Blossoms Shanghai marks the first series of Hong Kong’s venerated filmmaker, known for films acclaimed as Chungking Express, in the Mood for Love and 2046.
The epic dramatic series of Wong Kar Wai, Blossoms Shanghaiwill finally have an international launch, through the streaming platform MUBI.
MUBI will premiere the dramatic series of 30 episodes in Latin America, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Turkey and India, according to the Deadline portal. No dates have been set.
Blossoms Shanghai marks the first series of Hong Kong’s venerated filmmaker, known for films acclaimed as Chungking Express, in the Mood for Love and 2046.
What is Blossoms Shanghai
Based on the novel Blossoms of Jin YuchengBlossoms Shanghai tells the rise of Ah Bao, the self -taught millionaire and the Jay Gatsby of Shanghai, from the low neighborhoods to the top of the golden city. The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurerism that defined the city in the 1990s. Starring Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan and Xin Zhilei. The director of photography is Peter Pau, winner of the Oscar for the tiger and the dragon.
The agreement was made between Block 2 Distribution of Won Kar Wai and Mubi.
The series was first broadcast in China through CCTV-8 and Tencent Video in late 2023, and for a long time it was expected that an international distributor was expected to find, or even screened at an important festival. It was held ten years after his latest film (The Grandmaster) and spent three years in production during pandemic.
Efe Cakarel, founder and executive director of Mubi, declared: “Wong Kar Wai was the inspiration behind the creation of Mubi. His work has always represented everything we aspire to defend: a bold vision, an emotional depth and a unique sense of beauty. Bring Blossoms Shanghai, his first series, Mubi has a deep meaning. honor sharing it with the public around the world. “
Mubi increasingly incorporates television into its platform. Among its previous exclusive series, self -portrait is included as a coffee maker, William Kentridgeand the trilogy of the kingdom, of Lars von Trier. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of its premiere, Twin Peaks (1990) and Twin Peaks: a limited series (2017), of David Lynch and Mark Frostwill also arrive in MUBI in selected territories from June 13, 2025.
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