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EXCLUSIVE: Music to arthouse movie lovers’ ears: Wong Kar Wai‘s epic drama sequence Blossoms Shanghai is lastly getting a global launch, by way of Mubi.
Mubi will launch the 30-part drama sequence in Latin America, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Turkey and India. Dates haven’t been set but. There’s nonetheless no phrase on a UK or U.S. launch however we hear one thing could possibly be within the works.
Blossoms Shanghai marks the primary ever sequence for the revered Hong Kong filmmaker, recognized for acclaimed motion pictures similar to Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love and 2046.
Based on the novel Blossoms by Jin Yucheng, Blossoms Shanghai chronicles the ascent of a self-made millionaire Ah Bao, the Jay Gatsby of Shanghai, from the slums to the peak of the gilded metropolis. The sequence explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that outlined town within the Nineties. Starring are Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan and Xin Zhilei. Cinematographer is Peter Pau, Oscar winner for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The deal was made between Block 2 Distribution and MUBI.
The sequence first aired in China on CCTV-8 and Tencent Video in late 2023 and there have lengthy been hopes it might discover a global and home distributor and even play at a significant competition. It was made ten years after his final film (The Grandmaster) and was three years in manufacturing all through the pandemic.
Efe Cakarel, Founder & CEO, MUBI, mentioned: “Wong Kar Wai was the inspiration behind starting MUBI. His work has always represented everything we aspire to champion: bold vision, emotional depth, and a singular sense of beauty. To bring Blossoms Shanghai—his first series—to MUBI is profoundly meaningful. It’s a sweeping, deeply personal masterpiece, and we’re honored to share it with audiences around the world.”
The voracious Mubi is more and more mixing in TV to its platform. Previous unique sequence embody Wiliam Kentridge’s Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot, and Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Trilogy. To mark the thirty fifth anniversary of its launch, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks (1990) and Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series (2017), may also be coming to MUBI in choose territories from 13 June 2025.
Recent and upcoming MUBI releases embody Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound starring Paul Mescal, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind starring Josh O’Connor, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value starring Renate Reinsve, Oscar profitable Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance starring Demi Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s Queer starring Daniel Craig, and Magnus von Horn’s Oscar nominated The Girl with the Needle.