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Tag Archives: Vietnam
The Scent of Green Papaya AKA Mùi du du xanh (1993) Tran Anh Hung, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong
A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter Read More »
Song lang (2018) Leon Le, Kim Chi, Isaac, Vu T. Le Thi
It’s 1980s in Saigon. Linh Phung is a star of a traveling Cai-luong Read More »
The Girl on the River AKA Cô gái trên sông (1987) Dang Nhat Minh, Duong Dinh Chau, Minh Chau, Le Dung Nhi
A woman reporter named Lien interviews a former wartime prostitute from South Vietnam named Nguyet Read More »
The Quiet American (2002) Phillip Noyce, Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Thi Hai Yen Do
British Thomas Fowler enjoys his life in Saigon working as a reporter for the London Times Read More »
Travelling Circus AKA Gánh xiec rong (1988) Linh Viet, Thé Anh, Son Bac, Khuong Be
Viet Linh tells the bittersweet story of a little traveling circus from Hanoi Read More »
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories AKA Cha và con và… (2015) Dang Di Phan, Thi Hai Yen Do, Ha Phong Nguyen, Cong Hoang Le
It is the late nineties, Vietnam is in economic turmoil and overpopulation has sparked political concern. Read More »
Owl and the Sparrow (2007) Stephane Gauger, Cat Ly, The Lu Le, Han Thi Pham
A child’s resilience and the kindness of strangers. Thuy is 10, an orphan, working in her uncle’s factory outside Saigon. Read More »
DPRK: The Land Of Whispers (2013) Matt Dworzanczyk, Documentary
“Land of Whispers” invites you to visit arguably the most unique and isolated travel destination in the world – not to criticize, but to observe and listen. Read More »
L’amant / The Lover (1992) Jean-Jacques Annaud, Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Frédérique Meininger, Biography, Drama, Romance, Erotic
It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Maugerite Duras.
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