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The Shanghai Spell (Spanish: El embrujo de Shanghai) is a 2002 film written and directed by Fernando Trueba. The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Juan Marsé. It is an international co-production among companies from Spain, France and the United Kingdom.
In Barcelona, Spain, a would-be teenage artist (Fernando Tielve) falls for a young woman (Aida Folch) after painting her portrait.
- Drama
- Fernando Tielve
- Fernando Trueba
The Shanghai Spell. In post-war Barcelona, in the midst of the grimness of life and the painful silence of the vanquished, hearing the adventures of a resistance fighter who has travelled to Shanghai on a special mission is teenagers' only enjoyment. Duration: 1h 54m.
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.
- (17)
- Fernando Tielve
- Fernando Trueba
- Pyramide Productions, Lolafilms
Set in post-war Barcelona, Shanghai is told from the perspective of pre-teen Dani (Tielve) as he befriends an ageing eccentric, Captain Blay (Fernan-Gomez) and falls in love with...
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Apr 11, 2002 · 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.
