Indochine
(1992)
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.
Director
Régis Wargnier
Writers
Régis Wargnier, Erik Orsenna, Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen
Top Billed
Catherine Deneuve
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10April 21, 2024
This is a sort of French equivalent of the British Merchant Ivory films that showcases the decline of a colonial influence in the early 1950s tempered with a bit of inter-racial romance. This time it the wealthy "Éliane" (Catherine Deneuve) who owns a large rubber plantation and adopts young local "Camille" (Linh-Dan Pham) whose powerful parents were her friends before her father was assassinated, purportedly by the communist insurgents. The arri… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Budget
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Revenue
$29,600,000