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Shadow Magic
Directed by
Ann Hu
PG
2000
1h 56m
Drama
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History
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Liu befriends an Englishman bringing cinema to Beijing. Their modern interests conflict with traditions, Liu's father, and Liu's love for Ling. They navigate screening films for the Empress Dowager while balancing progress and customs.
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Cast of Shadow Magic
Jared Harris
Raymond
Yu Xia
Liu Jing Lun
Liu Peiqi
Master Ren
Lü Liping
Madame Ren
Yufei Xing
Tan Xiaoling
Jingming Wang
Lao Liu
Li Yusheng
Lord Tan
Yukui Zhang
Lao Chang
Chen Chuang
Mi Hu
Qi Mu
Jewelry Tower
Fang Qingzhuo
Widow Jiang
Li Bin
Empress Ci Xi
Zhang Kang
Hai Kuan
Song Wen-Hua
San Boro
Chen Xueyin
Chief Eunich
Wang Lida
Head Employee
Zhang Xun
Showcase Lee
Yang Fu Sen
String Master
Ma Qi
Fat Comedian
Tong Lian Sheng
Lean Comedian
Tang Liang
Manchurian Lady
Jang Jie
Manchurian Man
Shadow Magic Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Why not trust the subject matter instead of shaping it all to fit a formula?
Dallas Morning News
Charles Ealy
Makes us appreciate what today's audiences take for granted: the miracle of the cinema.
Chicago Tribune
Loren King
Gives us a glimpse of what it must have been like to be mesmerized and seduced by images that still convey magic and mystery.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
A sweet evocation of a world on the verge of change.
Boston Globe
Shadow Magic isn't interested in psychology or character study. It's a series of tableaux and on that level succeeds admirably.
Oregonian
Barry Johnson
Xia gives Jinglun an earnest likability.
Miami Herald
Curtis Morgan
There is a humane touch here missing from so many modern movies.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
It's a film about film, and Hu's love of the medium's storytelling power shines through every frame.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
Sumptuous, warm, continually amazing, it's a completely enjoyable couple of hours at the flickers.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
Transports us to a world that still had a capacity for awe, and that's the core of its charm.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
The film is at its best as a document of a changing culture and also as a loving essay on the power of cinema.
Philadelphia City Paper
Cynthia Fuchs
Charming if sometimes clumsy.
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
A pleasant but conventional.
Newsday
Jan Stuart
Jared Harris and Xia Yu give appealingly energetic performances.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
Gentle and easy to take.
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
The film is often charming and sweet.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Evokes the dawn of cinema in China with much charm, humor and subtlety.
Associated Press
David Germain
A sweet, sumptuous sonnet to film and its universal lure.
Film.com
Robert Horton
It has a real sense of the wonder.
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Properly picturesque but lacks subtlety and substance in blending Chinese and Western history, ideas, and cinematic conventions.
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