Movielogr
The Shanghai Spell (2002)
Directed by Fernando Trueba
Overview
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.
Length 119 minutes
Actors
Fernando Tielve | Aida Folch | Ariadna Gil | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Eduard Fernández | Antonio Resines | Rosa Maria Sardà | Jorge Sanz | Juan José Ballesta | Cristina Dilla | Joan Borràs | Götz Otto | Ferran Rañé | Féodor Atkine