Drifting Flowers

2008 Taiwanese film
  • Zero Chou
  • Hoho Liu
Music byChristine Hsu
Production
company
Third Vision Films[1]
Distributed byThree Dots Entertainment
Release dates
  • February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12) (Berlin Film Festival)
  • August 18, 2008 (2008-08-18) (Taiwan)
Running time
96 minutesCountryTaiwanLanguageMandarin

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

  • Pai Chih-Ying as Meigo
  • Serena Fang as Jing
  • Chao Yi-Lan as Chalkie
  • Lu Yi-Ching as Lily
  • Sam Wang as Yen

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.

Further reading

  • Coco, Guy (July 22, 2008). "INTERVIEW: Chao Yi-lan and Serena Fang of 'Drifting Flowers'". TIL&GFF 2008.
  • Fainaru, Dan (19 February 2008). "Drifting Flowers (Piao Lang Qing Chun)". Screen Daily.
  • Yi, Ho (August 15, 2008). "Loud and proud" (PDF). Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

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