Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic is a 2000 film with Jared Harris and Xia Yu. See the storyline, runtime (116 minutes) and complete cast list on 123movies. 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?
Quality: HD
Actors: Jared Harris, Xia Yu, Liu Peiqi, Lü Liping, Yufei Xing, Jingming Wang, Li Yusheng, Yukui Zhang, Chen Chuang, Qi Mu, Fang Qingzhuo, Li Bin, Zhang Kang, Song Wen-Hua, Chen Xueyin, Wang Lida, Zhang Xun, Yang Fu Sen, Ma Qi, Tong Lian Sheng
Director: Ann Hu
IMDb: 5.9/10
