L’Espace – THE SOUND OF THE VIOLIN IN MY LAI
Sat 08 Nov, 7pm
Additional screening: Thurs 13 Nov, 8pm
THE SOUND OF THE VIOLIN IN MY LAI
A documentary by Trần Văn Thủy
1998 – Vietnam – 30’
in Vietnamese and English with French subtitles
It follows the visit of former U.S. soldier Mike Boehm to My Lai Village in Vietnam. My Lai was the location of a horrific massacre that took place during the war in March 1968. More than 500 men, women and children were killed when American troops stormed the tiny village in the central province of Quang Ngai. Mr. Boehm, while not present at the massacre, was stationed elsewhere in Vietnam at the time. Upon returning to Vietnam in 1992, he went to My Lai to play his violin at the memorial as an offering to the spirits of the dead there.
Trần Văn Thủy will be here to present the movie and have a discussion with the audience afterwards.
 | L’Espace – Centre Culturel Français de Hanoi Ambassade de France au Vietnam 24, Trang Tien, Hanoi Tel: (84-4) 9 36 21 64 (poste 511) Fax: (84-4) 9 36 21 65 http://www.ambafrance-vn.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=53 |
