THEME EXPLORATION

colonial Vietnam

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
China Gate
China Gate
1957 · Samuel Fuller
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Vietnam

His films like 'The Scent of Green Papaya' and 'Cyclo' poetically explore the sensuality and melancholy of Vietnamese life under and after colonial influence.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

Though Indian, his work examining colonialism and its aftermath in 'Subarnarekha' and 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' provides crucial regional context for understanding Southeast Asian colonial experiences.

 François Truffaut France

His film 'Fahrenheit 451' and essays critique colonialism's cultural suppression, while his humanistic approach offers counterpoint to understanding colonial Vietnam's intellectual resistance.