Film Chinois
by Damon Chua

Name: Film Chinois
Brand: Damon Chua
SKU: 9780573663307
Rating: 2.6 (7 reviews)

Film Chinois Book Cover — Film Chinois Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1940s/WWIIRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Mystery

Synopsis

"The place: Peking, China.

The year: 1947, an uneasy time between WWII and the Communist takeover two years later.

Randolph, a fresh-faced American operative, has been sent to the Raymond Chandler-esque Imperial City with an important mission.

He makes progress, but soon chances into a staunch Maoist named Chinadoll, his would-be adversary and lover.

A cat-and-mouse game ensues.

As Randolph plunges deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness of what was once the most beautiful city in the world, he soon finds his life imperiled, even as he begins to unravel the mystery of a piece of old home-made film, and the whereabouts of a beautiful woman who seems to have vanished into thin air."--Publisher's website.

Press Reviews

"REVIEWS: "This first U.S. production of Singaporean playwright Damon Chua's work reveals an imaginative voice ... admirable."
— Los Angeles Times, Read More

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
CHINADOLL Early thirties, a Maoist/communist spy. She is the Chinese equivalent of the classic femme fatale.	female	—	Early thirties, a Maoist/communist spy. She is the Chinese equivalent of the classic femme fatale.
RANDOLPH Early thirties, an American operative. Smart, cool and collected, but in many ways, an innocent abroad.	male	—	Early thirties, an American operative. Smart, cool and collected, but in many ways, an innocent abroad.
SIMONE Twenties, a Chinese songstress with a few tricks up her sleeve. Willful, emotional and a little silly.	female	—	Twenties, a Chinese songstress with a few tricks up her sleeve. Willful, emotional and a little silly.
AMBASSADOR Fifties or older, from Belgium. Seedy, amoral and dryly funny, he is a steadfast admirer of Asian women.	male	—	Fifties or older, from Belgium. Seedy, amoral and dryly funny, he is a steadfast admirer of Asian women.
THE	—	—	—
MAN , who plays:	—	—	, who plays:
WAITER (Scenes 1 & 13)	—	—	(Scenes 1 & 13)
CHINESE BUSINESSMAN (Scenes 2 & 16)	—	—	(Scenes 2 & 16)
SERVER (Scene 3)	—	—	(Scene 3)
CHINESE MAN (Scenes 7, 11 & 15)	—	—	(Scenes 7, 11 & 15)
HOTEL CLE	—	—	—
RK (Scene 14)	—	—	(Scene 14)
WOMAN (Scene 17)	—	—	(Scene 17)