Flowers Of Shanghai (1998) Rating: Starring: Michiko Hada, Jack Kao, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Rebecca Pan, Michelle Reis, Vicky Wei Director: Hsiao Hsien Hou Category: Avant Garde, Foreign Studio: Wellspring Subtitles: English Length: 113 mins Want to buy?           "A prime example of Hou's genius."-John Anderson, Newsday A mesmerizing and seductive tale of sexual intrigue, Flowers Of Shanghai takes place in the elegant brothels of late nineteenth-century Shanghai.An insular world with its own highly ritualized codes of behavior, the film traces the destinies of the beautiful "Flower Girls," whose lives depended on their ability to win, and then hold, the affections of their wealthy callers.Starring Hong Kong film star and recording artist Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love, Hard Boiled) as Master Wang, Flowers Of Shanghai was Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first film set outside of Taiwan.