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VIETNAM GREAT MOVIE FILMS
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Movie Film Trailer To Review
PLOT SUMMARY:
An American in Ho Chi Minh City looks for a daughter he fathered during the war. He meets Woody, a child who's a street vendor, and when Woody's case of wares disappears, he thinks the soldier took it. Woody hunts for him. A cyclo driver, Hai, gives a ride to Lan, a hotel call girl, and starts waiting for her daily; he falls in love with her and tries to break through her tough veneer. Kien An, a young woman, takes a job harvesting lotuses in the ponds of Teacher Dao, a reclusive man who has leprosy. Her singing awakens him from depression, and he asks her to write down poetry he has composed. The characters' paths cross in small ways, around flowers and kindnesses.
Cast overview, first billed only:
Ngoc Hiep Nguyen .... Kien An
Ngoc Minh .... Truck Driver
Phat Trieu Hoang .... Huy, Dao's Headman
Diem Kieu .... Singing Lotus Woman
Hanh Kieu .... Giang
Don Duong .... Hai, Cyclo Driver
Huu Duoc Nguyen .... Woody, Child Street Peddler
Hong Son Le .... Binh, Cyclo Driver
Ba Quang Nguyen .... Don, Cyclo Driver
Huu Su Tran .... Ngon, Cyclo Driver
Duc Hung Luong .... Minh, Cyclo Driver
Harvey Keitel .... James Hager
Diep Bui .... Lan the Hooker (as Zoe Bui)
Hoang Trieu .... Man Who Chases Lan #1
Tran Long .... Man Who Chases Lan #2
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"CYCLO"
Vietnamese thespians Le Van Loc and Tran Nu Yen Khe star in this drama (the Best Picture winner at the 1995 Venice Film Festival) about a pedicab driver whose "cyclo" is stolen. Unable to make a living, he goes to great -- and grave -- lengths to put food on his family's table, turning to the mob for work. Soon, he discovers a devastating secret: His sister, desperate to escape poverty, is deeply involved in the seamy underbelly of gang life.
Starring: Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai ...
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Genre: Foreign
Format: Widescreen ...
Language: Vietnamese
Subtitles: English
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"SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA"
Little things mean a lot in the world of 10-year-old Mui, a girl who's trained to be a house servant in 1950s Vietnam. Dialogue seems almost tertiary in this film that celebrates the senses, as the young girl discovers the world around her and marvels at every new sight, sound and scent she experiences while going about her workday life.
Starring: Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Man San Lu ...
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Genre: Foreign
Format: Full Screen ...
Language: Vietnamese
Subtitles: English
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"THE VERTICAL RAY OF THE SUN"
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
Starring: Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Nhu Quynh Nguyen ...
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Genre: Foreign
Format: Widescreen ...
Language: Vietnamese, English
Subtitles: English
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