First Morning
by Victor Vu
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Actor: Catherine Thuy Ai, Dang Hung Son, Kathleen Luong, Long NguyenDirector: Victor Vu
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Vietnamese (Original Language)
Format: Full length, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-25
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Illuminare Entertainment
Movie Reviews of First Morning
Movie Review: Too close to home...I cried watching this.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is, hands down, one of the most brilliant Vietnamese American films I've ever seen. It encompasses both the past and present cultural perspectives of Vietnamese and Vietnamese American life in a way that is beautiful, somber, deliberate, and real--that's something I rarely see. We watched this in my film class, and almost everyone related to the themes in this movie, whether or not they were Vietnamese.
Instead of focusing the movie on the wartime, Vu focused more on the cultural, historical, and psychological infrastructure of a Vietnamese American family--all whom have a history of pain and struggle interweaved with each other. The Vu depicted the themes and ideologies of Vietnamese culture - from the patriarchal structure of the household to the themes of celebrating death by lighting incense sticks on the altar - is something I've never seen so boldly depicted any other Vietnamese American films.
There are very few movies that move me to the point of tears, but this one hit the spot -- I wholeheartedly recommend this movie to anyone.
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