Drifting Flowers
漂浪青春
Directed byZero Chou
Produced byLiu Yun-Hou
Edited by
  • Zero Chou
  • Hoho Liu
Music byChristine Hsu
Production
company
Third Vision Films[1]
Distributed byThree Dots Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

Drifting Flowers (Chinese: 漂浪青春; pinyin: Cì Qīng; lit. 'Piao Lang Qing Chun') is a 2008 Taiwanese lesbian drama film by director Zero Chou.[2] The original Chinese title means “The Drifting Waves of Youth.”[3]

Drifting Flowers had its world premiere on February 12, 2008, at the Berlin Film Festival as an official Panorama selection.[4][5][6][3]

Plot

The story takes place in three acts, and themes of love and abandonment predominate. Characters deal with lesbianism and gender dysphoria.

Cast and characters

Critical response

Variety called the film "the most professionally made of [Chou's] three features to date, but with a weakly developed script that doesn’t plumb far beneath the surface."[3]

The Hollywood Reporter said the movie is Chou's strongest film to date, "yet it still lacks a script strong enough to pull it all together."[1]

AfterEllen said the tripartite story line is "one of the movie’s greatest strengths, as each scene hits the emotional high notes and captures quiet moments with equal aplomb."[2]

Home media

The film was released in DVD format in Region 1 on February 3, 2009, by Wolfe Video; and in Region 3 on September 10, 2009, by Hoker Records.[7][8] It was released on Blu-ray in region-free format on July 24, 2009, by Hoker Records.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kerr, Elizabeth (April 2, 2008). "Drifting Flowers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  2. ^ a b "Review of "Drifting Flowers"". AfterEllen. September 11, 2008. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  3. ^ a b c Elley, Derek (February 21, 2008). "Drifting Flowers". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  4. ^ Marshall, Lee (31 January 2008). "Berlin - the critic's preview". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ Meza, Ed (February 1, 2008). "Queer cinema makes mark on Berlin". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Piao Lang Qing Chun (Drifting Flowers)" (PDF). Berlinale (in German). 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Drifting Flowers (US Version)". YesAsia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Drifting Flowers (Taiwan Version)". YesAsia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Drifting Flowers". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

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