Three Seasons
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Movie Reviews of Three Seasons
Movie Review: Poetic, Heartening, and Endearing- Just Sweet!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was filmed in Ho Chi Minh City (previously, Saigon), Vietnam many years after the Vietnam conflict and it manages to blend several seemingly separate plot-lines and characters into one beautiful statement of loss and redemption. I can not say enough about this film! OK, poetically beautiful- see it!
The film opens with a young lady ("Kien An") who has found work at a lily flower growing lake which surrounds the house of her recluse employer, and Teacher. She comes to know his troubled life and helps him get back into his poetry writing. She sells her flowers in the city where she meets and sells or gives flowers to others in the story-line: A U.S. Vietnam veteran returning there in hopes of finding his long lost daughter; a cyclo-ped taxi driver ("Hai") who falls in love with a hotel hooker ("Lan" played by Diep Bui who is the beautiful women seen on the movie posters and video covers) as he transports her from trick to trick; and a young street-smart peddler ("Woody") who gets entwined into the story with charm, wit, and perseverance.
Beautifully written and performed by all and far and beyond most all Hollywood offerings.
Movie Review: four great stories in one movie
Summary: 5 Stars
this film takes place in ho chi minh city in the 1990's. it's a movie with four individual stories which blend into one larger tale. a common thread is the beginning of new relationships. harvey keitel stars as a vietnam veteran who has returned to vietnam to find the daughter he left behind. a second story has us following a woman from her first day of work gathering lotus flowers to sell in the city. she develops a touching relationship with a reclusive but brilliant leper for whom she works. the third storyline deals with a young boy who struggles to survive by selling trinkets to anyone who might be interested. finally, there is the cyclo-driver. he is a humble guy who meets the lady of his dreams, who also happens to be a lady of the night. at various times throughout the movie, characters from different parts of the movie run into each other without knowing that we(the viewers)are aware of what is going on in both of their lives. this movie is excellent - one of the ten best films i have ever seen. i hope you enjoy this movie as much as i did!Movie Review: Absolutely magnificant!
Summary: 5 Stars
Possibly one of the most exquisite films I've seen! Three Seasons narrates three separate lives that are ultimately intertwined. The cinematography was absolutely amazing! It was effortless to relate to the main characters, as they were "real" people who all strive for one common goal...to find themselves and happiness. There were moments that were heartbreaking. For example, when the young boy lost his only means and livelihood which was his briefcase overfilled with novel trinkets. I'm so thrilled to see Vietnam portrayed in a beautiful way aside from the war-torn depictions that some still coincide with my homeland. I've seen numerous film on Vietnam and without a doubt, this is an absolute must see!Movie Review: Great Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this film. It was very well made with beautiful photography and superb acting. Very little actually happens in terms of action and dialogue but it offers much through merely capturing the emotions and expressions of the disparate collection of people in the story. There are 4 or 5 different threads which run throughout the film, seemingly unconnected but come together at the end. Some people are put off by subtitles but the great power of the film is its ability to express without relying on dialogue. Suprisinly uplifting. Definitely different to your average Hollywood drivel.Movie Review: One of the best movies ever
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great movie, a great piece of story telling, and a great piece of filming, casting, and directing. I saw it on the Sundance Channel and immediately came to Amazon to order the DVD.
It's a beautiful film, telling a beautiful story, filmed in a superb manner. The music and the poems add to the overall effetiveness.
Note that it is a movie and was not meant to be a travel video. It is a poetic, eloquent story and is not a documentary on 'modern Vietnam'.
If you appreciate extremely well made movies, you will like this.
Buy it new or used.