Shadow Magic(Movie, 2000)

Name: Shadow Magic
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2000
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.1

Original title: "西洋镜" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

| 1h 56min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Shadow Magic (simplified Chinese: 西洋镜; traditional Chinese: 西洋鏡; pinyin: Xīyángjìng) is a 2000 historical fiction film about the introduction of motion pictures to China during the early 20th century. The film was directed and co-written by Ann Hu. It was a US-China co-production starring Xia Yu, Jared Harris and Xing Yufei. The film was Ann Hu's directorial debut. The film was shown at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. As of August 2020, 71% of the 49 reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.17/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Charmingly sweet, Shadow Magic captures the sense of wonder of audiences experiencing the world of motion pictures for the first time." ()

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About Shadow Magic

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, 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, complicated by his falling in love with Ling, daughter of Lord Tan, star of Beijing's traditional opera. Liu sees movies as his chance to become wealthy and worthy of Ling. When the Shadow Magic pair are invited to show the films to the Empress Dowager, things look good. But, is disaster in the script? And, can movies preserve tradition even as they bring change?

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Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, Germany, Taiwan, United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Beijing

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/06/2001 (World premiere: 09/08/2000)

Cast: Xia Yu, Jared Harris

Director: Ann Hu

Producer: Han Sanping

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