Traps (1994)
The year is 1950 and an English couple, Louise and Michael, have arrived in French-occupied Indochina to cover a story on a French-owned rubber plantation. They are to be the guests of the enigmatic plantation overseer, Daniel, and his beautiful yet difficult daughter Viola, at their elegant, decaying villa amid a tropical jungle. Michael and Louise hope that some time spent working in an exotic location will help reignite the passion in their floundering marriage. Instead they become unwittingly involved in the personal, sexual and political tensions of their hosts. Daniel is desperate to hold onto a way of life no longer possible in a country struggling for independence, bringing him into conflict with not only his daughter but also with his adopted country.
Director: Pauline Chan
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Saskia Reeves as Louise Duffield |
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Robert Reynolds as Michael Duffield |
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Sami Frey as Daniel Renouard |
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Jacqueline McKenzie as Viola Renouard |
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Thierry Marquet as Captain Brochard |
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Tất Bình as Vietminh Captain |
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Lý Thái Dũng as Vietminh Executioner |
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Lệ Thi as Bao’s Grandmother |
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Ngọc Đặng as Bao’s Grandfather |
| Camera | Elise Lockwood | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Kate Grenville | Novel |
| Writing | Robert Carter | Writer |
| Directing | Pauline Chan | Director |
| Crew | Bob Parsons | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Rowe | Costume Design |
| Art | Philip Drake | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sash Lamey | Hairdresser |
| Sound | John Schiefelbein | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Writing | Pauline Chan | Writer |
| Production | Tim Sanders | Line Producer |
| Camera | Kevin Hayward | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Philips | Production Designer |
| Editing | Nicholas Beauman | Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Rae | Original Music Composer |
