Thụy Vân

Acting

Thụy Vân

Born May 2, 1940 · Hoa Lu, Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam

Died March 16, 2023 · aged 82

Thụy Vân (May 2, 1940 – March 16, 2023) was a Vietnamese actress and director, best known for her role in "Rising Storm" (Nổi gió, d. Huy Thành & Lê Huyến, 1966). In 1959, she attended the first acting class of the Academy of Theater and Cinema, alongside other actors of her generation: Trà Giang, Lâm Tới, Trần Phương. In 1966, she starred in "Rising Storm", which won the Golden Lotus Award at the…

Known For

Rising StormRising Storm · 1966
Rising Storm
1966
MovieWarDrama
Phương and his sister Vân reunite after years of separation in the war, but their clashing political affiliations soon set them apart.
Liberation of SaigonLiberation of Saigon · 2005
Liberation of Saigon
10.02005
MovieDramaWar
The story of liberation of Saigon by People's Army of Vietnam and National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975.
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.
The slopeThe slope · 1973
The slope
1973
MovieDrama
The story about a group of people struggling to expand agricultural land in North Vietnam.
17th Parallel, Nights and Days17th Parallel, Nights and Days · 1973
17th Parallel, Nights and Days
8.01973
MovieDramaWar
Following the 1954 Geneva Accords that partitioned Vietnam into two zones at the 17th parallel, a pregnant Dịu remains back in the South with her family while her husband has to move up North. At home, the young woman has to juggle between the duties of a liberation fighter and a mother while enduring her enemies' tortures and imprisonment, as she assumes the leadership of an underground liberation movement after its previous secretary was assassinated
Two MothersTwo Mothers · 1975
Two Mothers
1975
MovieHistoryWar
Upon meeting a young Vietnamese soldier during his brief stay in the Lao mountains, a woman begins recalling to her daughter episodes of her life ever since she had to leave Northwest Vietnam in 1952, including her fateful encounter with a Lao mother.
The Foster ChildThe Foster Child · 1977
The Foster Child
1977
MovieDramaWar
August StarAugust Star · 1977
August Star
9.01977
MovieWarHistory
The plot of the film revolves around revolutionary soldiers who come from different classes, but all share the same patriotism. They had to overcome many life-and-death challenges and enormous adversities in order to mobilise the masses to prepare for an uprising and seize power from the Japanese fascists, in a situation where the country fell into the tragedy of famine.

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