Three Seasons
Three Seasons Vietnamese title Ba Ma is an American Vietnamese language film shot in Vietnam about the past, present, and future of Ho Chi Minh City in the early days of Doi Moi. It is a poetic film that tries to paint a picture of the urban culture undergoing westernization. The movie takes place in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. As the characters try to come to terms with the invasion of capitalism, neon signs, grand 5star hotels, and CocaCola signs, their paths begin to merge.
In the misty mornings of Saigon, young girls wake up to pick lotuses from a flower pond, to later sell to American tourists and fellow Vietnamese alike. To pass the time, the girls sing rich folk songs that touch the heart of a poet Teacher Dao who lives in an old temple overlooking the pond. Teacher Dao Manh Cuong Tran suffered leprosy at the age ofand had consequently lost his fingers.The girls one of them a newcomer named Kien An Nguyen Ngoc Hiep are trucked off to the bustling streets of Saigon where they sell the lotus in bundles for 5,000 ng VND roughlycents USD. In Saigon, we meet different aspects of its inhabitants. Woody is ato 10yearold street peddler who sells cigarettes, chewing gum, and various other things in a box that hangs on a strap to his shoulder. Hai Don Duong is a cyclo driver who hangs out with his buddies near a grand hotel. ........
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