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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 17m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Fantasy, Romance
Votes3
DirectorGennadi Vasilyev
WritersGennadi Vasilyev, Shi U. Zhang
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Magical Portrait
About The Magical Portrait
Once, before Christmas, Ivan was predicted to meet a foreign beauty. Forest sorceress for the kindness of a young man gave him a magical portrait of a Chinese girl named Xiao Qing. Her beauty struck Ivan in the heart, and he fell in love with no memory. Suddenly, the portrait came to life, the girl told the young man an amazing story. It turns out that the evil sorcerer took her from her parents against her will to make her his wife. The girl’s brother painted a portrait, where the soul of Xiao Qing moved, and the villain got only a barely living body, an insensitive doll. Now the sorcerer is looking for this portrait to regain the girl’s soul...
Directed by Gennadi Vasilyev, The Magical Portrait leans on a strong ensemble — Sergey Shnyryov, Li Gao, Ariadna Shengelaia — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1997.
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