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Như Quỳnh (actress)
Nguyễn Như Quỳnh (born in 1954) known as Như Quỳnh, is a Vietnamese actress and People's Artist ( NSND). She is also known as an amateur poet. Nhu Quynh actor graduated in 1971 from the Vietnam Theatre School, today the University of Theatre and Film, Hanoi (SKDA). Two years later, she acted as one of the two female leads in her first film, ''Bài ca ra trận'' (1973). Then with her role as the girl Nết in ''Đến hẹn lại lên'' (1974), Như Quỳnh won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Vietnam Film Festival in 1975. Her roles in a series of French co-productions, ''Indochine'' (1992), ''Cyclo'' (1995) and ''Vertical Ray of the Sun'' (2000) introduced her to a foreign audience. In ''Cyclo'' Như Quỳnh plays the crime boss who extorts and entraps the young cyclo-taxi driver. In ''Vertical Ray of Light'' she plays the oldest of the three Hanoi sisters. She is also the owner of Cafe Quynh in Hanoi's Bat Dan Street.Kim Fay To Asia with Love: A Connoisseurs' Guide t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Of Pao
''Story of Pao'' or ''Pao's Story'' ( vi, Chuyện của Pao) is a 2006 Vietnamese film. It stars Đỗ Thị Hải Yến who also starred in ''The Quiet American'', and was directed and written by her husband Ngô Quang Hải. It is set among the Hmong people of North Vietnam. The film had premiered in the First Films World Competition section of the 30th Montreal World Film Festival. It also won four Golden Kite Prizes (the Oscars of Vietnam). Actors * Đỗ Thị Hải Yến as Pao * NSND Như Quỳnh Lê Lâm Quỳnh Như ( or ; born 9 September 1970), known professionally as Như Quỳnh ( or ), is a Vietnamese Americans, Vietnamese-American singer. Performing Vietnamese popular music in the Overseas Vietnamese, diaspora, she is internation ... as bà Kía * Lý Thanh Kha as ông Chúng * Đỗ Hoa Thúy as bà Sim * Trần Doãn Tuấn as Chử References External linksOfficial site (Vietnamese) Hmong culture 2006 in Vietnam 2006 drama films 2006 films Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Vietnamese Actresses
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Golden Bride
Golden Bride () is a 2007 South Korean weekend television drama series starring Lee Young-ah, Song Chang-eui, Choi Yeo-jin and Kim Hee-chul. It aired on SBS TV from July 23, 2007 to February 3, 2008, airing every Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 64 episodes. In response to its popularity, the series was extended by 14 episodes. The drama won the top prize at the Seoul Drama Festival on October 14, 2008 and the Special Drama Award at the International Drama Festival in Tokyo on October 22 of the same year. In Japan the drama began airing on cable channel KNTV in January 2008. Plot summary Several story-lines take place within the drama at the same time that ultimately all link up to one another. Jin Joo and Jun Woo Nguyen Jin Joo (Lee Young-ah) is half-Korean half-Vietnamese, working at a matchmaking service between Vietnam and South Korea, being the main translator. Raised near a temple where she was taught Korean, her father abandoned her family 20 years ago, although her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon Eclipse
''Saigon Eclipse'' (Sài Gòn nhật thực) is a 2007 Vietnamese film directed by Othello Khanh and starring Dustin Nguyen, , , Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Như Quỳnh, Daniel You, Edmund Chen, and Joseph Chen Tseng. It is based on Nguyễn Du's epic poem, ''The Tale of Kiều ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...''. Plot The story relates the destiny of a young, beautiful and talented Vietnamese woman who sacrifices herself for her family. The film chronicles the fate of Kieu, a beautiful young girl, who soon after her secret engagement, returns home to find her father is about to be imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Kieu offers herself in payment for her father's debt without fully understanding the ramifications of the decision. Du's poem was written as an allegory for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Silk Dress
''The White Silk Dress'' ( vi, Áo lụa Hà Đông) is a 2006 Vietnamese war film directed by Luu Huynh starring Truong Ngoc Anh and Nguyen Quoc Khanh. With a budget of over 2 million dollars, it is one of the most expensive Vietnamese films ever made. Plot The story begins in Ha Dong, Northern Vietnam in 1954 (now part of Hanoi), amid crumbling French colonial rule in Vietnam. Dan and Gu are servants in different households who suffer at the hands of cruel masters. They are also lovers. After Gu's master is assassinated, Dan and Gu flee south, eventually ending up in the central seaside town of Hoi An. There, they raise a family, with Dan giving birth to four girls. Though impoverished, the family loves and supports each other, even as the horrors of encroaching war threaten to tear them apart. The story emphasizes the importance of a white silk ''áo dài'' (a Vietnamese national garment) Gu had given to Dan as a wedding gift before they fled south, promising her a proper weddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride Of Silence
''Bride of Silence'' (''Hạt mưa rơi bao lâu'') is a 2005 Vietnamese film directed by Đoàn Minh Phượng and Doàn Thanh Nghia which played at several overseas film festivals including the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival. starring Trương Ngọc Ánh Trương, or Truong without diacritics, is a Vietnamese surname formerly written as in the Han script. It is derived from the Chinese surname Zhang (), one of the most common surnames in China and Taiwan. According to the 2010 United States Cen .... It won the award for Best ASEAN film in 2006.Osian's Cinemaya: The Asian Film Quarterly 2006 - Volume 1 ... Alas , none of the four Asian films – Bride of Silence ( dirs . References 2005 films Vietnamese-language films Vietnamese drama films {{Vietnam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Artist
People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR. Russia The term is confusingly used to translate two different Russian language titles: "народный артист" (awarded in performing arts, see e.g., :People's Artists of the USSR) and "народный художник" (awarded in some visual arts: painting drawing, and photography, see e.g., :People's Artists of the USSR (visual arts)). Both titles are awarded for exceptional achievements in the corresponding arts. Some other arts gave rise special titles: People's Architect, People's Writer, People's Poet. Vietnam In Vietnam the abbreviation NSND (Nghệ sĩ Nhân dân) is used. This is Vietnam's top artistic award for a living artist – second only to the often posthumous Ho Chi Minh Prize. The youngest ever r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vertical Ray Of The Sun
''The Vertical Ray of the Sun'' ( vi, Mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng) 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." The film centres on three sisters who live in present-day Hanoi: Suong is the eldest, then Khanh in the middle, and Lien is the youngest. The film takes place over the course of one month, starting on the anniversary of their mother's death and ending on the anniversary of their father's. Tran was inspired to make the film after visiting Hanoi during a break in the filming of '' Cyclo'' during the Christmas holidays in 1994. This drama was lensed in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, as well as in Hạ Long Bay and the village of Luoi Ngoc, Quảng Ninh Province. The film's original score is composed by Tôn-Thất Tiết. Additionally, three songs of the noted Vietnamese songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn are interspersed through the film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
