The Shanghai Spell

The Shanghai Spell (2002)

El embrujo de Shanghai

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.

Date of release
2002-04-11
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama
Director
Fernando Trueba

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: El embrujo de Shanghai
  • Filmed in: Gràcia, Port Vell de Barcelona, Estació del Nord, and Madrid

The Shanghai Spell 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.

Production

Based on the 1993 novel El embrujo de Shanghai by Juan Marsé, the screenplay was penned by the director Fernando Trueba. A joint co-production among companies from Spain, France and the United Kingdom, the film was produced by Lolafilms, Shangai Spell Ltda, Pyramide Productions, and Orsan Productions and it had the participation of Antena 3 Televisión, Telemadrid and Vía Digital.

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