The Enchanting Shadow
1960 film
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| Simplified Chinese | 倩女幽魂 |
| Literal meaning | beautiful ghost woman |
| Hanyu Pinyin | qiàn yǚ yōuhún |
| Directed by | Li Han-hsiang |
| Written by | Pu Songling Wang Yueting |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw Zhou Duwen |
| Starring | Betty Loh Ti Zhao Lei |
| Cinematography | He Luying |
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung |
| Music by | Yao Min Chi Hsiang-tang |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
The Enchanting Shadow (Chinese: 倩女幽魂, Sin neui yau wan, Chi’en-nu Yu-Hin, Qiàn yǚ Yōuhún) is a 1960 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang.[1] It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film was also selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] The film was an inspiration for the 1987 film A Chinese Ghost Story.[4]
Plot
Cast
- Betty Loh Ti as Nie Xiaoqian
- Zhao Lei as Ning Caichen
- Yang Chih-ching (Yang Zhiqing) as Yan Chixia
- Tang Ruoqing as Lao Lao
- Lee Kwan as Scholar's servant
See also
- List of submissions to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "The Enchanting Shadow". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Enchanting Shadow". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Shaw, Tristan (18 October 2019). "'The Enchanting Shadow': A classic ghostly romance". SupChina. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links
- The Enchanting Shadow at IMDb
- The Enchanting Shadow at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- The Enchanting Shadow at the Chinese Movie Database
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