Weekend news: The Taste of Mankind and Bright Lights in theaters

Muôn vị nhân gian là bộ phim rất được chờ đợi tại rạp Việt của đạo diễn Trần Anh Hùng - Ảnh: The New York Times — The World of Ten Thousand Flavors is a highly anticipated film in Vietnamese theaters by director Tran Anh Hung - Photo: The New York Times

The Taste of Man and The Lights are in theaters together

From March 22, the film Muon Vi Nhan Gian by French director of Vietnamese origin Tran Anh Hung officially premiered to the audience.

Trailer of the movie "A Thousand Flavors of Humanity" by Tran Anh Hung

The Taste of Things is set in the French countryside in 1885, revolving around the romance between chef Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) and Dodin (Benoît Magimel) - a culinary expert who wishes to create perfect dishes.

The film has beautiful and aesthetic frames like a painting - where Tran Anh Hung shows his very own cinematic feeling.

Last year, this film helped Tran Anh Hung win the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and was chosen by France as its representative to compete for the 2024 Oscars.

Cảnh trong phim Sáng đèn - Ảnh: ĐPCC — Scene from the movie Bright Lights - Photo: Producer

In addition, audiences who love traditional cai luong art can watch Sang den - a film by director Hoang Tuan Cuong.

The film is set in 1994, when the mainstream cai luong troupe was being sought after by audiences. The film highlights love for one's profession and love for others - sacred values that are difficult to change despite difficult circumstances.

Night of Dances music night at Saigon riverside park

On the evening of March 23, at Saigon River Park, Thu Duc City held the Night of Dances music night.

About 200 artists are expected to participate with impressive music and dances.

This activity is part of the opening ceremony of the outdoor stage area of Saigon Riverside Park, serving a variety of outdoor performing arts activities, contributing to building Thu Duc city into an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.

Many exciting activities at the Green Hair and Ao Dai Festival

The 4th “Blue Hair and Ao Dai” Vietnamese Costume Festival will take place on March 24 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University) on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Không khí Ngày hội Tóc xanh vạt áo lần thứ 3 - Ảnh: BTC — The atmosphere of the 3rd Green Hair and Ao Dai Festival - Photo: Organizing Committee

This is one of the activities to honor Vietnamese traditional costumes and culture, aiming to celebrate the 280th anniversary of the day King Vo Vuong Nguyen Phuc Khoat established the ao dai, the predecessor of the modern ao dai. This year's Green Hair and Ao Dai Festival has 30 experience booths, the largest scale ever.

Activities within the framework of the festival: Discussion on “The hobby of collecting antiques and antiquities” with invited guests being antique collector Le Gia and researcher Vu Kim Loc; performance of Vietnamese costumes; performance of traditional costumes and traditional art of Champa;

Performances of traditional Vietnamese performing arts (quan họ folk songs, cải lương, Hue royal court music); talk show “280 years of the institution of ao dai - 10 years of looking back at the ancient style movement”…

Musician Vo Hoai Phuc and the memory of the hit song Vo Cuc

The father of the extremely famous song sung by Bo Gau in Mask Singer season 2 - musician Vo Hoai Phuc is a guest on the program Artist's Life, broadcast at 7:15 p.m. on March 24 on VTV9.

Nhạc sĩ Võ Hoài Phúc trong chương trình Đời nghệ sĩ - Ảnh: BTC — Musician Vo Hoai Phuc in the program Artist's Life - Photo: Organizing Committee

Vo Hoai Phuc has many hits that are loved by young people such as Hoang mang, Khi co don em nho ai, Ta con bien ve nhau, Tinh than la mai mai, Goi danh ngay moi, Yeu khong hoi hoi and Vo cun.

Musician Vo Hoai Phuc and his brother, musician Vo Hoai An, have a habit of writing both music and lyrics. However, the song Vo Cuc is the first song the male musician has composed based on the poems of a friend - director Huynh Tuan Anh.

He considers himself a multifaceted person, so his musical themes and genres are also diverse. In the early stages, most of his compositions focused on social topics, Green Summer, volunteer youth and Youth Union movements.

Later, Vo Hoai Phuc switched to writing about love. At the same time, he composed songs related to youth and adolescence.

Stage:

On March 23, Idecaf Drama Theater performed the play Gold Oh Gold , and on March 24, the play Tam Cam Dai Chien.

Thanh Nien Theater will perform the plays Lost in Bangkok, Thanh Xa - Bach Xa: A Thousand Years of Dreaming on March 23, and on March 24, the play Monster Congress - 7 Spider Monsters.

On March 23, Hong Van stage performed the play "Miss 5, Boy 10" , on March 24 the play "Ki An 292".

Thien Dang Drama Theater performs the play Lo every day on March 23 and 24, called The Inner Affairs of Adultery.