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Xẩm

1998 · 28 min

A quiet, unhurried visit with a vanishing folk tradition, listening closely as an old art form and its keeper slowly fade.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Bùi Thạc Chuyên travels around rural northern Vietnam to research about classical xẩm singing and its last surviving performer Hà Thị Cầu.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, memory, aging
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Bùi Thạc Chuyên
    Written by
    Bùi Thạc Chuyên
    Starring
    Hà Thị Cầu, Nguyễn Cường
    Runtime
    28 min
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Vietnamese

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