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Portrait of Four Beauties

Portrait of Four Beauties

  • Overview
  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 10, 1947

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Music, Romance, Drama

Original Title

四美圖

Production Companies

Great China Film Company (Dazhonghua)

Director

Xinling Hu

Description

Four sisters, each with their different characters, embark on their separate roads to romance. Elder sister has vast experience of romance; second sister is predisposed to vampiness and wantonness; third sister is righteous and of noble character; fourth sister is just reaching puberty and experiencing the pangs of first love. Being sentimental, flirtatious and amorous, the four sisters form a backdrop conducive to songs and tripping the light fantastic.