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"El embrujo de Shanghai". Directed by Fernando Trueba. Three Goya Awards and Three Nominations (2003).
"El embrujo de Shanghai". Directed by Fernando Trueba. Three Goya Awards and Three Nominations (2003).Fernando Trueba (Director). Nominated in the Goya Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay.Ariadna Gil (Anita/Chen).Fernando Fernán Gómez (Captain Blay).Eduardo Fernández (Forcat).Jorge Sanz (Denis).Antonio Resines (Kim).Rosa María Sardá (La Betibú).Aida Folch (Susana).Fernando Tielve (Dani).Although set in China, the film was shot in Madrid and Barcelona.Juan José Ballesta (Finito Chacón).Goya Award for Best Art Direction. Goya Award for Best Makeup and Hairstylinga.After the Spanish Civil War, the narration of the adventures of the Maquis (members from the anti-Franco resistance movement) adds flavor to the dull postwar period.The account of one of the heroes who board the ship bound for Shanghai gives meaning and sense to the lives of the two teenagers.Frame.Frame.Goya Award for Best Costume Design, Nominated for Best Photography and Best Production Supervision."Anita appears in two scenes which are so beautiful that I thought I couldn´t miss the opportunity of playing the role; I would have never forgiven myself". Ariadna GilFrame.Frame.Fernando Trueba and Fernando Fernán Gómez during the shooting.Filming.Time of shooting.