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Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte (1993) -- 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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7.3/10   2,617 votes
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Anh Hung Tran (written by)
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28 January 1994 (USA) more
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Mui goes to live with a pianist who has a fiance. The pianist and Mui have a relationship, and he teaches her to read. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination more
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Beautiful to look at, although slightly too subdued more (35 total)

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Tran Nu Yên-Khê ... Mui Age 20 (as Trân Nu Yên-Khê)
Man San Lu ... Mui Age 10
Thi Loc Truong ... La mère (as Truong Thi Lôc)
Anh Hoa Nguyen ... La vieille Ti (as Nguyên 'Anh Hoa)
Hoa Hoi Vuong ... Khuyen (as Vuong Hòa Hôi)
Ngoc Trung Tran ... Le père
Vantha Talisman ... Thu
Keo Souvannavong ... Trung
Van Oanh Nguyen ... Mr. Thuan
Gerard Neth ... Tin
Nhat Do ... Lam
Thi Hai Vo ... La grand-mère
Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen ... Mai
Lam Huy Bui ... Le médecin
Xuan Thu Nguyen ... L'antiquaire
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Also Known As:
The Scent of Green Papaya (UK) (USA)
L'odeur de la papaye verte (France) (poster title)
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104 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Referenced in Man yan (2004) more
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Prélude no 24 more

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Beautiful to look at, although slightly too subdued, 24 December 2005
6/10
Author: bastard wisher from Hawaii

"Cyclo", the film Tran Ahn Hung made following this, his debut, is one of my all-time favorite films. This film isn't bad at all, but nowhere close to that masterpiece. No question Tran Ahn Hung is a very good filmmaker, but this wasn't quite compelling enough. Pretty to look at, but not a whole lot else. Ultimately I think the film is just slightly too subdued for it's own good, and threatens to disappear into it's own poetic reverie. Also, at times the film was distractingly stagey, not surprising considering that it was shot entirely on a set. Particularly problematic were the outdoor scenes, although there weren't very many of them.

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