Indochine (1992)

Director:

Régis Wargnier

Writers:

Erik Orsenna &
Louis Gardel ...
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Release Date:

23 December 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

This story is set in 1930, at the time when French colonial rule in Indochina is ending. An unmarried French woman who works in the rubber fields...

Plot Keywords:

French | Love | Indochina | Princess | Cabaret

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 11 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)
Eric Nguyen	...	Tanh
Trinh Thinh	...	Minh (as Trinh Van Thinh)
Tien Tho	...	Xuy
Thi Hoe Tranh Huu Trieu	...	Mme. Minh Tam
Nguyen Lan Trung	...	Kim
Nhu Quynh Nguyen	...	Sao (as Nhu Quynh)
Michel Voïta	...	Edmont de Beaufort
Martin Barre Astich	...	Enfant motte de terre
Lam Binh	...	Mourante mission
Tat Binh	...	Le notable
Nguyen Huu Bong	...	Client Mme Minh Tam
Jean-Pierre Debris	...	Père Roland
Clayton Dowty	...	Charlotte
Anoy Ew Lek Ee	...	L'enfant sampan
Edgar Givry	...	Commissaire priseur
Quang Hai	...	Frère de On Dinh
Ngo Hoa	...	Vieux mandarin
Ba Hoang	...	Camille à 5 ans
Hong Khien	...	Matrone accoutheuse
Gia Khoan	...	Acteur danseur oiseau
Huang Kiem	...	Acteur Kim Lan (as Hoang Kiem)
M. Lap	...	Vieux monsieur aux bésicles
Anna Lim	...	Vieille chinoise
Van Quy	...	Fils de Sao (16 ans)
Dhevaakar Suppiah	...	Sarair
Mme Ta	...	La douairiére
Julie Tan	...	Hoa
Thoy Ten	...	Acrtrice danseuse oiseau
Ngoc Thoa	...	Prisonnière Poula Condor
Van Thoi Nguyen	...	Trang Vonh (as Nguyen Van Thoi)
Truong Thu	...	Fils de Sao (12 ans) (as Trong Thuy)
Jean de Trégomain	...	Lieutenant village allaitement (as Jean De Tregomain)
Dang Si Van	...	The Old Man in Tonkin
Hai Yen	...	Musicien théâtre

Directed by
Régis Wargnier

Writing credits
Erik Orsenna		&
Louis Gardel		and
Catherine Cohen		original scenario & adaptation and dialogue &
Régis Wargnier
Alain Le Henry		uncredited

Produced by
Alain Belmondo	....	executive producer
Gérard Crosnier	....	line producer
Eric Heumann	....	producer
Pierre Héros	....	associate producer
Jean Labadie	....	producer
Alain Vannier	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Patrick Doyle

Cinematography by
François Catonné

Film Editing by
Agnès Schwab
Geneviève Winding

Casting by
Pierre Amzallag
Laurent Soulet

Production Design by
Jacques Bufnoir

Art Direction by
Jacques Bufnoir

Set Decoration by
Marc Balzarelli
Périne Barre
Sylvain Chauvelot

Costume Design by
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Gabriella Pescucci

Makeup Department
Loli Avellanas	....	hair stylist (as Lolita Avellanas)
Patrick Girault	....	hair stylist
Cédric Gérard	....	makeup artist
Agathe Moro	....	hair stylist
Jean-Christophe Roger	....	makeup artist: Switzerland

Production Management
Claude Albouze	....	production manager
Olli Barbé	....	unit manager (as Olivier Barbe)
Daniel Baschieri	....	unit manager
Claude Canaple	....	unit manager
Ainsley De Silva	....	production manager: Malaysia
Jean de Trégomain	....	production manager
Frédéric Doniguian	....	unit manager
Arnaud Dupont	....	unit manager
Edi Hubschmid	....	production manager: Switzerland
Jayantha Jayatilaka	....	unit manager: Malaysia
Carmen Lima	....	unit manager
Xavier Machain	....	unit manager
Richard Nataf	....	unit manager
Pierre Nicolas	....	unit manager
Patrick Pinel	....	unit manager
Clément Sentilhes	....	assistant unit manager
Florence Tanguy	....	unit manager
Olivier Thaon	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thierry Binisti	....	assistant director
Jacques Cluzaud	....	assistant director
Patrick Halpine	....	assistant director
Emmanuel Hamon	....	assistant director
Anna Lim	....	third assistant director: Malaysia
Hervé Renoh	....	second unit director
Marco Rivard	....	assistant director (as Marc Rivard)
Nguyen Lan Trung	....	assistant director
Michaël Weill	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Gerard Bouguet	....	head carpenter
Claudine Bufnoir	....	assistant set decorator
Eric Chemel	....	property master
Alain Guffroy	....	assistant set decorator
Lal Harindranath	....	assistant art director
Errol Kelly	....	set decorator: Malaysia
Jean-Pierre Masson	....	chief construction grip
Senaka Nawaratne	....	assistant set decorator: Malaysia
Victor Piazza	....	head painter
Jean Poinot	....	head of construction
Jean-Yves Rabier	....	assistant set decorator
Jean-Michel Sadoine	....	property master: Switzerland
Guy Vanderplaetsen	....	property master
Sunil Wijeratne	....	assistant set decorator: Malaysia

Sound Department
Fabien Adelin	....	post-synchronization
Gilbert Crozet	....	post-synchronisation
Eric Ferret	....	foley artist
Patrice Grisolet	....	sound editor
Katrina Heaulme	....	sound editor
Dominique Hennequin	....	sound
Julie Jouaffre	....	sound editor
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	post-synchronization
Dominique Levert	....	sound engineer: Switzerland
Jérôme Lévy	....	foley artist
Pascal Mazière	....	foley artist (as Pascal Maziere)
Didier Pêcheur	....	sound
Joël Rangon	....	sound mixer (as Joel Rangon)
Guillaume Sciama	....	sound

Special Effects by
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Anquetil	....	grip: Switzerland
Claude Atanassian	....	electrician
Michel Atanassian	....	electrician
Maurice Baltel	....	grip: Switzerland
Laurent Barès	....	camera operator
Bernard Brégier	....	key grip
Gerard Buffard	....	grip
Kevin Christopher	....	grip: Malaysia
Bernard Estève	....	grip: Switzerland (as Bernard Esteve)
Michel Garçon	....	electrician
U.G.S. Gunathileke	....	grip: Malaysia
Jean-Marie Leroy	....	still photographer
Nihal Mallawarachchi	....	electrician: Malaysia
Jean-Paul Meurisse	....	camera operator
Jacques Monge	....	camera operator
Emmanuel Paulin	....	camera operator
Thilak Pushpakumara	....	electrician: Malaysia
Gérard Rival	....	grip (as Gerard Rival)
Yvon Sausseau	....	key grip: Switzerland
Eric Wiser	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Sylvester Thomas	....	casting: Malaysia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nathalie Chesnais	....	costumer
Christiane Fageol	....	costumer
Tess Hammami	....	costume supervisor
Carlo Poggioli	....	assistant costume designer
Alberto Spiazzi	....	costumer
Tess	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Mathilde Cousin	....	assistant film editor
Yvan Lucas	....	color timer
Andre Mallegol	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Lawrence Ashmore	....	orchestrator
Henri Christiné	....	composer: song "La Baya"
Tonia Davall	....	orchestra contractor
Chris Dibble	....	music mixer
William Kraft	....	conductor (as William Craft)
Declan McGovern	....	assistant music mixer
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor
Maggie Rodford	....	music supervisor
Maurice Yvain	....	composer: song "La môme Caoutchouc"

Other crew
Lylie Almedia	....	account assistant (as Lylie Almeida)
Francine Cathelain	....	script
Nicole Cavillon	....	administrator
Aloysius Chan	....	location manager: Malaysia
Michel Conche	....	location manager
François d'Artemare	....	production assistant
Isabelle Dassonville	....	production secretary
Bruno Florentin	....	administrator
Chris Gandois	....	choreographer
Martin Grange	....	location manager
Nelly Krowolski	....	consultant: history
Nicole Lenfant	....	administrator
Pascal Morin	....	location manager
Nausicaa Palau	....	production secretary
Asoka Perera	....	production consultant: Malaysia
Roselyne Rivalain	....	administrator
Isabelle Rosais	....	production assistant
Benjamin Stora	....	consultant: history
Claudine Taulère	....	script
Cécile Tostivint	....	administrator
Jean-Pierre Vincent	....	press attache
Marie-Noëlle Zurstrassen	....	script

Production Companies

• Paradis Films
• La Générale d'Images
• Bac Films
• Orly Films
• Ciné Cinq
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (particiapation)
• Le Club des Investisseurs (particiapation)
• Canal+ (particiapation)

Distributors

• Bac Films (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• TF1 Vidéo (1998) (France) (DVD)
• Belas Artès Cinématografica (1993) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Cine Company S.A. (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Herald Ace (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1992) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Transmundo Films (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (USA) (DVD)
• Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Air-Edel Associates  music supervision
• C.D.C. Participations  funding
• Credit Lyonnais  funding
• Credit National l'Epargne de France Société  funding (as L'Epargne de France)
• Studios CTS  music recording studio: Wembley
• WEA Music  soundtrack album published by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and drug related scenes

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 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | 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:

Continuity: When Eliane and Camille embrace at the prison, Camille's hands change position between shots.

Quotes:

Eliane:And I didn't know... I hadn't wanted to see, that she was in love, the way one loves the first time. Nothing would stop her.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

In some ways, the most informative of the 'Vietnam-era' movies..

I've seen at least 10-20 post-Vietnam movies, nearly all concentrating on the war or the aftermath of a war in a country that most Americans know absolutely nothing about (including me).

What a relief it was to learn something about the years of mistreatment Indo-Chine (or Vietnam) suffered at the hands of the French colonists who seem to have the 'reverse-Midas-touch' when it comes to their land possessions. Then again, I suppose this is the way of all colonists who invariably mistreat their 'possessions'..

The acting was terrific by all involved. Learning the pre-war background behind the extreme North/South polarizations and seeing all the strife that's touched Vietnam was the best lesson I've yet gleaned from any Vietnam movie.

I think a cure has finally been developed for Oliver Stone.

As high a rating as possible.