The performances are uniformly strong.
Shadow Play(Portraits chinois)
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United Kingdom, France · 1996
1h 51m
Director Martine Dugowson
Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Marie Trintignant
Genre Drama, Comedy
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Ada and Lise are both costume designers, the first is around 20, the other around 30. Both are working hard on their break through. There are also jobs for the movies. This is where Lise meets producer Alphonse, who is nearly 20 years older than she. Because he is unhappy with his girlfriend a secret relationship evolves. Ada has problems as well, but she's not the only one. There are also the young Emma and Nina, as well as Yves and Guido - enough people to get into complicated relationship entanglements.
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Truly is an ensemble comedy.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Nicely acted and capably directed, but hardly memorable.
The predicaments of this whiny, unprepossessing crew inspire about as much sympathy as a celebrity divorce.
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
The group in Portraits Chinois is a little too diverse and unwieldy to keep emotional track of.
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
The characters...are well cast, well directed and skillfully acted, if not a particularly admirable lot.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
A light romantic do-si-do.
Something most have gotten lost in the translation.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
It's all pretty entertaining in a shallow sort of way.
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