Screening of the film "Wild Field" in the program "Cine 7

The work won many prestigious awards such as the Golden Lotus at the 1980 Vietnam Film Festival and the Gold Medal at the 1981 Moscow International Film Festival.

“The Wild Field” tells the story of a farming couple (played by People’s Artist Lam Toi and artist Thuy An) and their young child, living in the bomb-filled Dong Thap Muoi region. They act as liaisons for the liberation army. The husband rowed out every day to monitor the movements of American planes, while the wife stayed home to take care of the children and maintain their fighting spirit. Their lives were closely tied to the river, to the wild and dangerous nature.

In the flow of classic works, “The Wild Field” stands out as a “lyrical epic” of Vietnamese cinema. Like a slice of Vietnamese history, the film not only recreates the fierce war but also vividly depicts the simple but resilient life of the people.

Artist Thuy An plays the role of Sau Xoa - Ba Do's wife played by People's Artist Lam Toi.

At “Cine 7 - Memories of Vietnamese Films”, film critic, Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, President of the Vietnam Association for the Promotion and Development of Cinema, will share with the public many interesting things about the film “The Wild Field”.

Talking about the success of the film, besides the acting talents such as People's Artist Lam Toi (playing Ba Do), actress Thuy An (playing Sau Xoa - Ba Do's wife), we must also mention the details that have become classics, which director Nguyen Hong Sen inserted into the film. Among them, the detail of Ba Do and his wife putting their child in a nylon bag to avoid the bomb made audiences of many generations' hearts ache every time they watched.

Cinematographer, Meritorious Artist Bang Phong said, this scene was rehearsed on the shore, in a dry place to calculate the shot in advance, then when actually in the water, the cameraman set up the camera exactly the same and only did it once, not repeatedly like other scenes. Because this was a special scene, the child was only a few months old at that time.

Cinematographer, Meritorious Artist Bang Phong - shares about a special scene in the movie "Wild Field".

As a classic scene in the movie, this image was inspired by real life material. The baby in the movie is also the nephew of director Hong Sen.

Speaking more about the time of filming "The Wild Field", cinematographer, Meritorious Artist Bang Phong said: "At that time, there was only one camera, it was extremely difficult. The meals were dry, there was no meat or fish. But the happiest thing was to be able to go to work and contribute, everyone was happy, excited and enthusiastic."

As a direct participant in the film crew of "Wild Field" as deputy director, Mr. Duong Minh Hoang still remembers clearly the difficult but extremely proud days.

The entire film crew had to endure 3 months of flooding in Dong Thap Muoi, taking shelter when it rained, and continuing filming when the rain stopped. The film crew slept together in an abandoned house, and at night they spread out a tarp to lie down. Simple meals were served by the catering staff.

Most of the scenes were taken from nature such as cajuput forests, lotus ponds, swamps, etc. Most of the props in the film were also borrowed and did not cost money to rent. Perhaps that is why “The Wild Field” was made with a modest budget at that time, less than 300 thousand VND.

Sharing this information, Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan, President of the Vietnam Cinema Promotion and Development Association, expressed her admiration for the old generation of filmmakers: “This is a golden past. I myself was born into a film family, and since I was a child, I followed my mother to film. During the subsidy period, for filmmakers, making films and contributing was an honor, so they were willing to sacrifice everything for their work. That may explain why with limited budget, filmmakers at that time were still able to create such a monumental work.”

Cine 7 - Vietnamese Film Memories is a program broadcast on VTV3 at 9:10 p.m. every Saturday, starting from February 15 on VTV3 - Vietnam Television and the National digital television platform VTVgo.

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