Lâm Tới
Acting
Biography
People's Artist Lâm Tới (1937 - 2000) was a famous Vietnamese actor, also known for his work as a director. His birth name is Lâm Thanh Tòng, born January 15, 1937 in My Hoi village, Cao Lanh district, Sa Dec province (now Dong Thap province). He had a difficult childhood, working as a keeper of rented buffaloes at the age of 7. Between 1949 and 1957, he studied and worked different positions for the armed forces. In August 1959, Lâm entered the first film school in Hanoi. In 1964, graduating with honors, he became an actor in a Vietnamese feature film studio and was chosen to play the role of Kinh in the film Hai người lính (Two Soldiers), which won the Golden Globe Prize in Czechoslovakia. He then continued acting in other films: Trên vĩ tuyến 17, Nổi gió, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Cuộc chiến đấu vẫn còn tiếp diễn, Đường về quê mẹ, Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm,... In Germany, April 1974, Lâm started as a student interning in film directing. After graduating, he resumed working as an actor and director at the Vietnamese Giai Phong Film Studio, participating in films such as: Giữa hai làn nước, Nắng đỏ, Lối rẽ trái trên con đường mòn,... His most prominent roles include Núi in "Đường về quê mẹ" (The Road to Motherland), Ba Đô in "Cánh đồng hoang" (The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone, 1979), Tám Quyện in "Mùa gió chướng" (Whirlwind Season, 1978),... He was awarded the title of Best Actor for his role of Tám Quyện at the Vietnam Film Festival in 1982. The film "Cánh đồng hoang" in which he stars won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. During his lifetime, Lâm Tới was awarded the Third-class French Resistance War Medal, the Third-class Anti-American Resistance Order, the Badge of Ho Chi Minh City and the Medal of the Youth. He received the title of Distinguished Artist in 1984 and the title of People's Artist in 1997. He died on 27 November, 2000 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Known For
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
17th Parallel, Nights and Days
In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.
Wild Field
The film is anchored by a wartime re-encounter between a servant child and a tutor, transformed in the crucible of the spring 1968 Saigon offensive.
Miss Nhung
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.
Pale Farewell
Phương and his sister Vân reunite after years of separation in the war, but their clashing political affiliations soon set them apart.
Rising Storm
The sacrifice of a mother to protect the soldiers of Liberation Army of South Vietnam during the war against US imperialism
Road Back To The Motherland
Two North Vietnamese soldiers are assigned to guard the entry gate at the 17th parallel demilitarised zone, and quickly acquaint themselves with the other side’s chief guard.
At the 17th Parallel
Nguyễn Hồng Sến's debut feature, based on the novel of the same name by Nguyễn Quang Sáng. Members of the Viet Cong attempt to defend their fellow citizens from being forcefully relocated from their village by a South Vietnamese army officer while at the same time continue with their efforts to win the war in Vietnam.
Whirlwind Season
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For Tomorrow
Kiều Trinh, a French-Vietnamese journalist, returns to Vietnam with her husband and daughter to visit his relatives in a seaside town. Here, she meets her husband's uncle, an idiosyncratic neurosurgeon. As the days go by, Kiều Trinh discovers the new mysterious in-law is fascinated with her, and has ulterior plans for her family.
Swept Away
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Lời Thề
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Two Soldiers
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The Fight Still Goes On
A short film by Tran Vu
Smoke
The film follows the life of Nguyễn Văn Trỗi from shortly before he was caught for his attempted assassination of McNamara to his eventual execution, leaving behind his newlywed and others around the couple.
Nguyen Van Troi
In early 1920s, while studying at the Huế royal citadel, young scholar Nguyễn Tất Thành bears witness to the brutal suppression of Cần Vương insurgents by the Colonial French settlers and the complicity of his royal gentries. He plans himself for a transformative journey that will forge him to be one of the most distinguished revolutionaries - Hồ Chí Minh.
Until Next Time, Saigon !
The story in the film is about the love between a man and a woman from the same village, Hoan and Can, who have two children together. But this love affair encountered many difficulties and pressure from family and social customs, forcing Can to leave his hometown and go to the mountains. As for Hoan, she was also prevented by her husband's family because they were afraid of having to redistribute their land. The film shows viewers the relationships and behaviors of Northern farmers in the context of the 1960s.