This edition: The Scent Of Green Papaya
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Original tape date: July 10, 2012. First aired: August 10, 2012.Professor Jerry Carlson discusses the Tran Anh Hung movie, "The Scent of Green Papaya," with La Frances Hui of Asia Society.
(1993/France-Vietnam, 104 min., color, drama, in Vietnamese with English subtitles)
Dir.: Tran Anh Hung. Cast: Lu Man San, Tran Nu Yen-Khe.
Antebellum Vietnam is recreated throught the wide eyes of childhood and the deep blush of first love as the film charts the growth of Mui from childhood as a servant for an affluent Vietnamese family through her relationship as a young woman with a handsome pianist she has known since she was a girl. Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Guest List
Ms. La Frances Hui Film Curator, Asia Society, New York
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