One of the perks of working on a college campus is getting emails about forums and other extra curricular activities; free to the public and very much worth attending. Tonight was such an event. This beautiful foreign film is intoxicating. Set in the 1950's a peasant girl becomes a house maid for a Saigon family. She is a substitute for the daughter they lost. But as the movie flows, the family becomes financially challenged. They are forced to sell the now young woman to work in the home of the man she has loved since the age of ten. Few words are spoken which makes the film even more breathtaking. It is magnificent to watch and the soundtrack is pleasant to listen to. This film was made in 1993. It was a joy to watch.
