
04/15/1992 (FR) • 2h 39m
A great film from a mysterious world
Overview
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare 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.
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
-
Revenue
$29,600,000.00
Keywords
vietnam
civil war
love of one's life
parent child relationship
nationalism
adoption
arranged marriage
plantation
longing
saigon
naval officer
indochina
extramarital affair
vietnamese
theater troupe
french colonialism
exotic locale
1940s
1950s
1930s
adopted daughter
french navy
revolutionaries
nationalist separatism
powerful woman
harvest workers
tragic heroine
plantation owner
french indochina war
indochine
rubber plantation
fugitive lovers
mother and daughter love same man
french naval officer
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