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Saigon Eclipse
''Saigon Eclipse'' (Sài Gòn nhật thực) is a 2007 Vietnamese film directed by Othello Khanh and starring Dustin Nguyen, , , Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Như Quỳnh, Daniel You, Edmund Chen, and Joseph Chen Tseng. It is based on Nguyễn Du's epic poem, ''The Tale of Kiều ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...''. Plot The story relates the destiny of a young, beautiful and talented Vietnamese woman who sacrifices herself for her family. The film chronicles the fate of Kieu, a beautiful young girl, who soon after her secret engagement, returns home to find her father is about to be imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Kieu offers herself in payment for her father's debt without fully understanding the ramifications of the decision. Du's poem was written as an allegory for V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Nguyen
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Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Johnny Trí Nguyễn is a Vietnamese–American actor, martial artist, action choreographer and stuntman who is mainly active in the Vietnamese film industry. Born in Bình Dương, Saigon, Vietnam, Nguyễn and his family immigrated to the United States of America when he was 9. He competed as a martial artist on the U.S. national team, and then transitioned into a career as a stuntman in Hollywood, working on films such as ''Spider-Man 2'' and '' Jarhead''. Nguyễn later returned to Vietnam and starred in '' The Rebel'', a period martial arts film released in 2007 and directed by his brother Charlie Nguyễn. It was a massive success in Vietnam, garnering unprecedented attention for a locally made film.The Hollywood ReporteVietnamese censors ban local gangster film 'Chinatown'Patrick Brzeski, June 11, 2013 Filmography References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Johnny Tri Living people 21st-century Vietnamese male actors Vietnamese male film actors People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Như Quỳnh (actress)
Nguyễn Như Quỳnh (born in 1954) known as Như Quỳnh, is a Vietnamese actress and People's Artist ( NSND). She is also known as an amateur poet. Nhu Quynh actor graduated in 1971 from the Vietnam Theatre School, today the University of Theatre and Film, Hanoi (SKDA). Two years later, she acted as one of the two female leads in her first film, ''Bài ca ra trận'' (1973). Then with her role as the girl Nết in ''Đến hẹn lại lên'' (1974), Như Quỳnh won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Vietnam Film Festival in 1975. Her roles in a series of French co-productions, ''Indochine'' (1992), ''Cyclo'' (1995) and ''Vertical Ray of the Sun'' (2000) introduced her to a foreign audience. In ''Cyclo'' Như Quỳnh plays the crime boss who extorts and entraps the young cyclo-taxi driver. In ''Vertical Ray of Light'' she plays the oldest of the three Hanoi sisters. She is also the owner of Cafe Quynh in Hanoi's Bat Dan Street.Kim Fay To Asia with Love: A Connoisseurs' Guide t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Du
Nguyễn Du (; 3 January 1766 – 16 September 1820), pen names Tố Như () and Thanh Hiên (), is a celebrated Vietnamese poet. He is most known for writing the epic poem ''The Tale of Kiều''. Biography Youth Nguyễn Du was born in a great wealthy family in 1765 in Bích Câu, Thăng Long. His father's name is Nguyễn Nghiễm, who was born in Tiên Điền village, Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam. He was the seventh child of Nguyễn Nghiễm, a former prime minister under the Lê dynasty. By the age of 10, Nguyễn lost his father, he also lost his mother at age 13, so for most of his teen years he lived with his brother Nguyễn Khản or with his brother-in-law Đoàn Nguyễn Tuấn. At the age of 19 (some sources say 17), Nguyễn passed the provincial examination and received the title of "tú tài" (Bachelor's degree), which made him (very roughly) the equivalent of a high school graduate. However, in Nguyễn Du's time this was a far more difficult credential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of Kiều
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Vietnam
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Vietnamese-language Films
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2007 Thriller Films
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2007 In Vietnam ...
The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Vietnam. Incumbents * Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh *President: Nguyễn Minh Triết *Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng * Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Phú Trọng Events January * January 25 - Vietnam's prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng becomes the first leader of the communist nation to meet and hold talks with the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Prime Minister Dũng met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in Rome. {{Asia topic, 2007 in 2000s in Vietnam Vietnam Years of the 21st century in Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Thriller Films
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