The Shanghai Spell ( El Embrujo de Shanghai )

The Shanghai Spell (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: El Embrujo de Shanghai
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Butaca Awards
Goya Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( DTS 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
129 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Film Credits
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Fernando Trueba

Written By:
Juan Marsé (novel)
Fernando Trueba

Actors:
Fernando Tielve ..... Dani
Aida Folch ..... Susana
Ariadna Gil ..... Anita/Chen
Fernando Fernan Gomez ..... Capt. Blay
Eduard Fernández ..... Forcat
Antonio Resines ..... Kim
Rosa Maria Sardà ..... Betibú
Jorge Sanz ..... Denis
Juan José Ballesta ..... Finito Chacón
Cristina Dilla ..... Madre Dani
Juan Borrás ..... Dr. Barjau
Götz Otto ..... Omar
Ferrán Rañé ..... Fascista
Philippe Beglia ..... Lambert
Féodor Atkine ..... Michel Levy

Synopsis:

Fernando Trueba's El Embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell) is a drama set just after the Spanish Civil War. Dani (Fernando Tielve) is a 14-year-old would-be artist who is hired to care for the elderly Captain Blay (Fernando Fernán Gómez). Blay convinces the young boy to paint Susanna (Aida Folch), a young woman from the local village. Susanna's father, Kim (Antonio Resines), is a rarely seen but beloved resistance figure, while her mother, Anita (Ariadna Gil), is considered the sexiest woman in town. One of Kim's associates shows up and begins an affair with Kim, while the two teenagers begin a tentative first romance with each other. The film is adapted from a novel by Juan Marse.

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