
Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic
A Drama and History film released in 2000, Shadow Magic runs 1h 56m and comes from China. Soap2Day lists it with Ann Hu directing and Jared Harris and Xia Yu in the cast. It holds 5.9/10 from 10 votes. 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?
- Genre: Drama, History
- Country: China, Germany, Taiwan, United States of America
- Director: Ann Hu
- Cast: Jared Harris, Xia Yu, Liu Peiqi, Lü Liping, Yufei Xing, Jingming Wang, Li Yusheng, Yukui Zhang, Chen Chuang, Qi Mu, Fang Qingzhuo, Li Bin

















