Directed by:
Régis WargnierCinematography:
François CatonnéComposer:
Patrick DoyleCast:
Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham, Jean Yanne, Dominique Blanc, Carlo Brandt, Gérard Lartigau, Hubert Saint-Macary, Andrzej Seweryn (more)Plots(1)
Set in the dying days of French colonial rule in Indochina, this epic, Academy-Award winning period drama stars Catherine Denueve as a rubber baroness caught in a love triangle between her daughter and a dashing naval officer. With the flames of revolution gathering around her, the beautiful Elaine (Deneuve) stubbornly presides over the last remnants of French rule in the Orient. But when the matriarch enters a brief affair with the handsome Jean Baptiste (Vincent Perez), her safe, opulent world begins to fall apart, symbolised by Jean's subsequent tryst with Camille, Elaine's adopted Vietnamese daughter. Baptiste and Camille soon shift allegiance to the local rebellion, forcing the renegade couple to seek refuge around the stunning Vietnam archipelago. Amid the sweeping melodrama and political turmoil, captured through spectacular location photography, Denueve's cool beauty shines throughout in this dazzling tour de force. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1993 - Régis Wargnier (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1993 - Catherine Deneuve (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1994 - Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
- 1993 - Catherine Deneuve (Best Actress)
- 1993 - Dominique Blanc (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1993 - Best Sound
- 1993 - François Catonné (Best Cinematography)
- 1993 - Best Production Design
- 1993 - Best Film
- 1993 - Régis Wargnier (Best Director)
- 1993 - Jean Yanne (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1993 - Linh Dan Pham (Most Promising Actress)
- 1993 - Patrick Doyle (Best Original Music)
- 1993 - Best Editing
- 1993 - Best Costume Design
Goya Awards
- 1993 - Régis Wargnier (Best European Feature)
Golden Globes
- 1993 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1992 - Best Foreign Language Film