Trần Vũ

Directing

Trần Vũ

Born November 10, 1925 · Nam Dinh, Vietnam

Died February 16, 2010 · aged 84

People's Artist Trần Vũ (b. Nguyễn Phú, Nam Định province, 10 November 1925 - 16 February 2010) was a Vietnamese film director and screenwriter. In 1959, when he was already 34 years old, he attended the first directing class of the Vietnam Film School, under the guide of several Soviet filmmakers. Trần Vũ's first film, also his thesis for graduation, was "The Passerine Bird" (Con chim vành khuyên…

Known For

The Passerine BirdThe Passerine Bird · 1962
The Passerine Bird
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Story of an innocent and carefree little girl whose father is a member of the anti-French resistance.
SmokeSmoke · 1967
Smoke
9.01967
Movie
A short film by Tran Vu
A Stormy JourneyA Stormy Journey · 1977
A Stormy Journey
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MovieDrama
An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.
Cold ForestCold Forest · 1982
Cold Forest
1982
Movie
A scientist dies while researching the toxins dropped by American bombers onto Southern Vietnam. His three students goes on a trip through the forest of Truong Son mountains to bring his remains and research documents back to the North, but soon find themselves developing the same symptoms like their professor.
Time in the JungleTime in the Jungle · 1988
Time in the Jungle
1988
MovieDrama
Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.
Those We Have MetThose We Have Met · 1979
Those We Have Met
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MovieDrama
The life of two soldiers after war, who try to continue their studies at the university.
Floating VillageFloating Village · 1964
Floating Village
1964
MovieDrama
The inhabitants of a small island in the delta of the turbulent Red River are doomed to poverty: floods wash away crops, livestock, and even people. From generation to generation, a legend is passed down about a kind dragon that can drink the river's water and save the village. But the dragon is a fairy tale, and the people have decided to block the treacherous river themselves. With extraordinary perseverance, fighting against the elements, the village population builds protective fortifications around the island.
We Will Meet AgainWe Will Meet Again · 1974
We Will Meet Again
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On a festive spring day in 1940, two young quan họ singers fall in love. But their relationship is soon ruthlessly disrupted by class injustices, imposed upon both—and many other Vietnamese—by the ongoing French colonial rule and the looming Japanese occupation.

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