Tiden & VWC's 25 outstanding Vietnamese films (2005)
by Melvelet | created - 23 Oct 2014 | updated - 29 Oct 2014 | PublicThanks to Kenji @mubi: https://mubi.com/lists/vietnam-home-and-the-world
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Luoi troi (2003)
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1. The Passerine Bird (1962)
43 min | Short, Drama
Little Nga and her father earn their living by fishing on a riverbank. He father also carries a secret duty of transporting revolutionary cadres across the river to do their mission. Little... See full summary »
Directors: Van Thong Nguyen, Vu Tran | Stars: Lan Ngoc, Vinh Thúy, Uyen To, Buu Tu
Votes: 49
2. Mrs. Tu Hau (1963)
80 min | Drama, War
Tu Hau is a common woman from a fishing village whose husband has gone away to fight in the revolution. She takes care of her young daughter as well as her aging father-in-law. Soon, her peaceful village is attacked.
Director: Ky Nam Pham | Stars: Giang Tra, Du Ba, Tri Minh, Minh Dáng Nguyen
Votes: 28
3. Vi tuyen 17 ngày và dem (1972)
180 min | Drama
Following the Geneva Agreement in 1954, the Ben Hai River, at the 17th parallel, became the military demarcation line that separated Vietnam into two states. The lives of people on both ... See full summary »
Director: Hai Ninh | Stars: Mang Long Dao, Ba Loc Duong, Doan Duong, Thái Ho
Votes: 69
4. We Will Meet Again (1974)
106 min | Drama
Melodrama set in Vietnam during the 1940s. Two young singers who fall in love have their relationship disrupted by family opposition and by revolutionary activities against the French and ... See full summary »
Director: Vu Tran | Stars: Quynh Nhu, Tu Lam Vu, Cuong Ca, Thanh Vo
Votes: 25
6. The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979)
90 min | Drama, War
The story of a young man and his wife who struggle to survive against a hostile force intent upon driving them out of their home in the swamps of the Mekong Delta.
Director: Hong Sen Nguyen | Stars: Toi Lam, Thuy An Nguyen, De Xuan, Chi Hong
Votes: 160
7. When the Tenth Month Comes (1984)
95 min | Drama
Duyen faces a daily struggle to care for her young son and her weakened father-in-law, while keeping secret the fact that her husband died in a battle during the war.
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Vân Lê, Luu Viet Bao Dang, Yen Hoang, Phu Cuong Lai
Votes: 480
8. Travelling Circus (1988)
76 min | Drama
Tells the bittersweet story of a small traveling circus stopping in an impoverished ethnic minority village in Vietnam's central highlands. Through the eyes of a village youngster, we ... See full summary »
Director: Linh Viet | Stars: Son Bac, Khuong Be, Ngan Thai, Anh The
Votes: 102
9. Duong tinh yeu (1995 Video)
80 min | Music, Romance
Duong Tinh Yeu is a video program in two parts that presents various popular Vietnamese musicians and their romantic songs in a colorful compilation of fourteen high quality music-videos.
Directors: Khan Bui, Timothy Linh Bui, Tri Cole, Anh Dung Dinh, Doan Khoa, Patrick Lim, Tran Van Anh | Stars: Lynda Trang Dai, Thanh Ha, Thanh Hang, Ngoc Hue
10. Nostalgia for Countryland (1995)
116 min | Drama, Romance
The dynamics of a Vietnamese rural village change when an urban woman returns to the village she originally belonged to and begins a love triangle.
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Tat Binh Dang, Yen Hoang, Vân Lê, Bich Ngoc
Votes: 168
11. Ai xuoi van ly (1996)
90 min | Drama, War
Set in 1981, this "on the road" movie centers an ex-Viet Cong soldier's commitment to return the cremated ashes of his former army comrade to his birthplace for burial. Starting his journey... See full summary »
Director: Hoang Le | Stars: Mien Moc, Cong Ninh Nguyen
Votes: 28
12. Doi cát (1999)
90 min | Drama, Romance
For twenty years, Canh has lived in North Vietnam, unable to return to his home in the south where his wife is waiting for him. She is happy to reunite with her husband until she learns ... See full summary »
Director: Nguyen Thanh Van | Stars: Duong Don, Hong-Anh, Hoa Mai, Cong Ninh Nguyen
Votes: 110
13. The Guava House (2000)
100 min | Drama
A middle-aged man whose emotional and mental development ended at adolescence becomes obsessed with a guava tree in the yard of his former childhood home. When he is arrested trying sneak ... See full summary »
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Bài Bình Bùi, Lan Huong Nguyen, Thu Thuy Pham, Thi Huong Thao Le
Votes: 159
14. Ben khong chong (2001)
90 min
Director: Trong Ninh Luu | Stars: Trong Ninh Luu, Minh Chau, Quynh Nhu, Ha Thuy
Votes: 38
15. The Deserted Valley (2001)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A story about three lonely teachers and their love.
Director: Pham Nhue Giang | Stars: Hâu Nguyen Duy, Hong-Anh, Hanh Tuyet, Trang Thu
Votes: 82
16. Song of the Stork (2002)
111 min | Drama
A story about young men who had to go war to protest their country. Each of them has his own story.
Directors: Jonathan Foo, Phan Quang Binh Nguyen | Stars: Chi Bao Pham, Ngoc Bao Ta, Quang Hai Ngo, Quang Vinh Luu
Votes: 70
17. Bar Girls (2003)
110 min | Drama
The film is a story about the process of investigating and writing articles by a young female journalist about the world of disco. Following her, the status of a dancing girl was gradually ... See full summary »
Director: Hoang Le | Stars: Vu Anh, Thu Minh, Le Huynh My Duyen, Kieu Thanh
Votes: 66
18. Mê thao - Thoi vang bong (2002)
107 min | Drama, Romance
A rich man's fiance dies in a car accident.
Director: Linh Viet | Stars: Duong Don, Le Dung Nhi, Trang Minh, Nga Thúy
Votes: 90
19. A Time Far Past (2004)
109 min | Drama
Based on the novel of the same name by Le Lu, first published 18 years ago, Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) Ho Quang Minh's film is an ambitious re-telling of the first part of Le's novel ... See full summary »
Director: Quang Minh Hô | Stars: Phuong Dung Ho, Thi Huyen Nguyen, Van Minh Nguyen, Ngo The Quan
Votes: 40
20. Buffalo Boy (2004)
102 min | Drama
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have ... See full summary »
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo | Stars: The Lu Le, Thi Kieu Trinh Nguyen, Huu Thanh Nguyen, Zan Sram Kra
Votes: 613
21. Hat mua roi bao lâu (2005)
114 min | Drama
A gorgeous young woman endures the wrath of her strict family and fellow villagers when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock and refuses to name the father. 17 years later, her son strives ... See full summary »
Directors: Minh Phuong Doan, Thanh Nghia Doan | Stars: Truong Ngoc Anh, Nguyen manh Thang, Truong huu Quy, Tran Minh Thanh
Votes: 79
22. The Story of Kindness or How to Behave (1987)
43 min | Documentary, Short
A Vietnamese documentary on human suffering and the meaning of kindness.
Director: Van Thuy Tran
Votes: 68
23. Tro lai Ngu Thuy (1997)
28 min | Documentary, Short
The girls' artillery company in Ngu Thuy was renowned during the war for sinking five American warships. In 1971, the film Girls of Ngu Thuy was created by Lo Minh and won several prizes. ... See full summary »
Directors: Khanh Toan Do, Manh Thich Le
24. The Sound of Violin in My Lai (1999)
32 min | Documentary, Short
The Sound of the Violin in My Lai is a short film that examines the history and legacy of the My Lai massacre, an incident of the Vietnam War in which hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were ... See full summary »
Director: Van Thuy Tran | Star: Roy Mike Boehm
Votes: 12
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