Shadow Play
1996, French. Directed by Martine Dugowson.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Martine DugowsonDirector
- Helena Bonham CarterAda
- Romane BohringerLisa
- Marie TrintignantNina
- Elsa ZylbersteinEmma
- Yvan AttalYves
- Sergio CastellittoGuido
- Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićAlphonse
- Jean-Claude BrialyRene Sandre
- Mathilde SeignerFanny
- Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyPhilippe
- Sophie SimonAgnes
- Jean-Bernard GuillardThomas
Details
- Released
- 12 September 1996
- Original title
- Portraits chinois
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Martine Dugowson, Peter Chase
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Shadow Play runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Shadow Play isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 September 1996. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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Who directed Shadow Play?
Shadow Play (1996) was directed by Martine Dugowson and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Marie Trintignant.