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Indochine is a 1992 French drama, romance, and war film directed by Régis Wargnier. The screenplay was written by Érik Orsenna, Louis Gardel, and Wargnier, with cinematography by François Catonné and music composed by Patrick Doyle. The cast includes Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham, and Jean Yanne. Alain Belmondo served as executive producer. The film is in French and Vietnamese, with a runtime of 154 minutes, and was filmed in Vietnam.
The narrative is set in Vietnam and French Indochina. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. Production companies included Bac Films, Paradis Films, Orly Films, La Générale d'Images, and TF1 Films Production. The film received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the César Award for Best Production Design. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the César Award for Best Cinematography.
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7.0In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Eliane Devries
- Vincent Perez as Jean-Baptiste Le Guen
- Linh-Dan Pham as Camille
- Jean Yanne as Guy Asselin
- Dominique Blanc as Yvette
- Alain Fromager as Dominique
Themes
- vietnam
- civil war
- love of one's life
- parent child relationship
- nationalism
- adoption
- arranged marriage
- plantation
- longing
- saigon
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Régis Wargnier
- Written by
- Érik Orsenna , Louis Gardel , Catherine Cohen, Régis Wargnier
- Produced by
- Eric Heumann, Jean Labadie
- Starring
- Catherine Deneuve , Vincent Pérez , Linh Dan Pham , Jean Yanne
- Cinematography
- François Catonné
- Edited by
- Agnès Schwab, Geneviève Winding
- Music by
- Patrick Doyle
- Production companies
- Paradis Films, BAC Films , Orly Films, Ciné Cinq
- Distributed by
- BAC Films
- Release date
- 15 April 1992 ( 1992-04-15 )
- Running time
- 159 minutes
- Country
- France
- Languages
- French, Vietnamese
- Box office
- $29.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Vietnamese
- Director
- Régis Wargnier
- Screenwriter
- Régis Wargnier
- Cast member
- Thibault de Montalembert
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Cinematographer
- François Catonné
- Narrative location
- French Indochina
- Filming location
- Vietnam
- Duration
- 154
- FilmAffinity ID
- 105392
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- belleindochine.free.fr/FilmIndochine.htm
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1992-05-14
- title
- Indochine
- executive producer
- Alain Belmondo
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 75%
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Encyclopedic overview
Indochine ( French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dɔʃin]) is a 1992 French period drama film set in colonial French Indochina from the 1930s to the 1950s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, set against the backdrop of the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement. The screenplay was written by novelist Érik Orsenna, screenwriters Louis Gardel and Catherine Cohen, and director Régis Wargnier. The film stars Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Pérez, Linh Dan Pham, Jean Yanne and Dominique Blanc. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, and Deneuve was nominated for Best Actress.
Plot
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