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The Scent of Green Papaya
1950s Saigon through the eyes of Mui, a Vietnamese servant girl. At 10 years-old, Mui leaves her village to work for an affluent, troubled family. As she comes of age, Mui finds work in the household of a pianist she has admired since childhood, and finds their relationship growing in complexity.
1993 · Directed by Trần Anh Hùng · 104 min · Drama · Romance · 22 frames
Crew
- Written by: Trần Anh Hùng
- Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
- Edited by: Nicole Dedieu, Jean-Pierre Roques
- Music: Tôn-Thât Tiêt
- Production design: Alain Nègre
- Produced by: Christophe Rossignon
Cast
- Trần Nữ Yên Khê as Mui
- Man San Lu as Young Mui
- Thi Loc Truong as Mother
- Ánh Hoa as Old Woman
- Hoa Hoi Vuong as Khuyen
- Ngoc Trung Tran as Father
- Vantha Talisman as Thu
- Keo Souvannavong as Trung
- Van Oanh Nguyen as Mr. Thuan
- Gerard Neth as Tin
Production
- Country: France
- Language: Vietnamese
- Studios: Les Productions Lazennec
- Themes: adultery, vietnam, buddhism, musician, peasant, love, animal abuse, ho chi minh
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