Director Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award for the film "La Passion de Dodin Bouffant" at the closing ceremony of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in France, on the evening of May 27, 5. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
As the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in France reported, on the evening of May 27, in France, the closing ceremony of the 5 Cannes Film Festival ended with the historic victory of two Vietnamese filmmakers, Tran Anh Hung, who won the Director prize. excellent with movies “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant” (The Pot-au-Feu) and Pham Thien An, Golden Lens Award (Camera d'Or) for the first film “Inside the golden cocoon” (Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell).
Not only received applause from the public, but these two directors also received much praise from the French press.
“La Passion de Dodin Bouffant,” roughly translated as "The Passion of Dodin Bouffant," by French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Marcel Rouff, tells the love story between young kitchen woman Eugenie, played by actress Juliette Binoche, working alongside celebrity chef Dodin, played by actor Benoit Magimel.
During 20 years of working together, a deep affection arose between them, stemming from a common love for the culinary arts.
Together, they have created many unique dishes that make diners admire. But in the end Eugenie, always wanting to be free, refused to accept the offer to marry Dodin. The celebrity chef has decided to give her a personal gift: prepare her a special meal.
Commenting on this film, the French daily Le Monde said that along with the main actors Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung has put his mark on a very academic film about food. and the art of living.
The film not only depicts a love story at the end of the 19th century, but also honors the art of fine dining, French style and a sociable lifestyle like the French.
The daily Le Figaro compared the character's performance in “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant” like the gentleness of Catherine Deneuve in the classic French film “Peau d'âne,” or Stéphane Audran's wonderful performance in the movie “Festin de Babette” (Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1988).
Recalling the success of director Tran Anh Hung with the film “Smell of green papaya” (L'Odeur de la papaye verte) helped him win the Golden Lens award in 1993, the author of the article said that “La passion de Dodin Bouffant” won him the convincing Best Director award and affirms that “with a very successful portrayal of Marcel Rouff's novel of the same name, Tran Anh Hung's film is sure to please foodies, which abounds in France.”
If Tran Anh Hung shines at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival with the Best Director award, the young director Pham Thien An stands out with the Golden Lens award given by the Association of Filmmakers for his first work. your hand "Inside the golden cocoon."
The story revolves around the journey of the character Thien. His sister-in-law died in an unexpected car accident in Saigon, leaving behind a son named Dao.
Thien returned to his hometown, carrying the task of taking care of the funeral for his sister-in-law, taking care of the baby and looking for his brother who had been lost for many years in the mysterious mountains.
His journey is mixed with slumbering dreams and deep-seated passions, leaving him questioning many questions about life and faith.
Pham Thien An's film not only won the sympathy of the judges and the public, but also received many compliments from the French press.
Comparative Libération Daily “Inside the golden cocoon” as an epic poem worth contemplating in rural Vietnam.
Director Pham Thien An (left) was awarded the Golden Camera Award for the film "Inside the golden cocoon" at Cannes Film Festival 76 in France on the evening of May 27, 5. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
According to the author of the article, this feature-length feature film by Pham Thien An deserves the Golden Lens award for its incredible cinematography by a 34-year-old Vietnamese filmmaker who was trained through small job is to film weddings and get help from a group of friends, mostly just trained during filming (director Dinh Duy Hung is a childhood friend, art director is his wife) Ms. Huynh Phuong Hien).
The information site Daily Screen wrote: “Dinh Duy Hung has created beautiful scenes of Vietnam such as the quiet forest at night, the fast-flowing waterfall, the trees swaying in the wind or the image of golden cocoons. The camera angles are reasonable and rhythmic, focusing on the key details. Pham Thien An knows well what he needs to record to convey the story to the audience.”
The French-language Gavroche magazine of Thailand commented that it is never easy to appear a young filmmaker in a professional and prestigious playground like the Cannes Film Festival. However, the director of “Inside the golden cocoon,” Pham Thien An, just 34 years old, has emerged as a phenomenon, one of the most beautiful discoveries of the Cannes Film Festival, which has always been a playground for veteran filmmakers both in age and profession. The author believes that with Golden Lens, Pham Thien An promises to go far.
Born in 1962 in Da Nang, Tran Anh Hung is a Vietnamese-born film director who has won the most international awards ever.
He has affirmed his reputation in European and international cinema, including many films about Vietnam such as "The Nanchang Young Woman" was featured at Cannes Film Critics Week 1989, “Smell of green papaya” won the Golden Lens at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993 and the Cesar Award for Best Film in 1994. Many films are set with Vietnamese themes and themes such as Vietnam. "Cyclo" (1995) “Summer Vertical Afternoon” (2000) received public acclaim.
Pham Thien An was born in 1989. He won the second prize in the contest "Make a short film 48 hours" in 2014.
In 2018, short film "Silent" His (The Mute) screened at the Palm Spring International Short Film Festival and was selected to compete at about 15 other international film festivals.
In 2019, Pham Thien An attended the Cannes Film Festival for the first time with a short film “Wake up and be ready” (Stay Awake, Be Ready).
