Overview of articles
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Letters from Panduranga
In Vietnamese artist Thi Nguyen’s tranquil essay film, a letter exchange unveils the changing uses of space in various provinces and the different wayPublished on: -
Gentle
The story is set in a beautiful yet poor Vietnam, with as protagonist a beautiful yet poor orphan girl. This tight retelling of the tragic…Published on: -
The Living Need Light, the Dead Need Music
Visual, musical tour of eccentric funerary traditions and rites in Southern Vietnam. Loss and joy meet on the threshold of life and death.Published on: -
The Inseminator
Unusual people live on inaccessible mountains in Vietnam. They are regularly the subject of documentaries and visited by tourists. This time, they actPublished on: -
La Rivière Huong se tombe et se monte
Loving film tells of the Perfume River and the nomadic life of the river-dwellers.Published on: -
I Forgot!
We follow a group of friends around Hanoi experiencing its freedom, sensuality and boundaries. They climb, jump and tempt the gravity of their daily lPublished on: -
Tro’ Vé
Highly praised film by one of Vietnam’s most important directors about Loan (who is in love with her colleague’s brother) who meets an old schoolfrienPublished on: -
Hong Vong Phu
Film based on old Vietnamese legend about a fisherman who discovers a terrible truth. By the director of GREEN PAPAYA and CYCLO.Published on: -
Le Couteau
Young, Catholic girl from the South wants to avenge her grandmother’s murder in the war. Winner of many Vietnamese Oscars. Based on long-banned storyPublished on: -
Nostalgia for Countryland
Tragi-poetic story about a boy who has to maintain his family. Then a cousin returns from overseas to a very different world…Published on: