Farewell to director Nguyen Huu Phan of the films Ma Lang and Dat Va Nguoi

Director Nguyen Huu Phan

The information was shared by Ms. Nguyen Dieu Trang - director's daughter.

The director's daughter said that because of old age and serious illness, her father did not survive.

Goodbye "Village Ghost Part"

The news of director Nguyen Huu Phan's death this afternoon shocked many people.

Screenwriter Trinh Thanh Nha shared that long-time friends of director Nguyen Huu Phan often call him by the simple name "Phan" or "Phan Ma Lang".

Ms. Nha said the two knew each other and became close nearly 40 years ago, when they joined the Vietnam Feature Film Studio at 4 Thuy Khue ( Hanoi ) with many hopes and aspirations.

After that, Nguyen Huu Phan and a number of directors joined the Vietnam Television Film Center (VFC), which was just starting to open the Weekend Arts program.

Very quickly, the people who left 4 Thuy Khue became the core force of VFC, producing one-episode films, then many episodes... and director Nguyen Huu Phan was one of the people who created that brand.

"When we knew that Phan turned into and then attached to the rural theme, we were a bit surprised, so we followed his films very closely and were completely convinced," said screenwriter Trinh Thanh Nha.

Hearing the news that the director had just "passed away", she was still silent, although there was no surprise at all. "I just hope he will be hospitalized and then discharged like many times before," she said.

"Well... everyone has their own way of leaving. It's an inevitable law. I hope you are at peace, free from all worries and pain. Goodbye, People's Artist Nguyen Huu Phan. Go in peace," Ms. Nha expressed.

Director Nguyen Huu Phan at the screening event of the movie Do You Still Remember or Have You Forgotten organized by O Kia Hanoi

A person of depth and passion for change

Director Phi Tien Son told Tuoi Tre Online that he and director Nguyen Huu Phan were very close, so when he heard the news of his "older brother's" passing this afternoon, he was in shock and still in shock.

Phi Tien Son said he was the one who filmed director Nguyen Huu Phan's first film: The Last Sin .

Around 1992, a number of young directors passionate about Vietnamese cinema such as Nguyen Huu Phan, Luu Trong Ninh, Phi Tien Son, Hoang Nhuan Cam... realized that our country's cinema needed to change, both in content and production process.

With the sponsorship and support of the leaders of the Vietnam Cinema Association, the Young Cinema Center was born.

Because young directors at that time had so few opportunities to make films, they decided to make independent films.

Do You Still Remember or Have You Forgotten - a film written and co-directed by People's Artist Nguyen Huu Phan and Phi Tien Son - inspired by a series of famous songs by musician Trinh Cong Son - was released soon after. The film stars Le Cong Tuan Anh and Truong Ngoc Anh.

"At that time, we rarely had musical films, and that kind of romanticism was not common in Vietnamese cinema. That showed our desire to change, renew ourselves, and contribute to Vietnamese cinema," Mr. Son recalled.

Talking about his "older brother", director Phi Tien Son said that director Nguyen Huu Phan was originally a literature teacher so he has a lot of knowledge about literature, so his way of making films is more profound than others.

In addition, in the eyes of his brothers and friends, he is an active and enterprising person. In recent years, despite his age, the director still writes books and teaches his profession to young directors.

After leaving Vietnam Feature Film Studio, Nguyen Huu Phan moved to VFC, from here producing many famous films about the countryside.

Phi Tien Son said Nguyen Huu Phan's films are profound and vivid, "when talking about films about the countryside, people cannot help but mention Phan."

Director Nguyen Huu Phan was born in 1948 in Hung Yen , one of the first students of the University of Theatre and Cinema.

He is the director of many famous films such as the movie Do you still remember or have you forgotten and TV series on VFC such as Ma Lang , Dat va nguoi , Gio lang Kinh, Lang ma 10 nam sau ...

Director Nguyen Huu Phan was awarded the title of People's Artist in 2015.

TN (according to Tuoi Tre)

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