Nguyen Quang Dung remembers his father Nguyen Quang Sang and his essays and prose

Nguyễn Quang Sáng - Ảnh 1. — Director Nguyen Quang Dung remembers his parents, who lived through two wars - Photo: FBNV

On his personal page, Nguyen Quang Dung talks about his father, writer Nguyen Quang Sang. He used to be a radio editor when he was in Hanoi . In his son's memory, Nguyen Quang Sang used to have a column publishing essays and prose about the beauty of Vietnam.

Later, the writer wrote essays and articles in newspapers about people, places, culture... He used writing to support his family of 5.

Remembering my father Nguyen Quang Sang and his essays and prose

"Most of my tuition money came from my father's newspaper articles and movie scripts. Movie scripts were the most profitable but they only came once in a while, while my father wrote the newspaper almost every day.

Nguyễn Quang Sáng - Ảnh 2. — Nguyen Quang Dung as a child with his father, writer Nguyen Quang Sang - Photo: FBNV

Occasionally, he also wrote cai luong scripts, because at that time the stage was paid by the performance. His concept was to earn a regular source of daily market money. As for writing novels, he didn't have much money" - Nguyen Quang Dung wrote.

The director recalls the time when his essays and memoirs were published in many newspapers. These were short, gentle works, telling real stories, real people mixed with the author's thoughts and perspectives. In addition, he likes reading short stories, serials, poems, music...

"Now those things are almost "extinct" in newspapers, especially essays and prose are even rarer. Maybe now people have statuses on Facebook and vlogs.

I'm also in the generation that is starting to be lazy to write. So I'll just vlog about things that are familiar and loving, wanting more people to know about them, wanting them to develop or prolong their existence to preserve my memories" - the director wrote.

On National Day September 2, Nguyen Quang Dung remembers his parents, the generation that experienced two wars and overcame difficulties to nurture hope for the next generation.

"Please remember and be grateful to those who spent their whole lives building a life for the next generation!" - he contemplated.

Nguyen Quang Dung and culinary experience

On his personal YouTube channel, director Nguyen Quang Dung often shares restaurants, delicious dishes and special culinary experiences.

In a video with 470,000 views, he described the film crew meal - the experience of "eating delicious food without paying, and even getting paid" because he ate as a director. "Film crew meals" are familiar to many artists, although not delicious, but there is warmth and togetherness among colleagues.

Nguyen Quang Dung describes filming Love by Mistake with co-directors Diep The Vinh, Kaity Nguyen, Tran Ngoc Vang... The whole crew ate on a mountain pass in Sa Pa at 5am before a scene. The dishes were usually local dishes from the filming location combined with rice according to Southern tastes, sometimes it was a buffet at a 5-star hotel, but each meal had its own flavor.

Director Nguyen Quang Dung talks about the film crew's meals - Video: Nguyen Quang Dung Director

Nguyen Quang Dung's descriptions and experiences in his vlogs have the appearance of prose and essays from the past. In the audio-visual age, those lines have turned into words, images, camera angles, background music...

On the channel, Nguyen Quang Dung introduces all the restaurants he has been associated with for many years. His culinary tastes are also very diverse, from Northern to Southern dishes, from soups to dry foods, for each famous dish such as pho or broken rice, he introduces many different restaurants so that everyone can choose the place that best suits their taste.

All exude a message of rich life experiences, respect for regional tastes and the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine.

LE GIANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguyen-quang-dung-nho-ba-nguyen-quang-sang-va-thoi-tuy-but-tan-van-20250903104745612.htm