Indochine

Indochine (1992)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (6,500 ratings)

Regis Wargnier's epic about French Indochina -- from the years of French colonial imperialism to the days when American presence made itself felt and the country became known as Vietnam -- is a story of romance and separation told through the backdrop of a country in turmoil. The film centers on the… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Régis Wargnier
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Classics
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Mar 21, 2000
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A guilty pleasure, this French melodrama could have been called "Saigon, mon amour," a grand, sweeping and sprawling saga about a strong plantation owner (the beautiful Catherine Deneuve)--not unlike Vivien Leigh of Gone With the Wind.

  • Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

    The tendency of Oscar voters toward visual bombast and style-over-substance filmmaking in the English-language categories also applies in the international competition.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    A movie that had its moments. The film itself seems to suffer from a lack of momentum; it strives to be an epic, but ends up being just a decent family drama. Beautfiul to look at, nonetheless. Good actors. Way long....

  • Jan Marc M


    Indochine exposes a journey to freedom that narrates the clash of cultural and political paradigms set colonial French Indochina. A film, which in itself a revolution, a stand on issues of colonialism and resistance, culture and politics, and history and tradition made relevant for… More

  • Lanning :


    Another pointed reminder why the French -- and the US after them -- were destined not to succeed in Vietnam. It's all about that maniacal empire building impulse, and all those "superior" countries that have tried to do it over the years in different countries all over… More

  • Robert C


    Lush locations, beautifully shot, romance, deceit and "la Deneuve". What more can you ask for?

  • Mason W


    This has to be one of my favorite foreign film's. Indochine has such beautiful locations in Asia along the actors like Catherine Deneuve. Catherine is radiant in this film as an older wealthy woman whom has an affair with a younger man...check it out!

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