French newspapers praise Vietnamese-French filmmakers
Paris (VNA) – French newspapers heaped praise on Vietnamese-French
filmmaker Tran Anh Hung and young Vietnamese director Pham Thien An after they won awards at the 76th Cannes International Film
Festival that
closed in France on May 27.
The Le Monde daily said along with the main cast, Hung has
made a mark with a highly artistic film about cuisine and the art of living.
The film not only portrays a love story in the end of the 19th century but also celebrates the art of fine dining in the French style.
Meanwhile, the Le Figaro daily compared the portrayal of
the characters in Hung's "La Passion de Dodin Bouffant" to the
performance of Catherine Deneuve in the iconic French film "Peau
d'âne" or the outstanding performance of Stéphane Audran in the film "Festin de Babette" which won the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film in 1988.
Recalling Hung's success with the film "The Scent of
Green Papaya" (L'Odeur de la papaye verte), which earned him the Golden
Camera award in 1993, the article's author believed that "La passion de
Dodin Bouffant" will surely satisfy food enthusiasts, who are abundant in
France.
Born in 1962 in the central city of Da Nang, Hung has
affirmed his reputation in European and international cinema. He has
established himself as the Vietnamese-born film director to win the
most international awards so far.
Meanwhile, the Libération daily compares the award-winning film "Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell"
by Vietnamese writer/director Pham Thien An to a remarkable epic
in the Vietnamese countryside. It said An's debut feature film deserves the
Golden Camera award thanks to its astonishing cinematography by a 34-year-old
Vietnamese filmmaker who was trained through small wedding videography jobs and
received assistance from a group of friends who were mostly self-taught in the
process, including director Dinh Duy Hung.
The Daily Screen website wrote that An knows exactly
what he needs to capture to convey the story to the audience.
The French-language magazine Gavroche in Thailand commented
that it is never easy for a young filmmaker to make an appearance in a
prestigious and professional event like the Cannes International Film Festival. However, An, at only 34 years
old, has emerged as a phenomenon, one of the most beautiful discoveries of the
event which has always been a platform for seasoned filmmakers in terms of age
and experience.
An was born in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong
in 1989. He has bagged a number of awards, including the 48 Hours Film Project
in Ho Chi Minh City and top prize at the CJ Short Film Making Project, one of
the top short film contests in Vietnam./.