Synopsis
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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Cast
- Helena Bonham CarterAda
- Romane BohringerLisa
- Marie TrintignantNina
- Elsa ZylbersteinEmma
- Yvan AttalYves
- Sergio CastellittoGuido
- Miki ManojlovićAlphonse
- Jean-Claude BrialyRene Sandre
- Mathilde SeignerFanny
- Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyPhilippe
Recommendations
- 80
Salon
Truly is an ensemble comedy. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
A light romantic do-si-do. - 70
The New York Times
The characters...are well cast, well directed and skillfully acted, if not a particularly admirable lot. - 70
Village Voice
The performances are uniformly strong. - 63
New York Daily News
The group in Portraits Chinois is a little too diverse and unwieldy to keep emotional track of. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
It's all pretty entertaining in a shallow sort of way. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Nicely acted and capably directed, but hardly memorable. - 38
New York Post
Something most have gotten lost in the translation.
