The Floating Lives
The Floating Lives (Vietnamese: Cánh đồng bất tận, lit. 'Endless fields') is a 2010 Vietnamese film based on a short story of the same name by Nguyen Ngoc Tu. It generated revenues of 17 billion VND in 2010 (around US$0.8 million).[1]
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| Vietnamese | Cánh đồng bất tận |
| Directed by | Quang Binh Nguyen Phan |
| Produced by | Vietnam Media Corp & Vietnam Studio BHD |
| Written by | Ngu Nguy |
| Based on | Cánh đồng bất tận by Nguyen Ngoc Tu |
| Starring | Dustin Nguyen Do Thi Hai Yen Tang Thanh Ha Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc |
| Music by | Nguyen Quoc Trung |
| Cinematography | Nguyen Tranh |
| Edited by | Folmer Wiesinger |
| Distributed by | Vietnam Media |
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| Country | Vietnam |
| Language | Vietnamese |
Origin
"The Endless Field" was written in 2006 by Nguyen Ngoc Tu and became a controversial short story at once. BHD (Hãng phim Việt) bought its copyright at a reasonable price. "The Endless Field" was made into the Vietnamese feature film Floating Lives in 2010.
The English translation appears in a collection of NNT short stories titled Floating Lives. The translator is Luu ThanhThuy and the publisher is ASEAN (2013).
Movie making group
The Floating Lives is an co-operational movie of BHD, Vietnam Studio and Mega Media.
- Director: Nguyen Phan Quang Binh
- Producer: Jonathan Foo, Ngo Thi Bich Hanh, Ngo Thi Bich Hien.
- Script writer: Nguyen Ho
- Director of photography: Nguyen Tranh
- Editor: Nguy Ngu
- Cast:
- Dustin Nguyen--- Ut Vo (in the original novel is Ut Vu)
- Do Thi Hai Yen--- Suong.
- Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc--- Nuong (Ut Vo's daughter)
- Vo Thanh Hoa---Dien (Ut Vo's son)
- Tang Thanh Ha--- Ut Vo's wife.
References
- "Nguyễn Ngọc Tư: Một nhà văn viết về thân phận con người". Thanh Nien. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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