A great film from a mysterious world
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
- Director
- Régis Wargnier
- Writers
- Régis Wargnier, Erik Orsenna, Louis Gardel
Themes1930s1940s1950sadoptionarranged marriage
