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La Troisième Femme

The Third Wife

Un film de Ash Mayfair · 2017 · Montage Julie Béziau

Synopsis

In 19th-century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. She soon realises she can only exist by giving birth to a son. Her awakening to desire confronts her with the implacable rules of a world of women — sumptuous and suffocating.

Sélections & distinctions
  • NETPAC Award — TIFF 2018
  • TVE-Another Look Award — San Sebastián 2018
  • Best Editing & Best Cinematography nominations — 35th Independent Spirit Awards 2019
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Credits

Directing
Ash Mayfair
Screenplay
Ash Mayfair
Cinematography
Chananun Chotrungroj
Editing
Julie Béziau
Music
Tôn Thất An
Production
An Nam Productions, Three Colors Productions
Country
Vietnam
Year
2017
Running time
1 h 34
Original title
Người Vợ Ba
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