The Shanghai Spell

1h 59m

Drama

5.6

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.

Cast

Fernando Tielve

Dani

Aida Folch

Susana

Ariadna Gil

Anita / Chen

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Capt. Bay

Eduard Fernández

Forcat

Antonio Resines

Kim

Rosa María Sardà

Betibú

Jorge Sanz

Denis

Juan José Ballesta

Finito Chacón

Cristina Dilla

Madre Dani

Joan Borràs

Dr. Barjau

Götz Otto

Omar

Ferran Rañé

Fascista

Féodor Atkine

Michel Levy

Crew

Fernando Trueba

Director, Screenplay

Juan Marsé

Novel

Carmen Frías

Editor

José Luis López-Linares

Director of Photography

Cristina Huete

Producer

Andrés Vicente Gómez

Producer

Pep Armengol

Casting

Lala Huete

Costume Design

Antoine Duhamel

Original Music Composer

Pilar Revuelta

Set Decoration

Salvador Parra

Art Direction