The Shanghai Spell (2002)

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.

• Release Date: 2002-04-11
• Runtime: 1h 59min
• Production Company: Pyramide Productions
• Production Country: Spain, France, United Kingdom
• Director: Fernando Trueba
• Writer: Fernando Trueba