A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
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Nu Yên-Khê Tran | ... | Mui Age 20 (as Trân Nu Yên-Khê) |
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Man San Lu | ... | Mui Age 10 #orphan # a little girl |
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Thi Loc Truong | ... | La mère (as Truong Thi Lôc) |
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Anh Hoa Nguyen | ... | La vieille Ti (as Nguyên 'Anh Hoa) |
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Hoa Hoi Vuong | ... | Khuyen (as Vuong Hòa Hôi) |
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Ngoc Trung Tran | ... | Le père |
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Vantha Talisman | ... | Thu |
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Keo Souvannavong | ... | Trung |
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Van Oanh Nguyen | ... | Mr. Thuan |
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Gerard Neth | ... | Tin |
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Nhat Do | ... | Lam |
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Thi Hai Vo | ... | La grand-mère |
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Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen | ... | Mai |
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Lam Huy Bui | ... | Le médecin |
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Xuan Thu Nguyen | ... | L'antiquaire |
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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, 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 fiancee. The musician fell 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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animal abuse | insect cage | polishing a shoe | sadness | talking in one's sleep |Parents Guide:
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Language:
VietnameseRelease Date:
28 January 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,910,763Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Geneviève Ibanez
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This was the first Vietnamese film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It lost to Belle Epoque (1992) from Spain. It was also the first film to be submitted by Vietnam for the award and as of 2017, it is still the only Vietnamese movie ever to be nominated. See more »Soundtracks
Prélude no 24Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Geneviève Ibanez
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As far away from Terminator as you can get. This gentle-paced story has followed me for years. Long after I forgot most of the story-line, the mood has lingered on in my heart and my mind. This is film as Art and not mere entertainment in the same was as Tolstoy or Tjechov is Art as opposed to the dime-a-dozen love-novels found in cheep kiosks. The acting is excellent and convincing, the spars dialog is natural, the photo is almost breathtaking and the original score by modernist contemporary vietnamese composer is superb. This is cinematic contemplation.