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Portraits Chinois

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Martine Dugowson
Peter Chase

Directed by: Martine Dugowson

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 5, 1999
DVD: October 31, 2000

Running Time: 105 minutes, Color

Origin: France / UK

Language(s): French (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, and Jean-Phillipe Ecoffey

A group of artistically inclined Parisian friends fall in love and out of love while trying to set their skewered priorities straight. (Phaedra Cinema)

What The Critics Said

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Salon.com Charles Taylor

Truly is an ensemble comedy.

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75

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

A light romantic do-si-do.

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70

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

The characters...are well cast, well directed and skillfully acted, if not a particularly admirable lot.

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70

Village Voice Justine Elias

The performances are uniformly strong.

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63

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

The group in Portraits Chinois is a little too diverse and unwieldy to keep emotional track of.

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50

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

It's all pretty entertaining in a shallow sort of way.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Nicely acted and capably directed, but hardly memorable.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Something most have gotten lost in the translation.

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20

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

The predicaments of this whiny, unprepossessing crew inspire about as much sympathy as a celebrity divorce.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 0 User Votes

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