Indochine (1992)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Régis Wargnier

Writers:

Erik Orsenna (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) &
Louis Gardel (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) ...

Release Date:

23 December 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Southeast Asia | Drama Troupe | Slave Trade | War Prisoner

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Catherine Deneuve	...	Eliane
Vincent Perez	...	Jean-Baptiste
Linh Dan Pham	...	Camille
Jean Yanne	...	Guy
Dominique Blanc	...	Yvette
Henri Marteau	...	Emile
Carlo Brandt	...	Castellani
Gérard Lartigau	...	L'Admiral
Hubert Saint-Macary	...	Raymond (as Hubert Saint Macary)
Andrzej Seweryn	...	Hebrard
Mai Chau	...	Shen
Alain Fromager	...	Dominique
Chu Hung	...	Mari de Sao
Jean-Baptiste Huynh	...	Étienne, adulte
Thibault de Montalembert	...	Charles-Henri (as Thibault De Montalembert)

Also Known As:

Indochina (USA)
Indochine (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:148 min (cut version) | France:159 min | Spain:159 min | USA:153 min (cut version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:14 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Paradis Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the scene where the plantation house is burning, as Eliane walks past a group of colonial soldiers, we see that they are carrying British No.4 rifles. Firstly, French colonial soldiers would have not been equipped with British rifles. Secondly, the No.4 rifle, a simplified version of the No.1, wasn't produced until 1939. Since the film takes place in the early 1930s, it would have been impossible for anybody to have had these weapons, as they didn't exist yet.

Quotes:

Jean-Baptiste: At age ten one doesn't know the world needs to be changed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Still One of the Grand Classics

Not many foreign films have caught my eye. A lot of them seem surreal and have hidden messages that you have to try hard to convey. Indochine is different. It is intense and gripping and all the while you never lose sense of the message. The love story intertwined makes it remarkably attractive to females, the adventure makes it great for males, and the epic history of Vietnam makes it a masterpiece to critics and professionals. I thoroughly found this film to excel and it does live up to its praise.