DVD
The scent of green papaya = L'odeur de la papaye verte = Mùi đu đủ xanh
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In Vietnamese, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Lu Man San, Truong Thi Lôc, Nguyen Anh Hoa, Vuong Hòa Hôi.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Lorber Films, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
In 1951 Saigon, 10-year-old Mui enters household service for an affluent but troubled Vietnamese family. Despite her servile role, Mui discovers beauty and epiphany in the lush physical details that envelop her, while earning the fragile affection of the household's grieving matriarch. As she comes of age, the now grown Mui finds her relationship with a handsome pianist she has admired since childhood growing in depth and complexity.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette ; theatrical trailer ; stills gallery.