VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 30 years ago the French film director Jean Jacques Annaud went to the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap to shoot scenes for his film "The Lover." He was seduced by the beauty of the ancient house of Huynh Thuy Le, and decided that it would form a part of his movie. Many people saw the house in the film – which featured Jane March and Tony Leung Ka-fai as a French girl and a Chinese man who fell in love in 1920s Vietnam – and have made the journey to Dong Thap to visit it. The house is located in Nguyen Hue Road, Sa Dec Town, Dong Thap Province, with East -West architecture. While the outside appearance of the building is a French design, the interior is totally Vietnamese. The centerpiece of the house is a large ancestral altar, which is lacquered in red and trimmed with gold. The house's biggest surprise however is its treasure trove of ancient objects that have been preserved for generations. There is a round marble table dating back to … [Read more...] about Close-up to 120-year-old Huynh Thuy Le house in Can Tho
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EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 20-30 (daily updated)
Hoa Binh’s Fine Art Exhibition 2014 Opening: Fri 26 Sep 2014, 10 am Exhibition: 26 Sep – 25 Oct 2014 The Muong’s Cultural Museum You are invited to Hoa Binh’s Fine Art Exhibition 2014, a collaboration between Muong’s Cultural Museum and Hoa Binh Fine Arts Association at 202 Tay Tien Street, Hoa Binh city. A group of 23 artists will bring to the event 33 artworks from lacquer, oil, silk, acrylic, ceramics and sculpture, most of which were featured in 2014 Fine Art Exhibition of Region III (Tay Bac – Viet Bac, Vietnam) in Bac Can province. Especially, artist Tran Thi Thu has won first prize in Region III contest and is one of 4 artists to receive Vietnam Fine Arts Association award for her painting “Me” (selected from 8 national applicants). Besides, there are 4 artists from Hoa Binh province nominated Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations prize in 2014. The nomination is deemed their remarkable achievement after years of … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 20-30 (daily updated)
WHAT’S ON APRIL 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)
Launching Event and Exhibition of Photo Book “Hue, City of Crying Stones” Book launch: Fri Apr 30 2016, 3 pm Exhibition: Apr 30 – May 27 2016 Institut français de Huế 01 Le Hong Phong, Hue You are invited to the launching event of the photo book “Hue – the city of cyring stones” by Philippe Bouler and Sébastien Laval, during which some of the photographs from the book will be exhibited. The event will take place at 3pm on April 30. Photographer Sébastien Laval has been widely appreciated in Vietnam with several photo exhibitions on 54 Vietnamese ethnic minorities. Philippe Bouler, the first art director of the Hue Festival and many other art performances in Vietnam, has visited Hue several times. Sharing a passion for the streets, landscapes and people of Hue, they composed the photo book “Hue, the city of crying stones”. Some photographs from the book have been chosen to exhibit at Dien Tho … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON APRIL 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)
WHAT’S ON JUNE 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)
HN & HCMC – Stand-Up Comedy Nights with Will Mars Hanoi: Thu 30 Jun 2016, 8 pm ATK 73a Mai Hac De — HCMC: Wed 29 Jun 2016, 8 pm Game On 115 Ho Tung Mau, Q1, Ho Chi Minh City Come to stand-Up comedy nights with Will Mars. You want explosive? This guy’s nuclear. A British Comedian living in New York, Will’s first solo Asia tour Schtick Shift will take in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia and of course Vietnam. And expect it to be a good ‘un. This guy’s got some serious accolades stitched onto his t-shirt: Finalist in the English Comedian of the year Award 2014; Top 50 Best Ever Jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe (The Scotsman); Top 50 Funniest One-Liners Ever (Daily Mail); Top 10 Funniest Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe (Dave TV). Supporting acts: In Hanoi: Hanoi Comedy Collective In HCMC: Singaporean comic Jinx Yeo Entrance is VND200,000 and includes a free glass of Pasteur Street IPA. For info and bookings, email: … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON JUNE 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE)
WHAT’S ON JANUARY 1-15 (DAILY UPDATE)
Exhibition “Void” by Phan Phuong Dong Opening: Thu 14 Jan 2016, 5 pm Exhibition: 14 – 16 Jan 2016 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum You are invited to installation exhibition “Void” by artist Phan Phuong Dong. “Void” is composed of a large quantity of discarded beer bottle caps collected over a long period of time, arranged on the floor like dust, may seen from afar as a large piece or upclose with detailed views of different angle and color of each beer cap. “Void” is all and all is void, originates from the void and returns to the void, void appears and disappears, space and time, interior and exterior, body and soul, tangible and intangible… includes the elements of meditation, minimalist art, architecture, sculpture, painting, linked to nature and contemporary. Audio Visual Video Project “Island Gardens” by Mike Cooper Fri 15 Jan 2016, 7 pm Goethe Institut 56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON JANUARY 1-15 (DAILY UPDATE)