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Linh-Dan Pham
Linh Dan Pham (born , June 20, 1974) is a Vietnamese-French actress. Biography She was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, but moved with her family to Paris, France, a year later, just before the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. She has also lived in New York, The Hague, Singapore and Vietnam, and now resides in London. She is known most for her role as an orphan of the Nguyen dynasty adopted by a French plantation owner in the 1992 Oscar-winning French epic '' Indochine'', starring alongside Catherine Deneuve. Pham received a César nomination for most promising actress for that performance. Despite appearing in a few other productions afterwards, Pham eventually decided to take a decade off from acting, focusing instead on her studies. She studied commerce and worked as a senior marketing manager in Vietnam after graduation. In 2000, she married Andrew Huntley, a British investment banker whom she had met while they were both living in Ho Chi Minh Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Cannes Film Festival
The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place from 15 to 26 May 2013. American filmmaker Steven Spielberg was the Jury President for the main competition. French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The French film ''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' won the Palme d'Or. In an unprecedented move, along with the director, Abdellatif Kechiche, the Jury decided to take "the exceptional step" of awarding the film's two main actresses, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, with the Palme. The festival poster featured the real-life couple and Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward kissing during the shooting of ''A New Kind of Love''. The festival opened with ''The Great Gatsby (2013 film), The Great Gatsby'' by Baz Luhrmann, and closed with ''Zulu (2013 film), Zulu'' by Jérôme Salle. On the occasion of ''100 Years of Indian Cinema'', India was an Official Guest Country at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Seven Indian feature films were premiered among various sections o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River. As a Municipalities of Vietnam, municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, five Huyện, rural districts, and one Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the Economy of Vietnam, country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's 5th largest economy, also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital. The area was initially part of Cambodian states until it became part of the Vietna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Venice International Film Festival
The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, at Venice Lido in Italy. Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Lebanon'' by Samuel Maoz. The festival opened with '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornatore, and the closed with '' Chengdu, I Love You'' by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. Juries Main competition (''Venezia 66'') * Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Sergei Bodrov, Russian filmmaker and producer * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker * Liliana Cavani, Italian filmmaker * Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor * Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter ''Orizzonti'' * Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer - Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium. It has members in more than 50 countries worldwide. History In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIPRESCI announced that it will not participate in festivals and other events organized by the Russian government and its offices, and canceled a colloquium in St. Petersburg, that was to make it familiar with new Russian films. FIPRESCI Award The FIPRESCI often presents awards during film festivals to recognize examples of enterprising filmmaking. Some of these festivals include: the Berlin International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, Vienna International Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrift (2009 Vietnamese Film)
''Adrift'' () is a 2009 Vietnamese film directed by Bui Thac Chuyen and stars Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Linh Dan Pham, Johnny Tri Nguyen and Nguyen Duy Khoa. Hai Yen plays Duyen, a young tourist guide who marries Hai (Duy Khoa), a taxi driver, but her friend and writer Cam (Linh Dan) still has feelings for her. The film deals with issues in modern Vietnam such as homosexuality and loneliness of the young generation. The film is a co-production between Feature Film Studio n°1 (Vietnam) and Acrobates Films (France). ''Adrift'' was selected to participate in the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Bangkok International Film Festival. At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, FIPRESCI awarded ''Adrift'' with its prize for young directors and cinemas. At the Cines del Sur Festival 2010, the film won the NETPAC award. The film earned three nominations at the 4th Asian Film Awards, including Best Screenwriter, Best Cinematographer, Best Composer. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bal Des Actrices
''All About Actresses'' (), also known as ''The Actress' Ball'', is a 2009 French mockumentary film directed by Maïwenn. The title is a reference to the film directed by Roman Polanski, ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'' (''Le Bal des vampires''). Cast * Jeanne Balibar : Herself * Romane Bohringer : Herself * Julie Depardieu : Herself * Mélanie Doutey : Herself * Marina Foïs : Herself * Estelle Lefébure : Herself * Maïwenn : Herself * Linh Dan Pham : Herself * Charlotte Rampling : Herself * Muriel Robin : Herself * Karole Rocher : Herself * Karin Viard : Herself * Joey Starr : Himself * Yvan Attal : Himself * Jacques Weber : Himself * Pascal Greggory : Himself * Bertrand Blier : Himself * Christine Boisson : The drama teacher * Marilyne Canto : Marina's director * Charlotte Valandrey : Yvan's casting director * Nina Morato : Marina's casting director * Laurent Bateau : Marina's doctor * Boris Terral : The actor with Jeanne * Samir Guesmi : Jennifer's husband * Marie Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have Mercy On Us All
''Have Mercy on Us All'' (, lit. "Leave quickly and come back late") is a 2001 novel by French author Fred Vargas. The novel was her first to be translated into English in 2003 by David Bellos. It was made into a film released in 2007. Plot Joss, a middle-aged former Breton sailor, begins to succeed in reviving the old family trade of town crier A town crier, also called a bellman, is an officer of a royal court or public authority who makes public pronouncements as required. Duties and functions The town crier was used to make public announcements in the streets. Criers often dre ... in modern-day Paris. Business is good, since people gladly pay five francs to hear their rants and nonsensical messages in parks and squares; every so often, ominous cryptic messages announcing the return of the plague will also be part of the day's requested cries. At the same time, chief inspector Adamsberg is surprised as a distressed woman describes that all her apartment building's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have Mercy On Us All (film)
''Have Mercy on Us All'' aka. ''Seeds of Death'' (original French title: ''Pars vite et reviens tard'', lit. "Leave quickly and come back late") is a 2007 film about the return of the Plague to modern Paris, directed by Régis Wargnier and based on the 2003 novel by Fred Vargas. It was released in France on January 24, 2007. Plot The action takes place in what is now Paris. A mysterious stranger predicts the outbreak of the plague. Several citizens complain because a mirror-inverted 4, visible from afar, was painted on their door. Commissioner Adamsberg worked on the cases and made the acquaintance of the retired historian Hervé Decambrais, who helped interpret the symbol. The prophecy seems to come true. The first corpse with black marks on the skin is soon found. The plague is also called "The Black Death". The young man lived behind an apartment door without the horror symbol. It quickly becomes clear why. The mirror-inverted 4 was used in the Middle Ages to protect against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante 01
''Dante 01'' is a 2008 science fiction film by French director Marc Caro. The film is set in a space station which orbits a fiery planet named after Dante. The station hosts a psychiatric asylum and detention center. The patients are criminals who have volunteered as test subjects in human experimentation. The sole survivor of a shipwreck is placed with the other patients, but he soon demonstrates abilities as a healer and starts being viewed as a miracle worker. Plot Deep in space, above a fiery planet named Dante, orbits the space station called "Dante 01". It hosts a psychiatric detention center that hosts six prisoners whose crimes were so severe that they volunteered to live under experimentation. The center is run by a man named Charon, with the assistance of psychiatrist Dr. Perséphone and two security guards called CR and BR. One day, a Neurinos shuttle arrives with a new scientist named Elisa, carrying a new prisoner of unknown origins who was found as the sole surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trung Tam Asia
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Trung may refer to: *Derung people, also known as Trung people, an ethnic minority in Viet Nam *Derung language, also known as the Trung language, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Derung people *Trưng Sisters ( 12–43), Vietnamese sisters who rebelled against the Eastern Han dynasty *T'rưng, a bamboo xylophone used by the Jarai people and Bahnar people in Vietnam's Central Highlands See also *Taraon language, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, India *Taron people, an ethnic minority in northern Myanmar, possibly descendants of the Derung people *Zhong (other) Zhong can refer to * Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including , etc. * Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China * Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China * Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar to a bell * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnamese Language
Vietnamese () is an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language Speech, spoken primarily in Vietnam where it is the official language. It belongs to the Vietic languages, Vietic subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family. Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 86 million people, and as a second language by 11 million people, several times as many as the rest of the Austroasiatic family combined. It is the native language of Vietnamese people, ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh), as well as the second language, second or First language, first language for List of ethnic groups in Vietnam, other ethnicities of Vietnam, and used by Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese diaspora in the world. Like many languages in Southeast Asia and East Asia, Vietnamese is highly analytic language, analytic and is tone (linguistics), tonal. It has head-initial directionality, with subject–verb–object order and modifiers following the words they modify. It also uses noun classifier (linguistics), classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Duris
Romain Duris (; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which consists of '' L'Auberge Espagnole'' (2002), '' Russian Dolls'' (2005), and '' Chinese Puzzle'' (2013). He has also gained wide recognition for '' The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (2005), and various other roles since then. Personal life and education Duris was born in Paris, son of a father who is an engineer-architect and a mother who is a dancer. His father is related to Armand-Gaston Camus and his wife; the French revolutionist was an archivist who founded the Archives nationales. His mother is a descendant of 18th-century Swedish painter Alexander Roslin and his wife. Duris has a sister, pianist Caroline Duris, who played on the soundtrack of the film '' The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (2005), in which he acted. Duris studied arts at university but first decided to follow a career in music, forming a jazz-funk band. Music remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
