The scent of green papaya (1993)

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Oscar nominated and winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Tran Anh Hung's beautiful and intoxicating film begins in Saigon in 1951.

Ten year old Mui takes up her position as servant to a wealthy though troubled family. She performs her duties with great diligence, while carefully observing and taking great pleasure from the smallest details of life around her. Ten years later her life changes when she is sent to work for a family friend who had always held a fascination for her.

The Scent of Green Papaya is a film of stunning images and subtle observations, of gentle moments that border on the spiritual. It is a visual poem that has won the hearts of critics and audiences alike.

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