El embrujo de Shanghai

Apr 12 2002 N/A 1h 59m
Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Juan Marsé, Fernando Trueba

Directed by

Fernando Trueba

Cast

Fernando Tielve, Aida Folch, Ariadna Gil

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, France, Spain

Production Companies

Lolafilms, Pyramide Productions

Languages

Català, Español

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

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