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Shadow Play
74%
Movie
1h 51m
AI Analysis
Shadow Play (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Shadow Play (1996) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 ev… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Shadow Play 74% (10 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Shadow Play is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
74%
from 10 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 104103
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Is there an official trailer for Shadow Play?
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What is Shadow Play about?
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 prod... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Shadow Play?
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How long is the movie Shadow Play?
The official runtime for Shadow Play is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
Ada
Romane Bohringer
Lisa
Marie Trintignant
Nina
Elsa Zylberstein
Emma
Yvan Attal
Yves
Sergio Castellitto
Guido
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Alphonse
Jean-Claude Brialy
Rene Sandre
Mathilde Seigner
Fanny
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Philippe
Sophie Simon
Agnes
Jean-Bernard Guillard
Thomas
- J
Jacques Le Carpentier
Lise's Father
- A
Antoinette Moya
Christine Perridoux
Pierre Baillot
Monsieur Verdoux
Artus de Penguern
Gérard
- R
Raymonde Heudeline
Concierge
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