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Go to todayFilm screening - "When the Tenth Month Comes [Bao giờ cho đến tháng mười]" |
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| A haunting portrait of one woman’s struggle with loss and personal sacrifice during the war, When the Tenth Month Comes is considered by many critics to be the greatest Vietnamese movie ever made. In the final days of the war, a beautiful young widow, Duyen, faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle. Keeping her secret burden to herself, she is befriended by the village schoolmaster, Khang, who agrees to fabricate letters from her dead husband in order to spare her family sorrow. As their friendship deepens, Duyen and Khang find themselves drawn closer to intimacy—a dangerous relationship if Duyen is to maintain her charade. The title of the movie refers to the month in which the Day of Forgiveness occurs; a time when, it is said, that departed souls may visit loved ones still living. The film resonates beautifully with the traditional Vietnamese precepts of duty and sacrifice, combined with aesthetic influences from centuries of traditional poetry, literature, and theater. Directed by Dang Nhat Minh Vietnam, 1984, 90 minutes Vietnamese w/E.S. |
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| Sponsor | Southeast Asia Program |
| Date | November 11, 2009 |
| Time | 7:30PM |
| Location | 132 Rockefeller Hall |
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For more information on this event contact: Lorraine Paterson 255-8409 lmp20@cornell.edu |
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