Indochine
– The story starts in the 1930s at one of the largest rubber-tree plantations in Indochine (Vietnam). ..
The story starts in the 1930s at one of the largest rubber-tree plantations in Indochine (Vietnam). This plantation is owned by the French colonist Eliane, a proud woman who lives with her father and her native adoptive daughter Camille. She doesn't have a husband or a man in her life (apart from her father), but gets to know the young officer Jean-Baptiste when both want to buy the same painting at an auction. They have a short affair, but then she refuses to see him again. In the meantime it's Camille who has fallen in love with Jean-Baptiste and Eliane knows it. She makes sure he's sent to one of the most desolate outposts on some remote island, making sure that the two will never see each other again. Camille has no choice, but to marry the man she was promised to, but in the meantime she starts a search to find the man she really loves.
23 Dec 1992
French, Vietnamese
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Régis Wargnier
Erik Orsenna (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue), Louis Gardel (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue), Catherine Cohen (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue), Régis Wargnier (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue)
Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham, Jean Yanne
This story is set in 1930, at the time when French colonial rule in Indochina is ending. A widowed French woman who works in the rubber fields, raises a Vietnamese princess as if she was her own daughter. She, and her daughter both fall in love with a young French navy officer, which will change both their lives significantly.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations.
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