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"Indochine", mostly set in French Indochina during the 1930s, traces
the evolving relationship between a French mother (played by Catherine
Deneuve) and her adopted Vietnamese daughter. The mother ran a large
colonial rubber plantation near Saigon, and although at one point she
insisted that she was Asian rather than French in temperament, this was
really an illusion--she was very much a part of the French colonial
system. Very early in the film she mentions that she had once believed
that France and Indochina would always be together, it becomes
increasingly clear as the film progresses that the illusion of harmony
could not be imposed by a brutal and corrupt colonial system. How this
affects the relationship between the mother and the daughter is the
essence of this film, although the story is advanced by their mutual
relationship with Jean-Baptiste, a French military officer.
The film is a little long (close to 2.5 hours), but beautifully told and
beautifully filmed. I did find the movie more interesting during the
latter half, after certain important developments occurred and the point
of view shifted more to the daughter's story. The backdrop of
historical events and the bittersweet story made for an appealing film.
3 stars out of 4.
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| 34.1 | 7405::MAXFIELD | Politically Considerate | Wed Feb 17 1993 13:01 | 8 | |
Sounds good, Mike. You'll be glad to know the film has been
nominated for Oscars for best foreign language film, and Catherine
Deneuve for best actress (her first I believe). I've always
thought that because of her beauty, she was underrated as an
actress (like Greta Garbo, another beauty who could act),
so I'm glad she's getting some long overdue recognition.
Richard
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| 34.2 | Yes, it's her first nomination. | ALPHA::reeves | Jon Reeves, ULTRIX compiler group | Wed Feb 17 1993 18:30 | 0 |
| 34.3 | C.Deneuve won the CESAR 1993 | 52264::DUFAU | Fri Mar 12 1993 09:38 | 5 | |
Catherine Deneuve won the French award for Best Actress of the year
1992, for her performance in Indochine.
It's her second CESAR after "Le dernier Metro" from F.Truffaut in 1981.
- Herve -
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| 34.4 | 17617::MAYNARD | The Front Row Kid | Thu Aug 04 1994 13:51 | 6 | |
FWIW
This movie is in French with subtitles. After watching this on
Cinemax (so I assume it's out on videotape) I must agree that this is a
powerful epic, on the scale of Dr. Zhivago or Reds. Very large in scope
and execution.
Jimbert
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| 34.5 | TROOA::TRP109::Chris | dedicated sybarite | Fri Jul 14 1995 12:44 | 6 | |
I rented "Queen Margot" a few weeks ago and then went hunting for other movies to rent that Victor Perez is in - this is one of them and it is very good. (He's also in Cyrano de B) A small complaint is that I found the storyline involving the daughter more interesting than the mother's, and I wish the movie would have shown more of what she went through. | |||||