Shadow Magic

Name: Shadow Magic
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Released: April 6, 2001
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Jared Harris, Yu Xia

2001

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 6, 2001 | PG

Starring: Jared Harris, Yu Xia

Summary: Set in 1902, this comedy centers around the arrival of a Westerner who introduces silent films to Imperial Peking.

Director: Ann Hu

Genre(s): Drama, History, Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 115 min

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Stephen Hunter

Sumptuous, warm, continually amazing, it's a completely enjoyable couple of hours at the flickers. Read full review

Jack Mathews

A movie-movie about the movies. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

It's a film about culture clash, the generation gap and the loss of tradition that inevitably accompanies the arrival of anything new. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Gentle and easy to take. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

The most delightful segments are those which observe new audiences experiencing the motion picture phenomenon. Read full review

Mike Clark

The story doesn't exactly startle with surprises and has a tendency to hammer and rehammer its points. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The movie is more concerned with the story line (premiere-fire-threat-rescue) than with painting the time and place. Read full review

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