©1993 LES PRODUCTION LAZENNEC
La nature au galop / Dans la maison
L’odeur de la papaye verte (The Scent of Green Papaya)
1993 / France, Vietnam / 104min / Color / Blu-ray
Producer: Christophe Rossignon
Director / Writer: Tran Anh Hung
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Music: Tôn Thât Tiêt
Production Designer: Alain Negre
Cast:Nu Yen Khe Tran, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh-Hoa Nguyen, Hoa Hoi Vuong,
Subtitle: Yukiko Furuta
Saigon, Vietnam, 1951. Mùi, a 10-year-old girl, is hired as a servant in a wealthy home and serves the family with dedication. One day Mùi meets Khuyen, a friend of the family’s eldest son, and develops a case of puppy love. Ten years later, she has grown into a beautiful young woman, and she goes to work as a servant in the home of Khuyen, who is now a musician. Mùi’s selfless devotion gradually brings about a sea change in Khuyen’s emotions…….
The moist earth after a rain, the trees wet with dew, the hubbub of the street and the blinding sunshine. The scenes of the leafy streets of old Saigon were actually filmed entirely on a soundstage in Boulogne, France. The film is the directorial debut of Tran Anh Hung, a Frenchman of Vietnamese ancestry, and won the Golden Camera Award (for best new director) at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and the César Award for best new work in 1994.