Girl from Hanoi

Summary

Girl from Hanoi (Vietnamese: Em bé Hà Nội) is a 1974 Vietnamese drama film directed by Hải Ninh. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[1] It also won the Golden Lotus at the 3rd Vietnam Film Festival.[2]

Girl from Hanoi
Caption of Film
Directed byHải Ninh
Written byHoàng Tích Chỉ
Hải Ninh
Vương Đan Hoàn
StarringLan Hương
Thế Anh
Trà Giang
Kim Xuân
Quỳnh Anh
Hà Văn Trọng
CinematographyTrần Thế Dân
Music byHoàng Vân
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNorth Vietnam
LanguageVietnamese

Plot edit

The plot of the film revolves around a young girl searching for her father, a soldier in the PAVN, after her mother and sister are killed during Christmas Bombings.[3] The film makes significant use of visual imagery and depicts war-time life in Hanoi under the aegis of the most intense sustained bombing campaign during the war.[3]

Cast edit

  • Thế Anh
  • Xuan Kim
  • Lan Huong Nguyen
  • Tu Thanh
  • Tra Giang

Production edit

This film was made during Operation Linebacker II during the Vietnam War, and extensive use of war-time scenery is used depicting war-time Hanoi.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Liên hoan phim Việt Nam lần thứ III" (in Vietnamese). Thegioidienanh.vn. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Liên hoan phim Việt Nam lần thứ III - Muôn mặt điện ảnh - Thế giới điện ảnh". 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links edit

  • Girl from Hanoi at IMDb