Drifting Flowers (2008)

Drifting Flowers (2008) presents three delicate, interconnected narratives of love's transient and elusive nature. The opening segment introduces Jing (Serena Fang), a visually impaired nightclub singer, and her younger sister Meigo (Pai Chih-ying), who share a delicate domestic harmony. Their bond is disrupted by Chalkie (Chao Yi-lan), a charismatic accordionist who captivates Jing and sparks Meigo's first significant infatuation. To secure Meigo's future, Jing reluctantly places her in foster care with an affluent family, leading Meigo to feel betrayed and enraged, risking the loss of both women she adores. The second story revolves around Lily (Lu Yi-ching), an Alzheimer's patient relentlessly seeking her lost love, Ocean, amidst her fading memories. When Yen (Sam Wang), her estranged husband from decades past, returns with his own emotional baggage, Lily often mistakes him for Ocean, and the two form a bond rooted in shared pain. The concluding segment follows Chalkie as she navigates adolescence with her close friend Yen, grappling with her discomfort towards her developing body and her complex emotions for other girls. She encounters the young Lily, and both characters forge their futures in surprising ways.