Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte (1993)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Anh Hung Tran

Writer:

Anh Hung Tran (written by)

Release Date:

28 January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Mui goes to live with a pianist who has a fiance. The pianist and Mui have a relationship, and he teaches her to read.

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Prayer | Mother Daughter Relationship | Master Servant Relationship | Buddhism

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

L'odeur de la papaye verte (France)
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of the Green Papaya

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Vietnam | France

Language:

Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | South Korea:12 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Les Productions Lazennec

Movie Connections:

Featured in Douches froides (2005)

Soundtrack:

Clair de Lune

Great cinematography

Very few films have cinematography so creative and intriguing. I could watch this film over and over again just to see the wonderful shots in it.

I'm not too impressed with the story, but it is strong enough to support the film, and make it worth watching.