The Vertical Ray of the Sun- deep about Hanoi in 2000s
The film screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival with an impressive title “The Vertical Ray of the Sun” can bring you back to a beautiful Hanoi ten years ago, through the life story of three sisters living in the old quarter.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun is the third feature film by Vietnamese-born French director Trần Anh Hùng. It was released in 2000 and is the final part of what many now consider to be Tran’s “Vietnam trilogy.”
This drama was lensed in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, as well as in Halong Bay and the village of Luoi Ngoc, Quang Ninh Province.
The film’s original score is composed by Tôn-Thât Tiêt. Additionally, three songs of the noted Vietnamese songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn are interspersed through the film, as are songs by the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Arab Strap, and The Married Monk.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
If you love a peaceful Hanoi with romantic scene and enjoy soft music of Trinh Cong Son-the most famous Vietnamese artist, let’s enjoy “The Vertical Ray of the Sun”
Trailer: {youtube}JeWQSEvLaoU{/youtube}
Other movies about Vietnam of Tran Anh Hung: Cyclo (1995), and The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)