Lê Vân
Acting
Biography
Trần Lê Vân (born July 24, 1958 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese former actress and dancer. Daughter of stage actors Trần Tiến and Lê Mai, and the elder sister of actress Lê Khanh and dancer Lê Vi, she first started out as a dancer for the National Dance Company. She was later discovered by director Phạm Kỳ Nam, and made her first acting debut in his 1978 film “Chom và Sa”. In 1981, she was chosen for the role Mrs. Dậu by Phạm Văn Khoa for his famous film of the same name after a 5-year casting calls effort; Lê Vân earned widespread acclaim for her portrayal of the grief-stricken and tormented titular character would later become typical of her later roles. Three years later, she was invited by Đặng Nhật Minh to take on the role of Duyên in his monumental classic “Bao giờ cho đến tháng Mười” (When the Tenth Month comes), and was awarded Best Actress at 7th Vietnam Film Festival. Lê Vân continued to take on critically acclaimed projects like “Đêm hội Long Trì” or “Thương nhớ đồng quê” until the late 1990s when she decided to retire from acting. In 2006, she published a controversial memoir, and was met with extreme criticism from the Hanoi public - she has ever since retreated from the spotlight.
Known For
The story of a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk during the Vietnam War.
Coordinates of Death
In the final days of the war, Duyên faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.
When the Tenth Month Comes
A thrilling and haunting account of historical events in the Trịnh clan in the late 18th century with the central conflict between lord Trịnh Sâm who was feeble and indecisive, and a cunning and manipulative concubine named Đặng Thị Huệ. Based on the novel of the same name by Nguyễn Huy Tưởng.
Night of Long Tri
One month before the Fall of Saigon, a city in Central Highland plunges into chaos, as its disillusioned citizens prepare to witness what was once a glorious and beautiful time collapse before their own eyes.
Dawn Lights The Truth
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Lời Thề
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Chom and Sa
The dynamics of a Vietnamese rural village change when an urban woman returns to the village she originally belonged to and begins a love triangle.
Nostalgia for the Countryside
In colonial French Indochina, a woman sells her daughter and four dogs in a desperate attempt to save her husband from torture when they can’t pay off the government taxes.
Mrs. Dau
The battle for political power in the Trịnh clan continues after the death of Lord Trịnh Sâm in this sequel of "Night of Long Tri." The rivals are two famous concubines of Trịnh Sâm: Dương Thị Ngọc Hoan and Đặng Thị Huệ.
Ephemeral Fate
An adaption from Vietnamese funny folktales.