Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Viet... Read allEliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 13 nominations total
- Raymond
- (as Hubert Saint Macary)
- Charles-Henri
- (as Thibault De Montalembert)
- Minh
- (as Trinh Van Thinh)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe movie was shot in Vietnam, Malaysia, and France. The slave market scenes were shot in Halong Bay in Northeastern Vietnam. The Vietnamese marriage ceremony was shot at the Imperial Palace at Hue in central Vietnam. The Hotel Continental and the rubber factory scenes were shot in Malaysia. The police headquarters, opium den, cabaret, and gambling den scenes were shot in studio sets in Paris, France.
- Goofs42m 19s: One raw block of rubber reappears on the table after it has already been fed through the flattening machine.
- Quotes
Guy: Give me Le Guen.
L'Admiral: No.
Guy: What will you do with him?
L'Admiral: I'm awaiting orders from Paris.
Guy: Let me question him. What he knows about the communist networks and leaders is of major interest to us.
L'Admiral: Three points, Mr. Asselin. One: Le Guen doesn't talk. He hasn't spoken since his arrest. Not even to my chief of staff - his classmate. Two: If I hand him over to you, he might talk. But I'd rather not. We know your methods. Three: Le Guen is a sailor. His case will be tried by sailors. Any relevant information will be passed along to you.
Guy: Thanks. Another example of Navy-Police cooperation. That's what makes empires great.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993)
- SoundtracksLa Môme Caoutchouc
Music by Maurice Yvain
Lyrics by Serge Veber
Performed by Dominique Blanc
Editions SALABERT
The intricate ballet of personal dealings and politics is carried out so well that one can easily get lost in the levels, just as one can get lost in the intricate dance that is life in Asia. What you see is what you see, it may be more or less depending.
I do not believe that the movie defends France not does it condemn her. That part of the story is wisely left alone, what remains is a human drama of the folly of resisting the inevitability of change. As the film unfolds the sheer weight of history comes down on all involved.
It is that weight that brings the tears. From the time that Jean-Baptiste is brought to Saigon to the closing credits, there is no escape for anyone. The old order is out the new is awaiting its time of entry upon the stage. It is a time for tears, a time to mourn and ultimately a time to heal.
Americans in particular have a funny sense of history. We forget that others have been down the same roads before us. France's relationship with vietnam was most likely more of a force in the history of its people than ours with all of our napalm will ever be, because the French left a legacy of life that could be seen even in the senslessness of the American presence.
This movie captures that relationship and transcends it. Masterpiece is the lest one can say about such a work.
- westpenn49
- Aug 16, 2000
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Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,603,158
- Gross worldwide
- $5,603,158
- Runtime2 hours 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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