The Scent of Green Papaya’ listed among 100 best Asian films
(VOV) - The list of best Asian films of all time including a Vietnamese film has been published in the framework of the 20th Busan International Film Festival, which is taking place in the Republic of Korea on October 1-10.
Accordingly, the Vietnamese film titled “Mui Du Du Xanh” (The Scent of Green Papaya) and its Vietnamese French director Tran Anh Hung have been listed among 100 best Asian films of all time and 100 outstanding Asian directors.
“The Scent of Green Papaya” is a 1993 Vietnamese-language film produced in France by Lazennec Production, directed by Vietnamese French director Tran Anh Hung, and star Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Man San Lu, and Truong Thi Loc.
The film won the Caméra d'Or prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, a César Award for Best Debut at the French annual film award ceremony, and was nominated for the 1993 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Scent of Green Papaya was Tran Anh Hung's first feature film and starred his wife, Tran Nu Yen Khe. Hung is also known for Cyclo, Vertical Ray of the Sun and Norwegian Woods.
The 20th anniversary of the Busan International Film Festival marked its milestone with a poll of noted Asian filmmakers and international critics of Asian film, who were all asked for their top ten.