Regret to Inform (1998)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 12min
- Documentary, War
- 1998 (USA)
- Movie
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Xuan Ngoc Nguyen | ... |
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Barbara Sonneborn | ... |
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Directed by
| Barbara Sonneborn | ||
Written by
| Barbara Sonneborn | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Kathy Brew | ... | associate producer |
| Janet Cole | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Megan Jones | ... | associate producer |
| Daniel Reeves | ... | associate producer |
| Barbara Sonneborn | ... | producer |
| Michele Turnure-Salleo | ... | assistant producer |
| Todd Wagner | ... | senior associate producer |
Music by
| Todd Boekelheide | ||
Cinematography by
| Emiko Omori | ||
| Daniel Reeves | ||
| Nancy Schiesari | ||
Film Editing by
| Lucy Massie Phenix | ||
| Ken Schneider | ||
Editorial Department
| Zacharia Pineda | ... | on-line editor |
Sound Department
| Lisa Baro | ... | dialogue editor |
| Julie Konop | ... | sound |
| Samuel Lehmer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Barbara McBane | ... | sound editor |
| Jeremy Molod | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Erich Stratmann | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Elizabeth Thompson | ... | sound |
| Jennifer L. Ware | ... | supervising sound editor |
Other crew
| Scott Degraw | ... | production assistant |
| Xuan Ngoc Nguyen | ... | translator |
| Kenn Rabin | ... | archival consultant |
| Rosemary Rotondi | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Satorius | ... | attorney |
| Emma Segasture | ... | production assistant |
| Todd Wagner | ... | archival researcher |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (United States) (theatrical) (non-theatrical and educational)
- Artistic License (1999) (United States)
- New Video Group (United States) (DVD)
- New Video Group (United States) (VHS)
- Roco Films (2000) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Lommen Abdo Cole King Stageberg (legal services by)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (post-production sound services)
Storyline
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In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Written by Fiona Kelleghan |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $6,294, 27 Jun 1999 |
Did You Know?
| Soundtracks | River Study See more » |
| Crazy Credits | For all who have suffered from war, For all the lives lost... "They say: Our deaths are not ours: They are yours; They will mean what you make them." See more » |