Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- Vietnamese
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Vietnamese — subtitles on.
The story
1950s Saigon through the eyes of Mui, a Vietnamese servant girl. At 10 years-old, Mui leaves her village to work for an affluent, troubled family. As she comes of age, Mui finds work in the household of a pianist she has admired since childhood, and finds their relationship growing in complexity.
- adultery
- vietnam
- buddhism
- musician
- peasant
- love
- animal abuse
- ho chi minh
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Hoa Hoi Vuong — Khuyen
- Ngoc Trung Tran — Father
- Vantha Talisman — Thu
- Keo Souvannavong — Trung
- Van Oanh Nguyen — Mr. Thuan
- Gerard Neth — Tin
- Nhat Do — Lam
- Thi Hai Vo — Grandmother
- Thi Thanh Tra Nguyen — Mai
- Lam Huy Bui — Doctor
- Xuan Thu Nguyen — Antique Dealer
- Directed
- Trần Anh Hùng
- Written
- Trần Anh Hùng
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 216 ratings
- Studio
- Les Productions Lazennec
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
