Shadow magic
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Hu, Ann, film director,
Huang, Dan, screenwriter.
Tang, Louyi, screenwriter.
Raisz, Kate, screenwriter.
McAndrew, Bob, screenwriter.
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics :, [2001].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Southside - Media
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics :, [2001].
Language
chi
UPC
043396061545

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a Chinese motion picture in 1999.
General Note
Special features: Director commentary [optional audio track, in English]; filmographies [text feature]; theatrical trailers [selected Sony Pictures Classics].
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Nancy Schreiber ; editors, Keith Reamer, John Gilroy ; production designer, Wang Jixian ; costume designer, Huang Baorong ; music, Zhang Lida.
Participants/Performers
Jared Harris (Raymond), Xia Yu (Liu Jing lun), Liu Peiqi (Master Ren), Lu Liping (Madame Ren), Li Yusheng (Lord Tan), Fang Qingzhuo (Widow Jiang), Xing Yufei (Tan Ziaoling).
Description
880-02,In Peking in 1902, an Englishman named Wallace (Jared Harris) arrives with a hand-cranked projector and a box of silent movies. Eventually, he overcomes tradition to build an audience for the new art form, films the people of China, and even shows his magic to the Empress. Most importantly, he makes a local disciple, the ambitious young technophile photographer Liu Jinglun (Xia Yu), who becomes entranced by the new invention. Liu's initial fascination with the mechanics of moving pictures quickly develops into a visionary understanding of cinema's metaphysical and political potential.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, Dolby Surround (2-channel), widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Language
In Mandarin and English, with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned in English.

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