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The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
Mùi du du xanh (original title)

104 min  -  Drama | Music | Romance  -   28 January 1994 (USA)
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A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter... See full summary »

Director:

Anh Dung Tran

Writer:

Anh Dung Tran
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tran Nu Yên-Khê Tran Nu Yên-Khê ...
Mui Age 20 (as Trân Nu Yên-Khê)
Man San Lu Man San Lu ...
Mui Age 10
Thi Loc Truong Thi Loc Truong ...
La mère (as Truong Thi Lôc)
Anh Hoa Nguyen Anh Hoa Nguyen ...
La vieille Ti (as Nguyên 'Anh Hoa)
Hoa Hoi Vuong Hoa Hoi Vuong ...
Khuyen (as Vuong Hòa Hôi)
Ngoc Trung Tran Ngoc Trung Tran ...
Le père
Vantha Talisman Vantha Talisman ...
Thu
Keo Souvannavong Keo Souvannavong ...
Trung
Van Oanh Nguyen Van Oanh Nguyen ...
Mr. Thuan
Gerard Neth Gerard Neth ...
Tin
Nhat Do Nhat Do ...
Lam
Thi Hai Vo Thi Hai Vo ...
La grand-mère
Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen ...
Mai
Lam Huy Bui Lam Huy Bui ...
Le médecin
Xuan Thu Nguyen Xuan Thu Nguyen ...
L'antiquaire
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Storyline

A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have been Mui's age. In her mind she treated Mui as her daughter. 10 years later Mui (now a young woman) was sent to another family, a young pianist and his wife. The musician falls in love with the peasant, he taught her literacy and they eventually married. A movie about a girl's life. Written by Zheng Wang <zhwang@das.harvard.edu>  

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Pianist | Girl | Musician | Peasant | Love  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Country:

France

Language:

Vietnamese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A zöld papaya illata See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,910,763 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

This was the first Vietnamese film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It lost to Belle Epoque from Spain. See more »

Connections

Referenced in I peina (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Prélude no 24"
Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Geneviève Ibanez See more »