Electric Shadows
2004 1h 33m movie Film China

Electric Shadows

电影往事

Synopsis

电影往事

For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Electric Shadows. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2003–2005 China Window

Electric Shadows holds position #22 of 34 China films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. For the Sake of the Republic
    #1

    For the Sake of the Republic

    ★ 9.5 · 2003
  2. Chinese Paladin
    #2

    Chinese Paladin

    ★ 8.3 · 2005
  3. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
    #3

    Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

    ★ 8.1 · 2003
  4. Jasmine Women
    #4

    Jasmine Women

    ★ 7.8 · 2004
  5. Blind Shaft
    #5

    Blind Shaft

    ★ 7.5 · 2003
  6. Kung Fu Hustle
    #6

    Kung Fu Hustle

    ★ 7.4 · 2004
  7. Peacock
    #7

    Peacock

    ★ 7.4 · 2005
  8. McDull, Prince de la Bun
    #8

    McDull, Prince de la Bun

    ★ 7.4 · 2004

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Electric Shadows premiered alongside 8 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other China films in 2004.

The 114th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
7th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 36% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #565 of 946 China films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Drama productions specifically: #356 of 547 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBeijing Dadi Century
Runtime1h 33m
Release DateSeptember 11, 2004
IMDbtt0424273