Favorite movies?
John Phan jdp49 at cornell.edu
Sat Sep 15 14:27:44 PDT 2018
Dear VSG,
Another plea for help/input. I am trying to pull together resources for another course proposal at the undergraduate level, on Vietnamese film & literature. I was wondering if anyone on the list has recommendations for their favorite and/or richest films either *by* Vietnamese creators or *about* Vietnam. The films would need to be available with English subtitles for the students, and if you have any info on how to purchase or access your suggestions, I'd really appreciate that as well. Suggestions for either contemporary Vietnam or pre-20th century Vietnam are particularly appreciated.
With many thanks,
John
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John D. Phan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Columbia University
New York, New York 10027
*For quicker replies, please contact me at: *john.phan at columbia.edu
John Phan jdp49 at cornell.edu
Sun Sep 16 12:45:32 PDT 2018
Hello everyone,
Many *many* thanks for the wonderful responses to this question. In just a short while, the responses have already been rich and extremely helpful. I am especially interested in new and current cinema produced by Vietnam, and/or by Vietnamese communities abroad, on a variety of topics and definitely including feature films. If anyone has suggestions along these lines, please do send them along.
I will compile these and add any more access info I can find, and will be happy to post that info to the list once I put it together.
Very gratefully,
John
Small, Ivan (Anthropology) ivansmall at ccsu.edu
Sun Sep 16 18:59:01 PDT 2018
Dear John, Maggie and others interested in this query:
The Viet Film Fest (formerly the Vietnamese International Film Festival) screens contemporary feature and documentary films by Vietnamese and diasporic Vietnamese filmmakers that are primarily produced for theater audiences in Vietnam. The festival has taken place on an annual or biennial basis for the last fifteen years, and is organized by the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association in California. At one point there was discussion of hosting a subscription channel to access some of the films after their festival screenings. You can browse the latest film line-up for October 2018, including synopses and trailers, here: http://www.vietfilmfest.com , as well as contact information.
If Columbia or other universities in the New York/Boston area decide to purchase some of these films, please let us know as they would be a great resource for faculty teaching Vietnam related courses in the region. Thanks in advance for compiling the other responses.
Sincerely,
--
Ivan V. Small, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Coordinator, East Asian Studies
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
Tel: (860)832-2611
Author, Currencies of Imagination: Channeling Money and Chasing Mobility in Vietnam<http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140109591950>
Co-editor, Money at the Margins: Global Perspectives on Technology, Financial Inclusion, and Design<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.berghahnbooks.com%2Ftitle%2FMaurerMoney&data=01%7C01%7Civansmall%40ccsu.edu%7C4f432731e5ca4e8e9e7d08d5cd80df15%7C2329c570b5804223803b427d800e81b6%7C0&sdata=hooUBjKy34HUgtMiBrfgE7kIL4IWfMvxFZL85FhE2I0%3D&reserved=0>
Nhu Miller trantnhu at gmail.com
Sun Sep 16 20:17:02 PDT 2018
Another source for Vietnamese films is the Ha Noi Cinematheque.
Gerry Herman who ran the Cinematheque until recently made a huge effort to transfer the best movies onto DVD. He no longer lives in Ha noi but is always very helpful.
ghlotus@ aol.com
T.T. Nhu
Thi Bay Miradoli thibay.miradoli@gmail.com
Sat Sep 22 14:33:54 PDT 2018
Hi John,
did you see Hot Boy Noi Loan? It is problematic in many ways but extremely groundbreaking for Vietnam as it portrays a lot of the challenges that gay youth (or sex workers) face in Saigon. The Owl and the Sparrow indirectly shed lights on the reality of Saigon's street youth. All of Tran Anh Hung's movies provide a very Vietnamese way of seeing reality. Though Viet Kieu and influenced by all of his realities, his photo/cinematography tells very Vietnamese stories. His slow shots of a micro part of a flower (before micro-photography became so trendy in the west) contrasts the grandiose scenes with hundreds of lotuses in American productions about vietnam. Love how he finds poetry where others seek sensationalism. I find the photography of his movies to be a cultural journey into the heart of vietnam's sensitivities. Gardien the Buffles (bufalo boy), an other classic. Saigon Electric/Saigon Yo about Saigon's breakdancers. Favorite short films: "A tale from Han Phuc village" (an homage to Han Phuc's Anh Long who entertained kids in the town's park) and "Burn to send". For more short films, refer to FutureShort.
Sorry if I'm just stating the obvious... Or if you already got all of these
recommendations...
Thi Bay
Kind Regards
Thi Bay
From: Vsg [mailto:vsg-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of John Phan
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:14 AM
Cc: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Vsg] favorite movies?
Hey Ivan,
Thanks very much for this. I will definitely let you know, and we should talk about a broader shared resource network in the area for Vietnam studies.
With many thanks, John
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:59 PM Small, Ivan (Anthropology) <ivansmall@ccsu.edu> wrote:
Dear John, Maggie and others interested in this query:
The Viet Film Fest (formerly the Vietnamese International Film Festival) screens contemporary feature and documentary films by Vietnamese and diasporic Vietnamese filmmakers that are primarily produced for theater audiences in Vietnam. The festival has taken place on an annual or biennial basis for the last fifteen years, and is organized by the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association in California. At one point there was discussion of hosting a subscription channel to access some of the films after their festival screenings. You can browse the latest film line-up for October 2018, including synopses and trailers, here: http://www.vietfilmfest.com , as well as contact information.
If Columbia or other universities in the New York/Boston area decide to purchase some of these films, please let us know as they would be a great resource for faculty teaching Vietnam related courses in the region. Thanks also in advance for compiling the other responses.
Sincerely,
--
Ivan V. Small, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Coordinator, East Asian Studies
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
Tel: (860)832-2611
Author, Currencies of Imagination: Channeling Money and Chasing Mobility in Vietnam
Co-editor, Money at the Margins: Global Perspectives on Technology, Financial Inclusion, and Design
From: Vsg <vsg-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of John Phan <jdp49@cornell.edu>
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 3:45 PM
To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Vsg] favorite movies?
Hello everyone,
Many many thanks for the wonderful responses to this question. In just a short while, the responses have already been rich and extremely helpful. I am especially interested in new and current cinema produced by Vietnam, and/or by Vietnamese communities abroad, on a variety of topics and definitely including feature films. If anyone has suggestions along these lines, please do send them along.
I will compile these and add any more access info I can find, and will be happy to post that info to the list once I put it together.
Very gratefully,
John
On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 5:27 PM, John Phan <jdp49@cornell.edu> wrote:
Dear VSG,
Another plea for help/input. I am trying to pull together resources for another course proposal at the undergraduate level, on Vietnamese film & literature. I was wondering if anyone on the list has recommendations for their favorite and/or richest films either by Vietnamese creators or about Vietnam. The films would need to be available with English subtitles for the students, and if you have any info on how to purchase or access your suggestions, I'd really appreciate that as well. Suggestions for either contemporary Vietnam or pre-20th century Vietnam are particularly appreciated.
With many thanks,
John
--
John D. Phan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Columbia University
New York, New York 10027
For quicker replies, please contact me at: john.phan@columbia.edu
--
John D. Phan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
Columbia University
New York, New York 10027
For quicker replies, please contact me at: john.phan@columbia.edu