The Shanghai Spell

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.

Director: Fernando Trueba

Cast: Fernando Tielve, Aida Folch, Ariadna Gil, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Eduard Fernández, Antonio Resines, Rosa María Sardà, Jorge Sanz

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.