.4