Shadow magic / Sony Pictures Classics ; C & A Productions ; in association with Beijing Film Studio and China Film Co-Production Corp., Taiwan Central Motion Picture Corporation, Post Production Playground, Schulburg Productions, Road Movies Vierte Produktionen ; with the support of Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH presents ; a film by Ann Hu ; screenplay by Huang Dan, Tang Louyi, Kate Raisz, Bob McAndrew, Ann Hu ; produced and directed by Ann Hu.
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...
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| Language: | Chinese English French |
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Chinese |
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In Mandarin and English, with optional subtitles in English or French ; closed-captioned in English. |
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Culver City, Calif. :
Sony Pictures Classics : [Distributed by] Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
[2001]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Xi yang jing. [Parallel title] |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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