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Saigon by Herself
Whether the luxury and dissipation in the life at colony, or the inebriation of exotic amour boucing in the vernal breeze, even the nightmare of warfare which lingers on and on, Saigon is still as herself as ever.With the tumult accompanied by the dense moisture, it's a cradle gave birth to love and wish, sheding the departure and grief which all became a metropolis full of recollections.... read more
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The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Story (1990-1999) (79 movies items)"Released on October 30, 1992 Produced by Renn Productions and Burrill Productions "
Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1712 movies items)" Based on the novel by Marguerite Duras, in 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other. The film was controversial, due it’s sex scenes, and the fact that Jane Marsh was at least 17 or 18 years, more or less when the film was made, Lisa Faulkner and Jane March, made debuts in the film. The Lover, was critically acclaimed "
Movies/TV shows AMWF relationship/couple (62 movies items)"It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras"
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my half assed 2018 movie diary (40 movies items)" So idk how much of a valid complaint this is but: too much fucking SRS I'm comparing the film to the book here. Marguerite Duras' novel is a beautiful subdued tale of a tragic love that maybe was not even reciprocal, a deeply obsessive and destructive possibly one sided romance between two sad lonely people. The movie captures some of that haunting essence, but the abundance of sexual exposition degrades it to a baser level. Yes, the sensuality between the the girl and her lover is a huge"
