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Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong

Mui goes to live with a pianist who has a fiance. The pianist and Mui have a relationship, and he teaches her to read.

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Unrated, 104 min.

Directed by: Anh Hung Tran

Release Date: January 28, 1993

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DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001

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  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    October 23, 2007
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    A superb film. A beautifully rendered treat for the eyes and the senses.
  • Sssabee
    July 3, 2006
    Sssabee
    This is another masterpiece by Vietnamese director Anh Hung Tran, who directed The Vertical Ray of the Sun. I think it is one of the first Asian films i have ever watched, and it holds a lot of the blame for my love of asian cinema. It is a movie with very little dialogue, and fo...( read more)r that reason it may not appeal to a large audience. The pace is slow. Nothing will blow up, guns will not be shot and daggers will not be flying(a shoe or two might though). The purpose of this movie is not to shock or keep you at the edge of your seat, but to enchant you with its quiet delicacy. This one is for when you will have had enouhg of all the action flicks that are hitting the theaters this summer. Amazing and well worth seeing.
  • mvieaddict
    June 21, 2009
    mvieaddict
    This film was mention to be similar as the Lover. Was it the same movie I just saw?! It could not be, as the film I just saw was beautiful, but there was no passion as there were in The Lover. Maybe this was just publicity to attract the potential viewer to see this movie? If on...( read more)ly it did have some passion or some life to it, I would have greatly enjoyed this film. Instead, it was a tortured slow paced and not particularly interesting film. It was not a bad film, after all it is very beautifully filmed. I kept waiting for something exciting or interesting to happen, but then the movie just ended. There was no great sense of excitement, mystery or anything, just a simple story about a young girl who becomes a servant and spends the next 10 years of her life working as a maid.
  • ileo
    December 27, 2007
    ileo
    Absolute favorite movie! I've seen this several years back, geez! I've forgotten this for a while, but I love it still!
  • Epicouros
    April 2, 2009
    Epicouros
    yes , randomly , i realized that i have seen this very good film
  • malacaynomuerto
    February 15, 2009
    malacaynomuerto
    película desde Vietnam muy buena entrar en la intimidad de una cultura es hermosos y desde entonces tengo un antojo
  • azdw
    November 12, 2008
    azdw
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 12.09.2002
  • Soundsofmadness
    October 17, 2008
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • elisakitty
    October 15, 2008
    elisakitty
    La giovanissima Mui, figlia di poveri contadini, lavora presso una famiglia dove la moglie soffre ancora la perdita di uno dei suoi tre figli. Ma ad un tratto il marito, con cui la donna gestisce un negozio di tessuti, scappa con i soldi. La moglie, tempo dopo, lo riaccoglierà in...( read more) casa solo perché morente. Passano dieci anni. Mui è cresciuta e con dolore si stacca dalla donna cui ormai è affezionata. E prende servizio nella casa di un suo conoscente, un musicista di nome Khuyen che, fidanzato con una giovane ricca e sciocca, la lascerà per sposare Mui, cui insegna a leggere e scrivere. E la colf-bambina, come una moderna cenerentola dagli occhi a mandorla, diventa donna.
  • juliarti317
    September 17, 2008
    juliarti317
    a sexy but non-vulgar movie. percakapannya sedikit, tapi cukup.

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