Shadow Play
Portraits chinois
Release: 1996-09-12
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 7.4
Drama
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Production Companies
IMA Productions
UGC
France 2 Cinéma
Polar Productions
Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
as Ada
Romane Bohringer
as Lisa
Marie Trintignant
as Nina
Elsa Zylberstein
as Emma
Yvan Attal
as Yves
Sergio Castellitto
as Guido
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
as Alphonse
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Rene Sandre
Mathilde Seigner
as Fanny
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
as Philippe
Sophie Simon
as Agnes
Jean-Bernard Guillard
as Thomas
Pierre Baillot
as Monsieur Verdoux
Artus de Penguern
as Gérard