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Director:
Writers:
Qingsong Cheng (writer)
Jiang Ziao (writer)
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Release Date:
7 April 2005 (Netherlands) more
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Plot:
For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Yu Xia ... Mao Dabing
Haibin Li ... Pan Daren
Yijing Zhang ... Ling Ling as a Teenager
Zhongyang Qi ... Ling Ling as a Young Woman
Zhengjia Wang ... Mao Xiaobing
Haogi Zhang ... Bing Bing
Yuquing Xia ... Xiaobing's Father
Shan Jiang ... Policewoman
Zhenhua ... Doctor Niu
Yang Liu ... Middle-Aged Woman
Jinbao Zhao ... Teacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Xiaotong Guan
Yihong Jiang ... Jiang Xuehua
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Electric Shadows (International: English title)
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Runtime:
93 min
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: Lingling was locked inside the house because her mother wanted her to stay at home and study. She was in her bed looking at a picture, in the first shot, you can see the word "China" on her pillow. When the camera switched the position, the word "china" disappeared on her pillow. She clearly moved her position even though she was supposed to be in the same spot. more
Movie Connections:
Features Xiao hua (1980) more

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The Power And The Glory, 15 March 2009
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Author: valis1949 from United States

ELECTRIC SHADOWS is the delightfully charming debut from the Chinese director, Xiao Jiang. Her film asserts that there is a wondrous and remarkable connection between the mystery of dreaming and film appreciation. In Chinese, 'electric shadows' is the literal translation for the word 'cinema'. The characters in this film have an intense emotional attachment for motion pictures, and their lives have been shaped and guided by the movies they love. The rather strange storyline concerns a bicycle delivery driver who crashes his bike and is assaulted by a mysterious young woman. She is apprehended, and allows him to stay in her apartment to feed her fish. Within her apartment is a shrine to the Golden Age of Chinese motion pictures. During his stay, he discovers the girl's diary, and then the film becomes a flashback about how she came under the spell of the cinema. ELECTRIC SHADOWS is a marvelous mix of drama, comedy and tragedy with several young children in leading roles who effectively portray the innocence and delight of childhood. ELECTRIC SHADOWS is an alluring and enthralling melodrama which interprets the irresistible power of film.

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