Drifting Flowers
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| native_name = 漂浪青春
| director = Zero Chou
| producer = Liu Yun-Hou
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| music = Christine Hsu
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| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Zero Chou
- Hoho Liu
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| distributor = Three Dots Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|12|Berlin Film Festival|2008|08|18|Taiwan}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Taiwan
| language = Mandarin
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Drifting Flowers ({{zh|t=漂浪青春|p= Piào làng qīngchūn|l}}) is a 2008 Taiwanese lesbian drama film by director Zero Chou.{{Cite news|url=http://www.afterellen.com/movies/37016-review-of-drifting-flowers|title=Review of "Drifting Flowers"|website=AfterEllen|date=September 11, 2008|accessdate=2017-09-01|language=en-US}} The original Chinese title means “The Drifting Waves of Youth.”{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/drifting-flowers-1200547844/|title=Drifting Flowers|last=Elley|first=Derek|work=Variety|date=February 21, 2008|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US}}
Drifting Flowers had its world premiere on February 12, 2008, at the Berlin Film Festival as an official Panorama selection.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Lee|title=Berlin - the critic's preview|url=https://www.screendaily.com/4036928.article|website=Screen Daily|date=31 January 2008|accessdate=20 November 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Meza|first1=Ed|title=Queer cinema makes mark on Berlin|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/queer-cinema-makes-mark-on-berlin-1117979926/|work=Variety|accessdate=20 November 2017|date=February 1, 2008}}{{cite web|title=Piao Lang Qing Chun (Drifting Flowers)|url=https://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20084388.pdf|website=Berlinale|date=2008|accessdate=20 November 2017|language=German}}
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."
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."{{Cite news|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/drifting-flowers-125411|title=Drifting Flowers|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 2, 2008|accessdate=2017-09-01|language=en}}
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."
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/drifting-flowers-dvd-us-version/1023222151-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=Drifting Flowers (US Version)|website=YesAsia.com|accessdate=20 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/drifting-flowers-dvd-single-disc-edition-taiwan-version/1021243752-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=Drifting Flowers (Taiwan Version)|website=YesAsia.com|accessdate=20 November 2017}} It was released on Blu-ray in region-free format on July 24, 2009, by Hoker Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Drifting-Flowers-Blu-ray/8853/|title=Drifting Flowers|website=Blu-ray.com|accessdate=20 November 2017}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|last1=Coco|first1=Guy|title=INTERVIEW: Chao Yi-lan and Serena Fang of 'Drifting Flowers'|url=http://tilgff08.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-chao-li-yan-and-serena-fang.html|website=TIL&GFF 2008|date=July 22, 2008}}
- {{cite web|last1=Fainaru|first1=Dan|title=Drifting Flowers (Piao Lang Qing Chun)|url=https://www.screendaily.com/drifting-flowers-piao-lang-qing-chun/4037414.article|website=Screen Daily|date=19 February 2008}}
- {{cite web|last1=Yi|first1=Ho|title=Loud and proud|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2008/08/15/TT-970815-P17-IB.pdf|work=Taipei Times|accessdate=20 November 2017|date=August 15, 2008}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1161444|Drifting Flowers}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|id=drifting_flowers}}
- [http://www.3dots-entertainment.com/movie_driftflower_e.php Drifting Flowers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208034947/http://www.3dots-entertainment.com/movie_driftflower_e.php |date=2017-02-08 }} at Three Dots Entertainment
- [http://tlareleasing.co.uk/films/drifting-flowers/ Drifting Flowers] at TLA Releasing
Category:2008 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Lesbian-related films
Category:2000s LGBTQ-related drama films
Category:2000s Mandarin-language films
Category:Taiwanese drama films
Category:Taiwanese LGBTQ-related films