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The Vertical Ray of the Sun

2000 · 112 min

A slow, sensory immersion into family life, full of quiet beauty and unspoken tensions that linger like humid air.

Directed by: Trần Anh Hùng
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Như Quỳnh, Lê Khanh

Overview: Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.

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Directed by: Trần Anh Hùng
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Như Quỳnh, Lê Khanh

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
grief
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Trần Anh Hùng
Written by: Trần Anh Hùng
Starring: Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Như Quỳnh, Lê Khanh, Ngo Quang Hai, Chu Hùng, Mạnh Cường, Lê Tuấn Anh, Doan Viet Ha
Music: Tôn-Thât Tiêt
Cinematography: Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Vietnam, France, Germany
Languages: Vietnamese

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