The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
Director: Trần Anh Hùng
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Trần Nữ Yên Khê as Lien |
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Như Quỳnh as Suong |
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Lê Khanh as Khanh |
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Ngo Quang Hai as Hai |
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Chu Hùng as Quoc |
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Mạnh Cường as Kien |
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Lê Tuấn Anh as Tuan |
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Doan Viet Ha as Ngan |
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Lê Ngọc Dung as Huong |
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Lê Vũ Long as Hoa |
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Đỗ Thị Hải Yến as Mui |
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Hoàng Lâm Tùng as Toan |
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Trọng Phan as Nhan |
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Huy Công as The Fisherman |
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Doãn Hoàng Kiên as Nghia |
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An Chinh as Hien |
| Directing | Trần Anh Hùng | Director |
| Writing | Trần Anh Hùng | Writer |
| Camera | Mark Lee Ping-Bing | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tôn-Thât Tiêt | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Christophe Rossignon | Producer |
| Editing | Mario Battistel | Editor |
| Art | Benoît Barouh | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Lu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyne Byot | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dominique Dalmasso | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Thomas Desjonquères | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gérard Hardy | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christophe Vingtrinier | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | François Waledisch | Sound Designer |
| Production | Benoît Jaubert | Line Producer |
| Production | Nicholas Simon | Line Producer |
| Directing | Ludovic Bernard | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sébastien Deux | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Laurent Saimond | Property Master |
| Production | Julien Azoulay | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Connors | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ève François Machuel | Production Manager |
| Production | Ginette Mejinsky | Production Manager |
| Production | Trần Anh Hùng | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Guy Ferrandis | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Agathe Cauvin | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Marc Bouschet | Location Manager |
| Production | Claude Guymont | Location Manager |
| Sound | Valérie Lindon | Music Producer |
| Sound | Raphaël Sohier | Music Editor |
| Crew | Trần Thị Bích Ngọc | Translator |
| Production | Trọng Phan | Casting Assistant |
| Art | Vũ Huy | Assistant Decorator |
| Sound | Quốc Trung | Sound Engineer |
