Three Seasons (1999)
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
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Load of rubbish!!
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
This film is a quiet, thoughtful and engaging look at a cross-section of modern Vietnam...It takes us through the lives of several people in a careful and moving way, but it avoids being sappy or sentimental by being honest.This film is beautifully written and filmed. Sometimes sad, sometimes (oddly and fleetingly) humorous, sometimes bittersweet, often poignant, this movie reminds us to take chances and to seek out and clarify the threads of connections between us all.You will enjoy this film if you are patient and observant. There is a real balance in this film between accessing the viewers' emotions (without imposing on them) while still providing intellectual stimulation and food for thought on many issues. Reminders of American influences are everywhere in the film, but are not overtly stated. Instead, they form the backdrop to tell a series of stories. I particularly enjoyed wondering how each story might connect to other or if they even would.Remarkable. Enjoyable.
Three separate stories converge in this movie set in modern-day Vietnam. My favorite story was Woody's, a young child forced to sell watches and lighters out of a briefcase to survive. As a Vietnamese-American, I was eager to see the first movie filmed in post-war Vietnam. It was refreshing to see a film about the nation that didn't focus on the war, a flaw found in too many American-made pictures. Overall, I think that Three Seasons was entertaining and touching, with artful direction by Tony Bui.
this is really and absolutely, the art.. i dropped a few tears because of what i had seen.. lotus flowers, river, yellow leaves, and the music. that was a perfect final. tony is not only a director, he is also a poet and a painter..
I was fortunate enought to watch the opening of this movie at the Asian Film Festival in '99. I wasn't sure what to expect from the movie, but I was very impressed with the movie. I really enjoyed how the three different parts of the movie eventually melded into one story.