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Electric Shadows

Play trailer Poster for Electric Shadows 2004,  1h 39m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Two children escape reality through cinema as China's Cultural Revolution rages.

Critics Reviews

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Derek Elley Variety Dec 16, 2005
Debuting writer-director Xiao Jiang shows she has the makings of a quality mainstream filmmaker. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post Dec 16, 2005
3/4
Dreamy lighting, soft colors and lilting music mix with an agreeable cast. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times Dec 15, 2005
2.5/5
This fanciful Chinese tearjerker wants to be an Asian Cinema Paradiso but doesnt quite live up to its prototype. Go to Full Review
Susan Wloszczyna AWFJ.org Sep 8, 2022
Xiao Jiang’s 2004 feature debut Electric Shadows is akin to Italy’s 1989’s Oscar-winning Cinema Paradiso as it focuses on how a makeshift outdoor theater brings together a village of cinema lovers. Go to Full Review
Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 24, 2017
Director Xiao Jiang has a easy way with the proceedings in the beginning of the movie, but the film loses its way in the latter half when Ling Ling's mother marries Pan (Li Haibin), the guy who runs the local cinema. Go to Full Review
Maria Garcia Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
In an astonishingly accomplished first feature, female filmmaker Xiao Jiang puts an entirely different face on China's Cultural Revolution. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jiang Xiao

Director

Yu Xia

Mao Dabing

Yijing Zhang

Ling Ling as a Teenager

Haibin Li

Pan Daren

Guan Xiaotong

Actor

Yihong Jiang

Jiang Xuehua

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Electric Shadows

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two children escape reality through cinema as China's Cultural Revolution rages.
Director
Jiang Xiao
Producer
Tung-Shing Yee
Screenwriter
Qingsong Cheng, Jiang Ziao
Production Co
Beijing Dadi Century Limited
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.1K
Runtime
1h 39m
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