SHADOW MAGIC (2000)

Film details

Featuring

Jared Harris Xia Yu Liu Peiqi
Director

Ann Hu
Countries

People's Republic of China Germany Taiwan USA
Year

2000
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Liu Jing Lun, a photographer, is intent on founding a film industry in China. A visitor from Britain, Raymond Wallace, is also intent on introducing silent cinema to the capital, Imperial Peking as it is then known. The first silent films were known as `shadow magic', hence the film's title. A collaboration begins between Liu and Wallace, but there are difficulties to face, such as the possible loss of Liu's job.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Raymond Wallace
    
    Jared Harris
  - Liu Jing Lun
    
    Xia Yu
  - Master Ren
    
    Liu Peiqi
  - Madame Ren
    
    Lü Liping
  - Tan Xiaoling
    
    Xing Yufei
  - Lao Liu
    
    Wang Jingming
  - Lord Tan
    
    Li Yusheng
  - Empress Ci Xi
    
    Li Bin
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Ann Hu
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Schulberg Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Road Movies Vierte Produktionen
  - In association with
    
    Filmstiftung NRW
  - [Production Company]
    
    C + A Productions (US)
  - [Production Company]
    
    China Film
  - [Production Company]
    
    Beijing Film Studio
  - [Production Company]
    
    Central Motion Picture Corporation
  - Executive Producer
    
    Charles Xue
  - Executive Producer
    
    Steve Chang
  - Executive Producer
    
    Chiu Shun-ching
  - Executive Producer
    
    Han Sanping
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ulrich Felsberg
  - Executive Producer
    
    Eitan Hakami
  - Executive Producer
    
    Katia Milani
  - Producer
    
    Ann Hu
  - Co-producer
    
    Shang Xia
  - Co-producer
    
    Sandra Schulberg
  - Co-producer
    
    Lee You-ning
  - Co-producer
    
    Cheng Zheng
  - Associate Producer
    
    Moon Cho
  - Associate Producer
    
    Bing Rao
  - Associate Producer
    
    Tobin Hemingway
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Zhang Jin-ting
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Ann Hu
  - Screenplay
    
    Huang Dan
  - Screenplay
    
    Tang Louyi
  - Screenplay
    
    Kate Raisz
  - Screenplay
    
    Bob Mcandrew
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Nancy Schreiber
  - Director of Photography
    
    Wen Deguang
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Reamer, Keith
  - Editor
    
    John Gilroy
  - [Editor]
    
    James Kwei
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Wang Jixian
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Huang Bao-rong
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Zhang Lida
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Wang Xueyi