The Shanghai Spell

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2002 · 119 min · Drama · TMDB 5.9/10

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.

Directed by Fernando Trueba

Cast

• Fernando Tielve — Dani
• Aida Folch — Susana
• Ariadna Gil — Anita / Chen
• Fernando Fernán Gómez — Capt. Bay
• Eduard Fernández — Forcat