Film Screening “Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village”
Thu 25 May 2017, 7.30 – 9 pm
Vietnam Feature Films studio (VFS)
04 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho district, Hanoi
From Friends of Vietnam Heritage:
This is one event in Program of Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) in May 2017.
‘The Old Days of Vu Dai Village’ is a classic North Vietnamese film said to be a truthful adaptation of peasants’ lives before the August Revolution in 1945.
The film, produced by Director Pham Van Khoa in 1982, is based on 3 novels written by Nam Cao. These were: Sống Mòn (Corroded life), Chí Phèo and Lão Hạc (Old Man Hac). Khoa showed his creativity and break-through in the film’s production. He was one of the few directors brave enough to include a ‘sensitive’ element in the film. Such element was retained in the film since without it the film would lose its emotions and spirit.
In the film, the director allowed the main character, a teacher called Thứ (a rural intellectual) to witness his neighbour’s daily tragedies and hardships and get worn down by the mundane aspects of life. These included the personal tragedy of lão Hạc who was a very poor lonely old man. All Hạc he had for company was his dog, Vàng, before he sold him to a butcher. The film also features a unique love story between Thị Nở and Chí Phèo. Chí Pheo was obsessed with vengeance and had almost lost his humanity. But then he met an ugly girl called Thị Nở, and an unusual love story began.
The film is in black and white, 1 hour and 30 minutes with English subtitles.
We may have a Q&A after the film – if we do, hope you can stay on.
Donation: 150,000vnd/person
Limit: 50 people
Contact: Film group, [email protected]
Motorbike and bicycle parking: 5,000 vnd for a motorbike and 2,000 vnd for a cycle at the studios
Watch a four-minute excerpt from the film here:
Notes:
Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our reply email. Please arrive by 7.15pm latest to collect and pay for your ticket at VFS. As a courtesy to those on the waiting list – please cancel if you can’t come (phone 0164 980 0533).
Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis. We don’t pre-book seating but if you come early you can pick your favourite seats.
There is currently no food or drink for sale at the venue but we will have a bottle of water per person attending.
Please note that full joining instructions, venue information and location of the viewing theatre will be sent to all those who RSVP a few days before the film
Please also see separate briefing note on VFS and FVH would like to thank the studios for their collaboration. Vietnam Feature Films Studio is the Big Brother of the country’s film industry. This is a huge honor and privilege for FVH to have the chance to hold our film nights here. The studios have gone out of their way to support FVH and truly hope that as many of our members can come to support FVH film night on 25 May as well as supporting the great staff and organisation of VFS.
