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

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:

The Scent of Green Papaya (UK) (USA)
L'odeur de la papaye verte (France) (poster title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Vietnam | France

Language:

Vietnamese

Colour:

Colour

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:

Lazennec Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in Douches froides (2005)

Soundtrack:

Prélude no 23

Incredibly beautiful

What an incredibly beautiful film this is... Everything about it just oozes beauty. The colours, the crisp sounds, the slowness of it all... the seemingly meaningless scenes that do have a meaning after all. All of it works together to convey a wonderful atmosphere of life in a tropical suburb in Vietnam. The fact that there is hardly a storyline only adds to it. A magnificent film!