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Original title

Shadow Magic

Year

2000

Running time

116 min.

Country

China

Director

Ann Hu

Screenwriter

Zhang-Lun Chen, Ann Hu, Dan Huang, Huaizhuo Liu, Robert McAndrew, Kate Raisz, Louyi Tang, Shiqiang ZuoSee 4 More

Cast

Music

Lida Zhang

Cinematography

Nancy Schreiber (B&W)

Producer

Co-production China-Germany-Taiwan-United States;

Beijing Film Studio, C.A. Productions, Central Motion Pictures Corporation, China Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Post Production Playground, Road Movies Vierte Produktionen, Schulberg Productions, Central Motion Pictures Corporation. Distributor: Gaga Communications Inc, Sony Pictures Classics

Genre

Drama. Romance | Historical

Synopsis

Beijing, 1902:Liu Jinglun, an young portrait photographer, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and Lumière-brothers' shorts to open the Shadow Magic theater. Liu's work with Wallace brings him conflict with tradition and his father's authority.

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Shadow Magic

2000

Ann Hu