Shadow Magic (2000)

Original title

西洋镜

Directed by

Ann Hu

Genre

drama, history

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Chinese photographer in early 1900s Beijing becomes fascinated with a new invention from the West called motion pictures. He struggles to bring the foreign technology to his traditional community while balancing family expectations and his own dreams.

whimsicalnostalgiclightheartedcuriousbittersweetunderstatedwarmgentle

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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