Release Date

08 Sep, 2000

Runtime

01:56: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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?

Original Title

西洋镜

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Actors

Jared Harris

夏雨

刘佩琦

Lü Liping

Yufei Xing

Jingming Wang

Yusheng Li

Yukui Zhang

Chen Chuang

Qi Mu

Fang Qingzhuo

李滨

Zhang Kang

Song Wen-Hua

Chen Xueyin

Wang Lida

Zhang Xun

Yang Fu Sen

Ma Qi

Tong Lian Sheng

Tang Liang

Crew

Ann Hu

Ann Hu

Yixiong Chen

Lida Zhang

Dan Huang

Shiqiang Zuo

Huaizhuo Liu

Kate Raisz

Louyi Tang

Bob McAndrew

Nancy Schreiber