The only Vietnamese film at Cannes Film Festival receives high praise

On May 25 (Vietnam time), the film "Inside the yellow cocoon shell" (English title: "Inside the yellow cocoon shell") by director Pham Thien An had its premiere at the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2023 Cannes International Film Festival.

Director Pham Thien An (second from left) and crew after the first screening in Cannes. Photo: An Nguyen

Immediately after the premiere, IndieWire (USA) published a long article commenting on the film with the title: "A mesmerizing Vietnamese drama on the path to transcendence". This site also gave the film a B+.

"A thoughtful, three-hour epic with a carefully calculated rhythm, Vietnamese writer-director Pham Thien An's debut is a mesmerizing tale of the soul's unseen yearning for the afterlife . The story itself is almost a transcendence of life," IndieWire wrote.

IndieWire article after the premiere of "Inside the Golden Cocoon" at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Screenshot

Screen Daily (UK) commented: "This haunting, hypnotic debut will appeal to film festivals and discerning audiences."

Screen Daily also gave endless praise to the harmonious combination between director Pham Thien An and cameraman Dinh Duy Hung.

"The film has beautiful images of night forests, rushing waterfalls, wind-swept trees and silkworms in cages with bright yellow cocoons. There is also a wonderful sense of movement in the rhythmic panning.

There is a sense that the director has mastered his storytelling. The title appears after 30 minutes of the film, the mournful cello or tinkling guitar provide rare musical accompaniment, there are fade-outs and long blacks. All are carefully executed, underlining the director's confident delivery," said Allan Hunter of Screen Daily.

A scene from the movie "Inside the Golden Cocoon". Photo: Film crew

"Inside the Golden Cocoon" is about a man named Thien and his nephew Dao. After his sister-in-law died in an accident in Saigon, Thien took his sister-in-law's body back to her hometown and at the same time searched for his missing brother to return Dao to him.

Amidst the mystical landscape of rural Vietnam, Thien sets out on a journey to find his brother who disappeared years ago. It is a journey that deeply questions his faith.

On the trip, amid the mystical landscape of rural Vietnam, Thien begins a journey of deep questioning of his faith.

The cast includes Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thinh, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh and Vu Ngoc Manh.

Source: http://www.baogiaothong.vn/phim-quoc-tich-viet-nam-duy-nhat-o-lhp-cannes-duoc-khen-nuc-no-d592006.html