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Shadow Magic (2000)

ALL 09/08/2000 (zh) Drama, History 116 Min
  • Release
    09/08/2000
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    西洋镜
  • Original language
    zh
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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?

  1. Ann Hu

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Jared Harris

    Raymond Wallace

  2. Xia Yu

    Liu Jinglun (Liu Zhonglun)

  3. Yufei Xing

    Ling

  4. Liu Peiqi

    Master Ren (Ren JingFeng)

  5. Lü Liping

    Madame Ren

  6. Yusheng Li

    Lord Tan (Tan Xinpei)

  7. Yukui Zhang

    Lao Chang

  8. Chen Chuang

    Mi Hu

  9. Zhongwei Zheng

    Fu Guan

  10. Qi Mu

    Jewelry Tower

  11. Li Bin

    Empress Ci Xi

  12. Fang Qingzhuo

    Widow Jiang

  13. Jingming Wang

    Old Liu

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 13 , Crews : 11

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Shadow Magic (2000) 116 Min

ALL 09/08/2000 (zh)
Drama, History
  • Release 09/08/2000
  • Production
  • Original title 西洋镜
  • zh
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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?

  1. Ann Hu

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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