The Vertical Ray of the Sun

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The Vertical Ray of the Sun

Release Date: May 17, 2000

Year	:	2000
Slogan	:	«»
Genres	:	Drama, Romance
Production Companies	:	ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, ZDF, Hang Phim Truyen, Lazennec Films
Director	:	Tran Anh Hung
Producers	:	Christophe Rossignon, Benoît Jaubert, Tran Anh Hung, Ève François Machuel, Nicholas Simon, Richard Connors, Julien Azoulay, Ginette Mejinsky, Marc Bouschet, Claude Guymont
Writers	:	Tran Anh Hung
RunTime	:	112 mins.

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.