Art

Phạm Nguyên Cẩn

Born May 2, 1947 · Hải Dương, Vietnam

Died November 15, 2012 · aged 65

Phạm Nguyên Cẩn (b. Hải Dương province, 5/2/1947 - 11/15/2012) was a Vietnamese painter. He was as an art director and production designer for many Vietnamese films, and worked the Giải Phóng (Liberation) Film Studio from 1981 until his retirement in 2007.

Known For

Cyclo

MovieDramaCrime

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.

To Buy a God

To Buy a God · 2006

When the owner of a coconut-making business suddenly passes away, his young heiress Sáu Mân takes over estate and marries its chief craftsman to oblige her father’s will. Once a young, unburdened schoolgirl, Sáu Mân now carries the fate of the workers and the business in her estate, while still having to shoulder the childrearing duties.

Peace at the Execution Site

Peace at the Execution Site · 1986

Peace at the Execution Site

There are People in this City

There are People in this City · 1989

There are People in this City

MovieDramaHistory

A woman manages to escape from the Khmer Rouge labour camp. Saved from drowning in river by a group of Vietnamese soldiers, she decided to join them.

The Golden Key

The Golden Key · 1986

Tây Sơn Knight

Tây Sơn Knight · 1991

Tây Sơn Knight

MovieActionHistory

Pale Farewell

Pale Farewell · 1995

A hard up historian lives happily with his newly-wed wife and her child from her previous husband. But as he becomes more successful and financially stable, the family relationships begin to fracture.

The Long Journey

The Long Journey · 1996

The Long Journey

In 1981, six years after the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, Tan, a young former Vietcong officer, goes to take the ashes of his dead comrade, Thai, to his family in a remote area. On the overcrowded train out of Ho Chi Min City, he meets Mien, a former soldier and witness to Thai's death.

Filmography

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Cyclo

MovieDramaCrime

Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.

Storyboard Designer

To Buy a God

To Buy a God · 2006

When the owner of a coconut-making business suddenly passes away, his young heiress Sáu Mân takes over estate and marries its chief craftsman to oblige her father’s will. Once a young, unburdened schoolgirl, Sáu Mân now carries the fate of the workers and the business in her estate, while still having to shoulder the childrearing duties.

Art Direction

Peace at the Execution Site

Peace at the Execution Site · 1986

Peace at the Execution Site

Art Direction

There are People in this City

There are People in this City · 1989

There are People in this City

MovieDramaHistory

A woman manages to escape from the Khmer Rouge labour camp. Saved from drowning in river by a group of Vietnamese soldiers, she decided to join them.

Art Direction

The Golden Key

The Golden Key · 1986

Art Direction

Tây Sơn Knight

Tây Sơn Knight · 1991

Tây Sơn Knight

MovieActionHistory

Art Direction

Pale Farewell

Pale Farewell · 1995

A hard up historian lives happily with his newly-wed wife and her child from her previous husband. But as he becomes more successful and financially stable, the family relationships begin to fracture.

Art Direction

The Long Journey

The Long Journey · 1996

The Long Journey

In 1981, six years after the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, Tan, a young former Vietcong officer, goes to take the ashes of his dead comrade, Thai, to his family in a remote area. On the overcrowded train out of Ho Chi Min City, he meets Mien, a former soldier and witness to Thai's death.

Art Direction

Street Cinderella

Street Cinderella · 2004

Street Cinderella

A singer begins a love triangle with an actress and a bar girl.

Art Direction

There's a Love Like That

There's a Love Like That · 1989

There's a Love Like That

MovieRomanceDrama

A young couple, whose love blooms from their mutual appreciation of Chingiz Aitmatov's "Tales of the Mountains and the Steppes", struggles with their personal romanticism and faith in each other as the novel becomes subjected to a new era's changing ideas about art.

Art Direction