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April 17, 2006
Temporary Memory Lapse
I'm trying to remember the title of a movie that came out recently, but it's completely escaping me. It's a British or American independent historical film about the introduction of cinema to China in the late 19th or early 20th century. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the director or the lead actor right now. If you have any idea what I'm talking about, please leave a comment or email me (chutry [at] msn [dot] com). I've been trying several different IMDB keyword searches but haven't been able to find the film.
Update: Okay, I finally remembered. It's the 2000 film, Shadow Magic, directed by Ann Hu, and it starred Jared Harris as Raymond Wallace, one of the first promoters of cinema in China. The film is particularly interesting in that it raises the question of whether film will "preserve tradition" even in the face of technological change and fit neatly with such films as Photographing Fairies and The Govenress that explored the transformative role of photography and cinema just as digital photography and cinema were emerging on the scene.
Posted by chuck at April 17, 2006 1:41 PM
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