Three Seasons Movie Review 1998

First American indie production to be shot in Vietnam with native-speaking actors since the war (by Vietnam-born, U.S.-raised director Bui in his feature debut) has a number of beautiful shots but not much story to back it up. Bustling Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) sets the stage for the intertwining fortunes of five characters: young flower seller Kien An (Hiep), street kid Woody (Duoc), cyclo driver Hai (Duong), prostitute Lan (Bui), and ex-Marine Hager (Keitel), who's searching for his Amer-Asian daughter.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Asia, Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Tony Bui, Timothy Linh Bui

Cast

Harvey Keitel, Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Zoe Bui, Nguyen Huu Duoc, Tran Manh Cuong

Cinematography

Lisa Rinzler

Director

Tony Bui

Music

Richard Horowitz

Producer

Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Tony Bui, Harvey Keitel, Open City Films, October Films

Awards

Ind. Spirit 2000: Cinematog.; Sundance 1999: Cinematog., Aud. Award, Grand Jury Prize.