Tran Anh Hung

About Tran Anh Hung

Who is it?: Director, Writer, Producer
Birth Day: December 23, 1962
Birth Place:  Danan, Vietnam, Vietnam
Occupation: Film Director, Screenwriter
Years active: 1989 – present
Spouse(s): Trần Nữ Yên Khê 2 children

Tran Anh Hung

Tran Anh Hung was born on December 23, 1962 in  Danan, Vietnam, Vietnam, is Director, Writer, Producer. Tran Anh Hung was born on December 23, 1962 in Danan, Vietnam. He is a director and writer, known for Mùi du du xanh (1993), Noruwei no mori (2010) and Xích lô (1995). He is married to Tran Nu Yên-Khê.
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Occupation Director
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born December 23, 1962 ( Danan, Vietnam, Vietnam)
Birthday December 23
Town/City  Danan, Vietnam, Vietnam
Nationality Vietnam

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Tran Anh Hung’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.

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Biography/Timeline

1952

The success of Papaya helped Trần gain funding for the next film, Cyclo. The film tells stories of poor people living in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), and was filmed on location there. Cyclo won the Golden Lion at 52nd Venice International Film Festival, and at the age of 33, Trần was one of the youngest filmmakers to be thus honored there.

1975

Trần was born in Đà Nẵng, Central Vietnam, and immigrated to France when he was 12 following the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

1987

In France, Trần studied at the prestigious film school Louis Lumière College. For his graduation project in 1987 he wrote and directed a short film Người thiếu phụ Nam Xương, inspired by an old Vietnamese folk tale (Truyền kỳ mạn lục).

1989

Following this Trần made another short film, Hòn vọng phu (1989), before launching the feature film The Scent of Green Papaya (1993). The Scent of Green Papaya was acclaimed for its style and its beautiful images of Vietnamese life. To date, the film is the only representative of Vietnamese cinema to be nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

1993

Trần's Oscar-nominated debut (for Best foreign film) was The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), which also won two top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. His follow-up Cyclo (1995, which featured top Hong Kong movie star Tony Leung Chiu Wai), won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. The Vertical Ray of the Sun, released in 2000, was the third film in his "Vietnam trilogy."

2000

Having depicted life in Ho Chi Minh City, Trần turned his attention to Hanoi in The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000). The main characters of the film are three sisters who idolize their parents' family life, before the truth is revealed after the mother's death.

2008

It was announced in July 2008 that Trần would direct an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood. The film was released in Japan in December 2010.

2009

After a sabbatical Trần returned with the noir psychological thriller I Come with the Rain (2009), which featured a star-studded international cast including Josh Hartnett and Elias Koteas.

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