Focus on Vietnam
White Silk Dress
Áo lua Hà Dông
Followed by Q&A w/ Actress & Executive Producer Truong Ngoc Anh
Synopsis:
The love story of Dan (a beautiful young woman) and Gu (a humpback), servants from two separate households in Ha Dong, Vietnam who have suffered most of their lives at the hands of their cruel masters. The couple flee south soon after Gu presents Dan with a wedding gift - the precious white silk dress his mother had owned (his one valuable possession), while he promises her a proper marriage someday in the future. The couple arrive in the seaside town of Hoi An and build a new life, with Dan ultimately giving birth to 4 daughters. Despite struggling through immense poverty and hardships, the family is happy and fulfilled as long as they have each other, but the horrors of the encroaching war brings tragedy and threatens to tear them apart.
Phan Quang Binh Nguyen
Schedule
Nov 16, 2024 03:30 PM
Director
Luu Huynh
Lưu Huỳnh, born in Saigon in 1960, is a Vietnamese-American film director who immigrated to the U.S. at 16. He directed the banned Vietnamese diaspora variety show Paris By Night, where a controversial 1997 segment he created sparked debate over its portrayal of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. His 2007 film The White Silk Dress won several awards, including the Audience Award at the Busan International Film Festival and was Vietnam's entry for the 80th Academy Awards. In 2009, his film The Legend is Alive won six Golden Kite Awards, including a tie for Best Film. In 2012, his film In the Name of Love, was nominated for the People's Choice Award.
Credits
Director:
Luu Huynh
Executive Producer:
Truong Ngoc Anh
Producer:
Luu Huynh
Cinematography:
Trinh Hoan Nguyen
Editing:
Bao Vi Nguyen
Cast:
Truong Ngoc Anh
Quoc Khanh
Nguyen Thu Trang
Screenwriters:
Luu Huynh
Luu Phuoc Sang
Sound:
Des O'Neill
142 min | Drama | 2006 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | English Subs
Raymond Lim
Thi Bich Hanh Ngo
Tran Thien Tu
Do Thu Hang
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