The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
- Original title
- Mùi đu đủ xanh
- Directed by
- Trần Anh Hùng
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Vietnam, France
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 215 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1950s Saigon, a ten year old girl named Mui works as a servant for a wealthy family. The movie follows her daily life as she does chores, observes the family, and finds small moments of beauty in her surroundings.
slowmeditativequietsensuousmelancholicvisually beautifulpeacefulintrospective
What happens
The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnamese: Mùi đu đủ xanh, French: L'Odeur de la papaye verte) is a 1993 Vietnamese-French drama film written and directed by Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung, and starring Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, and Thi Loc Truong. The film won the Caméra d'Or prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, a César Award for Best Debut at the French annual film award ceremony, and was nominated for the 1993 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was Tran Anh Hung's first feature film and stars his wife, Tran Nu Yên-Khê. It is also his first collaboration with Vietnamese composer Tôn-Thât Tiêt, who subsequently wrote the music for two more films: Cyclo and Vertical Ray of the Sun. Although set in Vietnam, the film was shot entirely on a soundstage in Bry-sur-Marne, France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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