The Scent of Green Papaya

The Scent of Green Papaya Vietnamese Mi u xanh, French LOdeur de la papaye verte is a 1993 Vietnameselanguage film produced in France by Lazennec Production, directed by VietnameseFrench director Tran Anh Hung, and starring Tran Nu YnKh, Man San Lu, and Thi Loc Truong.

A young girl, Mi, becomes a servant for a rich family. Mi is notably peaceful and curious about the world. The family consists of a frequently absent husband, a wife, an older son, two younger sons, and the husbands mother. When the husband leaves for his fourth and final time, he takes all the households money. He returns ill and passes away shortly after.Ten years later, the family falls on hard times. Two sons have left and the wife has taken the place of the grandmother upstairs, rarely seen and tragic. Although the wife now realizes she considered Mi one of her own, Mi changes homes. She becomes a servant for a pianist who was a friend of the older son when they were younger. That man is engaged to be married, but he prefers playing the piano to spending time with his fiance. One night, as the fiance chatters on, his piano playing becomes more and more stormy as he ignores her. When she leaves she watches through the window. As Mi comes into the room, his music becomes more harmonious. Later that night, the pianist goes to Mis quarters after dark and closes the door behind him. When the fiance learns of this, the engagement is broken. The pianist starts teaching Mi to read and write as well as comport herself as a lady. A pregnant Mi reads poetry to her husband, her unborn child, and the wife of her original household. ........

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