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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?
Where to watch Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Jared Harris as Raymond
- Xia Yu as Liu Jing Lun
- Liu Peiqi as Master Ren
- Lü Liping as Madame Ren
- Yufei Xing as Tan Xiaoling
- Jingming Wang as Lao Liu
- Li Yusheng as Lord Tan
- Yukui Zhang as Lao Chang
- Chen Chuang as Mi Hu
- Qi Mu as Jewelry Tower
- Fang Qingzhuo as Widow Jiang
- Li Bin as Empress Ci Xi
Details
- Director
- Ann Hu
- Released
- September 8, 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Studio
- C&A Productions, Beijing Film Studio and China Film Co-Production
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.9 / 10 from 10 votes
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