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- 1994
- Not Rated
- GoDigital Media Group
- 1 h 44 m
- 1994
- Not Rated
- GoDigital Media Group
- 1 h 44 m
Summary A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Written By: Anh Hung Tran
- 1994
- Not Rated
- GoDigital Media Group
- 1 h 44 m
- 1994
- Not Rated
- GoDigital Media Group
- 1 h 44 m
The Scent of Green Papaya
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Summary A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Written By: Anh Hung Tran
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
81
89% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
As its title suggests, it plays not only on sight - with masterfully composed images that glisten with the timeless quality of memory - but smell, touch, taste and sound are all equally well utilized, to establish the kind of serenity that has become all but extinct in movies today. [04 Feb 1994, p.D3]
Here is a film so placid and filled with sweetness that watching it is like listening to soothing music.
Precision lensing by Benoit Delhomme, and charming, contained playing by the amateur cast, add up to a tasty package.
The boldness of this remarkable feature film debut resides in its reticence, and we experience the world through a special sensibility. [03 Apr 1994, p.5]
The main focus is on everyday household chores and sensual discoveries, all made mesmerizing by elaborately choreographed camera movements that link interiors and exteriors in the same fluid itineraries.
At first, the movie's restraint is enticing, and even soothing. By the end, though, Tran's strategies have an enervating, numbing effect. The same methods he uses to pull us in finally kill our interest.
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Production Company
Les Productions Lazennec,
SFP Cinema, La,
La Sept Cinéma,
Canal+,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep),
Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma,
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication,
Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM)
Release Date Jan 28, 1994
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination