The Shanghai Spell (2002)
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.
- Released
- 2002-04-11
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fernando Trueba, Fernando Trueba
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Fernando Tielve as Dani
- Aida Folch as Susana
- Ariadna Gil as Anita / Chen
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Capt. Bay
- Eduard Fernández as Forcat
- Antonio Resines as Kim
- Rosa María Sardà as Betibú
- Jorge Sanz as Denis
- Juan José Ballesta as Finito Chacón
- Cristina Dilla as Madre Dani
- Joan Borràs as Dr. Barjau
- Götz Otto as Omar