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Electric Shadows
Directed by Xiao Jiang
Produced by Derek Yee
Huang Jianxin
Written by Xiao Jiang
Cheng Qingsong
Starring Xia Yu
Li Haibin
Zhang Yijing
Qi Zhongyang
Wang Zhengjia
Music by Zhao Linzhao
Cinematography Chen Hong
Yang Lien
Editing by Lei Qin
Distributed by International:
Fortissimo Films
United States:
First Run Features
Release date(s) Toronto:
September 11, 2004
United States:
December 16, 2005
Hong Kong:
January 19, 2006
Running time 93 min. Xiao Jiang ( (born 1972) is the stage name of female Chinese Film director Jia Yan, Derek Tung-Sing Yee ( born in 1957 is a Hong Kong Film director and former Shaw Brothers Actor, who has achieved fame and Xiao Jiang ( (born 1972) is the stage name of female Chinese Film director Jia Yan, Xia Yu ( Chinese: 夏雨 Pinyin: Xià Yǔ born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese Actor. Fortissimo Films is a multi-national film production, sales and distribution company First Run Features, located in New York City, is one of the largest independent theatrical and home video distributors in the United States releasing 12 to 15 films a year The 2004 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 through September 18. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Language Mandarin
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IMDb profile
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese: 梦影童年
Traditional Chinese: 夢影童年
Pinyin: Mèng Yǐng Tóngnián

Electric Shadows is a 2004 Chinese film directed by Xiao Jiang. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Xiao Jiang ( (born 1972) is the stage name of female Chinese Film director Jia Yan, The English title of the film is the literal translation for the Chinese term for movies or "dian ying" (電影).

Electric Shadows is the debut film of director Xiao Jiang,[1] one of the few active female directors in China. Xiao Jiang ( (born 1972) is the stage name of female Chinese Film director Jia Yan, Xiao and Cheng Qingsong wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by mainland China's Beijing Dadi Century and Hong Kong's Happy Pictures Culture Communication Company.

The film begins when a young woman mysteriously attacks a stranger and then asks him to care for her fish while she is being arrested. When he enters her apartment he discovers an apparent shrine to the 1930's actress Zhou Xuan and that they share a love of the cinema and more. Zhou Xuan ( -) was a popular Chinese singer and Film actress By the 1940s she had become one of the Seven great singing stars. The film's reverent attitude towards the power of film and particularly classic film has brought it comparison to, or at least reference to Italy's Cinema Paradiso. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso ( 1988) an Italian Film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Maobing (Xia Yu), a water bottle delivery boy in Beijing, is also in love with the movies. Xia Yu ( Chinese: 夏雨 Pinyin: Xià Yǔ born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese Actor. One day, however, while riding his bike, he is attacked Ling-Ling (Qi Zhongyang), a disturbed young woman, that lands him in the hospital. Ling-Ling is promptly arrested, but refuses to say why she attacked Maobing, asking him only to feed her fish. Upon entering her apartment, however, Maobing finds that Ling-Ling has created a veritable shrine to the 1930s film star, Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan ( -) was a popular Chinese singer and Film actress By the 1940s she had become one of the Seven great singing stars. When he stumbles upon her diary and begins reading, the film flashes back to Ling-Ling's mother as a young woman.

Her mother had been working in radio when she became pregnant and subsequently abandoned by her lover. Branded a counter-revolutionary, she travels to the countryside where she befriends Pan, a movie-projectionist where the two eventually marry. Ling-Ling meanwhile, thinks that her real father is a movie star of Zhou Xuan's era. When Ling-Ling's mother and Pan marry, Maobing had been sent away to live with relatives because he caused so much trouble in the village where they lived. Ling-Ling later recalls the time they were apart as miserable, saying also that the arrival of her younger brother was "disgusting. " Despite that, it is later revealed that Ling-Ling learns to accept her younger brother, but the acceptance is short lived. Maobing later realizes that she has been watching over her parents, and after tracking down the old couple, he asks why Ling-Ling is now deaf. Recalling the events, Pan explains that Bing-Bing (Ling-Ling's younger brother) had lied to their mother to get Ling-Ling out of the house. Both of them then went up to the rooftop where she and Maobing would watch the movies through his binoculars. After saying she would leave, Bing-Bing begs her not to leave, but then falls to the ground. Pan then hits Ling-Ling for her brother's death, leaving her deaf in both ears.

The event severely traumatizes Ling-Ling, and she runs away not too long after. Living alone for so long in the city, she looks around and finds both her parents have moved to the same place, not too far from where she lives now. She finds a puppy, and leaves it with them to help ease their loneliness. When Maobing had accidentally killed the puppy by running into the bricks, it triggered the memories of losing Bing-Bing.

Finding out where the mental institution is, Maobing pays Ling-Ling a visit. He reveals his identity by giving back her film strip, and she is reunited with her parents watching an old movie on the same screen she grew up watching.

Cast

Reception

The film was well received in the international press, garnering an 80% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes[4] and a 70% "generally favorable reviews" rating from Metacritic. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [5] Many of the critics who found the film praiseworthy pointed to the film's earnestness. One critic praises that the film "Refreshingly. . . doesn't adopt a patronizing tone toward either the period or the movies, nor become embroiled in the politics. "[2] The Hollywood Reporter provides a similar analysis, and ends its review by stating that the film is "sweet and accomplished. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. "[1] On the other hand, the film's detractors often point to the same aspects that others found charming, and criticize the film's sentimentality and its melodrama. Stephen Holden of The New York Times while giving the film a generally favorable review, nevertheless also refers to the film as an "implausible Asian soap opera. Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American Writer, Music critic, Film critic, and Poet. "[6] In a less forgiving critic's words, however, the film was as "Ripe and mushy as an October peach. "[3]

The film was screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival as well as at the Marrakech, Vancouver and Pusan festivals. The 2004 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 through September 18. The Vancouver International Film Festival ( VIFF) is an annual Film festival held in Vancouver, Canada for two weeks in late September and Pusan International Film Festival ( PIFF, Korean: 부산국제영화제 Hanja: 釜山國際映畵祭 held annually in Busan ( also [2]

Awards and nominations

DVD release

Electric Shadows was released in the United States and Canada on July 25, 2006 on Region 1 DVD by First Run Features. International Film Festival of Marrakech is an international Film festival held annually in Marrakech, Morocco since 2000. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is First Run Features, located in New York City, is one of the largest independent theatrical and home video distributors in the United States releasing 12 to 15 films a year The film features the original Mandarin dialogue and English subtitles. The DVD's extras are sparse, with a photo gallery, director notes, and director Xiao Jiang's biography.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Sun, Andrew (2004-09-20). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Electric Shadows (2005): Review. The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
  2. ^ a b c Elley, Derek (2004-10-24). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Electric Shadows. Variety. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
  3. ^ a b Atkinson, Michael (2005-12-13). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Movies Intoxicate and Ruin Lives in Ripe Chinese Melodrama. The Village Voice. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
  4. ^ Electric Shadows. Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
  5. ^ Electric Shadows (2005). Metacritic. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
  6. ^ Holden, Stephen (2005-12-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Electric Shadows (2004), A Childhood Bond in Rural China, Cemented by Celluloid. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-12-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways

External links

First Run Features, located in New York City, is one of the largest independent theatrical and home video distributors in the United States releasing 12 to 15 films a year Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books.
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