Shadow Magic

Movie · Drama · History

Peking, 1902. The Feng Tai Photo Shop is in a frenzy of preparation for the arrival of Peking's most important opera star, Lord Tan. Liu Jinglun (Yu Xia), the chief photographer, is oblivious to the chaos as he tinkers with a broken Victrola he has found in a junk pile on his way to work. His boss, Master Ren (Peiqi Liu), chides Liu for his incessant fascination with Western novelties, which he feels have no place in traditional Chinese society.

2024 · 1h 55m
Director Ann Hu

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Peking, 1902. The Feng Tai Photo Shop is in a frenzy of preparation for the arrival of Peking's most important opera star, Lord Tan. Liu Jinglun (Yu Xia), the chief photographer, is oblivious to the chaos as he tinkers with a broken Victrola he has found in a junk pile on his way to work. His boss, Master Ren (Peiqi Liu), chides Liu for his incessant fascination with Western novelties, which he feels have no place in traditional Chinese society.

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Studio
Beijing Film Studio
Released
2024
Run Time
1 hr 55 min
Rated
PG No subclass
Regions of Origin
United States, China mainland
© 2001 C & A Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
Chinese, Mandarin
Audio

Mandarin (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.