(VTC News) – This director is famous for films such as “The Town Within Reach”; “When Will October Come”; “Missing the Countryside”, “Don’t Burn”,…
People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh is one of the rare Vietnamese directors who have achieved international success. He was born on May 11, 1938 in Hue, in a large intellectual family. His father was Professor Dang Van Ngu - a talented doctor of Vietnamese medicine, and his mother was Mrs. Ton Nu Thi Cung - a beautiful, gentle, dignified woman who was good at French. People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh's mother was the daughter of a Minister of Justice under the Khai Dinh Dynasty.
Director, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh.
People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh studied in Vietnam until he was 14 years old, then went to the former Soviet Union to study for 18 months. Returning to Vietnam, he worked at the Film Distribution Center as a film interpreter. Dang Nhat Minh can speak many languages, including French.
Director Dang Nhat Minh's creative career spans more than half a century with works that truly reflect the lives of Vietnamese people through many historical ups and downs. He leaves a strong impression on audiences with films rich in humanity and poetry.
Starting with little-known works such as Sea Stars (1973), Last Rainy Day of the Year (1976), his name really shined with the film The Town Within Reach . This work was successful in realistically portraying the pain and loss of people after the Northern border war.
In 1983, when the heroic and epic inspirations were still strong in literature and art, with works tending to reflect one-sided praise, "biographicalism" was valued and the individual was overlooked, The Town Within Reach was truly a new voice, a different voice, expressing the many inner turmoils. The film brought him the prestigious Golden Lotus Award at the Vietnam Film Festival in 1983.
The success of the film opened a period of great success for Dang Nhat Minh with Bao gio cho den thang Muoi, Co gai tren song, Tro ve, Thuong nho dong que, Ha Noi mua dong nam 1946, Mua guava, Dung dot...
A scene from the movie "When Will October Come?"
The film When October Comes is an important milestone in the career of director Dang Nhat Minh. The work has crossed the border of Vietnam, receiving high praise from domestic and international experts such as the Golden Lotus Award at the Vietnam Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize at the Hawaii International Film Festival. The film was also voted by CNN as one of the 18 best Asian films of all time.
People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh's filmmaking style always aims to explore the human soul and the beauty of the homeland. He is interested in the fate of Vietnamese women, clearly shown through works such as Girl on the River (1987), Missing the Countryside (1995).
Besides, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh also has a wholehearted love for Hanoi. More than three-quarters of his life, he has been attached to the capital, every street corner and alley is marked with profound memories. Therefore, Hanoi is not only the place where he lives and works but also an endless source of inspiration for his cinematic works.
Hanoi in winter 1946, Guava season , Don't burn, Jasmine are typical examples. In which, the latest work Jasmine is a beautiful picture of modern Hanoi, with young, dynamic people but still preserving traditional beauty. With Jasmine , Dang Nhat Minh wants to send a message about humanity in Hanoi that is still intact somewhere.
“I want to repay the land that raised me and helped me grow up. At the end of my life, I wrote the short story Jasmine, telling simple stories about the area where I lived. I conveyed my love for Hanoi and the common people of Hanoi.
I made this film without any pressure to make money because the investors told me to just make the film I wanted to make. There is nothing happier than making a film you really want to make. This is difficult, not easy.
When making the film, I only think about my feelings for Hanoi. At the end of my life, what else do I want? Hundreds of billions in revenue are useless, doing what I want is the most enjoyable!”, director Dang Nhat Minh once shared.
People's Artist Le Van in the movie "Missing the Countryside".
All the films of People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh are successful in building and depicting human fates in the flow of history in a truly unique and impressive way. He exploits deep inner thoughts, with many monologues. His characters are deeply concerned about the meaning of life and humanity.
With his outstanding contributions to the film industry, he was awarded the title of People's Artist in 1993 and received the First Class Labor Medal in 1998. In 2007, director Dang Nhat Minh received the Ho Chi Minh Prize for his works: Thi Thanh Trong Tay, Bao Gio Cho Den Thang Muoi, Ha Noi Mua Dong 1946 and Mua Guava. Director Dang Nhat Minh once held the position of General Secretary of the Vietnam Cinema Association.
In addition, director Dang Nhat Minh was also honored with many domestic and international awards such as: winning Japan's Nikkei Asia Award in the Culture category in 1999, the Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to Asian cinema at the Gwangju International Film Festival 2005, the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, the French Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 2022,... He was also invited to attend and be a judge at many film festivals in many countries.
Director Dang Nhat Minh received the 2013 Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2010, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh was the first Vietnamese director to be honored by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions to the country's cinema. Here, director and People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh had a talk show in front of American audiences about his films. The film Guava Season was selected for screening.
Commenting on the talent of director, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh, Mr. Klaus Eder, who used to hold the position of General Secretary of the International Film Critics Association, commented: "Director Dang Nhat Minh is the one who brought Vietnamese cinema to the world."
And Mr. Marcel Martin, a famous French film critic, told director Dang Nhat Minh after watching the film Return at the Nantes Film Festival (France) in 1994: "Now, you can integrate with world cinema."
Director Dang Nhat Minh was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his contributions to Vietnamese cinema.
An American journalist wrote an article in the International Herald Tribune calling Dang Nhat Minh " The shuttle diplomat of Vietnamese cinema" , because through his works, international friends understand more about the country and people of Vietnam with its historical beauty and cultural depth.
The Korean news outlet Korea Herald asserts that director Dang Nhat Minh is a name that has long been known to the world cinema. His films are both realistic and evocative, and are considered the poems of Vietnamese cinema.
Associate Professor Dr. Do Lenh Hung Tu - Chairman of the Vietnam Cinema Association once shared: " I am very proud to emphasize that director Dang Nhat Minh is one of the leading filmmakers in Vietnam whose works are created with the talent, passion and great social responsibility of a true artist.
He contributed to creating the appearance of Vietnamese cinema that is progressive, humane, and imbued with national identity.
Excerpt from the movie "When Will October Come" by director, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh.
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