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Indochine

Play trailer Poster for Indochine PG-13 Released Apr 15, 1992 2h 38m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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In colonial-era Vietnam, Jean-Baptiste (Vincent Perez), a dashing French naval captain; Eliane (Catherine Deneuve), a wealthy plantation owner of French parentage; and her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille (Linh Dan Pham), are 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 Eliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
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Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle Deneuve elevates all with innate dignity and a surprisingly impassioned performance. Rated: 3/4 Jan 11, 2023 Full Review Pamela Bruce Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The beauty, the photography, the impact of the scenes shot on location in Vietnam, are all striking. But the people seem to drift and waver in their focus. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Steve Warren Southern Voice (Atlanta) Old fashioned in the best sense, Indochine is an epic romance on a scale rarely attempted these days, more rarely with success. May 9, 2023 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant This film about the roots of anti-imperialist rebellion moves from the polite tedium of French society to a gripping, revolutionary force. May 29, 2018 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 5/5 Dec 1, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Liam D The winner for best international film at the 1993 Academy Awards this is an epic drama with an great Oscar Nominated performance by Catherine Deneuve (The Musketeer, The Hunger) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Peter V Compelling, heart wrenching, rivetting, glorious, breath taking, spectacular and immersive. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Particularly in the beginning it was hard to follow, as I don't know any background to Vietnam/Indochine as they call it really. Having a frame of reference for the political times would've been helpful, but eventually as film goes on u get what was going on politically. I thought this film was going to be a sexy, romance and didn't realize that was just a backdrop for a much more serious and sad Asian political drama. It was very well acted though, loved the cinematography and all the details-costume design, sets, etc...Really felt transported to the era and location. There wasn't a whole lot of dialogue and at times you wonder what esp the main woman Elaine's character is thinking. There is much twists and turns u can't foresee and much heart ache. That being said the story is an epic, I love epics, esp well done ones and this one was a lot to digest satisfyingly. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Epic in scope and intention but ultimately incompletely melodramatic which is forgiven due to a luminous Deneuve Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review steve d For me it really dragged. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review david l Indochine is a typical foreign Oscar winner which favors style over substance. The plot is weak, sometimes sappy and the runtime is prolonged with some pacing issues. The characterization is also quite weak, but the protagonist is admirable and well played by Catherine Deneuve. The movie is sweet, charming and quite epic in terms of scope, cinematography, score and imagery, but in the end it is a standard period piece by all means. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In colonial-era Vietnam, Jean-Baptiste (Vincent Perez), a dashing French naval captain; Eliane (Catherine Deneuve), a wealthy plantation owner of French parentage; and her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille (Linh Dan Pham), are 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 Eliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
Director
Régis Wargnier
Producer
Jean Labadie, Eric Heumann
Screenwriter
Régis Wargnier, Erik Orsenna, Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen
Distributor
Bac Films, Roissy Films
Production Co
Paradis Film, Canal+
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 15, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.9K
Runtime
2h 38m
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