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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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Gross USA:
$1,700,992Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,700,992Company Credits
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Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Geneviève Ibanez
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The director Anh Hung Tran is married to Nu Yên-Khê Tran, the actress who plays Mui Age 20. See more »Soundtracks
Prélude no 24Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Geneviève Ibanez
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