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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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