Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Hero, Infernal Affairs, Lust Caution, 2046) and Xun Zhou, one of the best actresses in film, head this tale of intrigue and deception.
In a China destabilized and in social and political confusion, a mysterious magician returns home from Europe. In the background a political intrigue aimed at restoring the Qing Dynasty deposed by the Revolution of 1911. Amid this, a quest to reclaim a stolen love.
Magic, vaudeville, and politics mix in this romance, and one is not sure is it is all a bit confusing.
But it all makes sense in the end, or does it?
In a China destabilized and in social and political confusion, a mysterious magician returns home from Europe. In the background a political intrigue aimed at restoring the Qing Dynasty deposed by the Revolution of 1911. Amid this, a quest to reclaim a stolen love.
Magic, vaudeville, and politics mix in this romance, and one is not sure is it is all a bit confusing.
But it all makes sense in the end, or does it?