The Shanghai Spell (2002)

5.8/10 • 119 min • Drama

Overview

A fourteen year old lad discovers his first love at the point of his pencil whilst drawing the portrait of a sickly but coquettish fifteen year old girl. In the neighbourhood an old freedom-fighter pits himself against bad types, a pretty cinema-ticket girl takes to the streets at night and a young anarchist dedicates himself to telling tall stories. Far away, in Shanghai, a hero of the Republic meets a beautiful femme fatal with oriental eyes. Reality and fiction become fused in an embrace.

Cast

Fernando Tielve

Aida Folch

Ariadna Gil

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Eduard Fernández

Antonio Resines

Rosa María Sardà

Jorge Sanz

Juan José Ballesta

Cristina Dilla

Joan Borràs

Götz Otto

Ferran Rañé

Féodor Atkine

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