The Third Wife (2018)
The Third Wife (2018)
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 4666 Kbps | 96 min | 3,13 Gb
Audio: tiếng Việt AAC 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English and 中文 (both hardcoded)
Genre: Drama
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 4666 Kbps | 96 min | 3,13 Gb
Audio: tiếng Việt AAC 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English and 中文 (both hardcoded)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ash Mayfair
Writer: Ash Mayfair
Stars: Hong Chuong Nguyen, Long Le Vu, Nu Yên-Khê Tran
In 19th century rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little does she know that her hidden desires will take her by surprise and force her to make a choice between living in safety and being free.
IMDB - 10 wins
A very impressive debut from the director. Well deserving of the Golden Hugo. Though the end was ethically very disturbing for me, the film was consistent in its visual and aural appeal throughout, especially the end sequence. A director to watch. A very good choice of actresses.
Vietnam is presented as a heavenly tropical country in the 19th century, without insects or reptiles (a lizard is the only exception) even in bamboo groves, with washed linen hung out white as snow. One would wish more realism to match the time frame of the story.
Why was this film not Vietnam's Oscar submission for 2019 in the Foreign Language Film category? I guess there were technical reasons.
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The Third Wife (2018)
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