title: The Magical Portrait
text: # The Magical Portrait
  
  The Magical Portrait (Russian: Волшебный портрет) is a 1997 Russian-Chinese fantasy film directed by Gennady Vasilyev in his last film before his death.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Ivan lives in a village where he finds a portrait of the beautiful Chinese woman Qiao Xin, the portrait comes to life later and both fall in love with each other. And suddenly an evil sorcerer, just as enchanted by Qiao Xin, comes to the village.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Sergey Shnyryov as Ivan
  * Li Gao (Joey Wong) as Qiao Xin
  * Valentina Telichkina
  * Andrey Martynov
  * Vladimir Antonik as The Duke
  * Irina Bezrukova
  * Natalya Goncharova
  * Tszjangjuang Chang
  * Vladimir Episkoposyan
  * Sergey Galkin
  