Flowers of Shanghai Blu-ray Italian 'Le Bonheur' (1964) - a

'Le Bonheur' (1964) - a family man's happy life is upturned when he finds himself falling in love with a post office clerk

The dialogue is whip smart and the atmosphere oppressively tense

My Night at Maud's

Starring Richard Burton

a Polish resistance figure who gave a powerful testimonial to Franklin D Roosevelt regarding the Warsaw Ghetto and Belzec

Flowers of Shanghai Blu-ray Italian 'Le Bonheur' (1964) - a'Flowers of Shanghai' Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien (1998) Shanghainese and Cantonese w English subtitles Criterion Collection Blu ray 4k restoration. Includes 'Beautiful Realism' documentary, interview, essay and more. Set across four 'flower houses' in 1880's Shanghai where confined courtesans sevice wealthy clients in opulent surroundings. The insular world lends itself to cruelty, tension and jealousies. Shot in a series of langurous long takes.