Electric Shadows
Drama, Family
-
2005
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For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies.
Director:
Cast:
,
Xia Yu
,
Li Haibin
,
Wang Zhengjia
,
Jiang Hongbo
,
Jiang Shan
,
Guan Xiaotong
,
Wang Zhengjia
,
Zhongyang Qi
,
Zhang Yijing
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Details
Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
7 Apr 2005
Country:
CN
Languages:
Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Strip away the silly ideology of the old films, and Electric Shadows could be any movie buff's tale. It's the memory movie of our own mind, in English, Mandarin or whatever language the local Bijou screened them in.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jun 2006
fresh:
Debuting writer-director Xiao Jiang shows she has the makings of a quality mainstream filmmaker.
– Derek Elley,
Variety,
16 Dec 2005
fresh:
Dreamy lighting, soft colors and lilting music mix with an agreeable cast.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
16 Dec 2005
rotten:
This fanciful Chinese tearjerker wants to be an Asian Cinema Paradiso but doesnt quite live up to its prototype.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
15 Dec 2005
rotten:
For every privileged moment (mother and daughter dancing in a yard of screen-like sheets hanging in the breeze), there's a death or sociopathic act that says movies can ruin your life.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
13 Dec 2005