Trần Vũ

Directing

Trần Vũ

Born — Died

1925-11-10 — 2010-02-16

Place of birth

Nam Dinh, Vietnam

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

People's Artist Trần Vũ (b. Nguyễn Phú, Nam Định province, 10 November 1925 - 16 February 2010) was a Vietnamese film director and screenwriter. In 1959, when he was already 34 years old, he attended the first directing class of the Vietnam Film School, under the guide of several Soviet filmmakers. Trần Vũ's first film, also his thesis for graduation, was "The Passerine Bird" (Con chim vành khuyên, 1962), which won the Golden Lotus Award at the 2nd Vietnam Film Festival and the Special Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Trần Vũ's other notable work between 1954 and 1970 was "Floating Village" (Làng nổi, 1964), which he co-directed by People's Artist Huy Thành. In 1971, h…

Known for

Behind the camera

Time in the Jungle poster
NR

Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.

Time in the Jungle

1988

Time in the Jungle poster
NR

Defectors from Hitler's army join the French Foreign Legion and end up in Vietnam in the late '40s.

Time in the Jungle

1988

We Will Meet Again poster
7.0

On a festive spring day in 1940, two young quan họ singers fall in love. But their relationship is soon ruthlessly disrupted by class injustices, imposed upon both—and many other Vietnamese—by the ongoing French colonial rule and the looming Japanese occupation.

We Will Meet Again

1974

Those We Have Met poster
10.0

The life of two soldiers after war, who try to continue their studies at the university.

Those We Have Met

1979

Smoke poster
9.0

A short film by Tran Vu

Smoke

1967

Smoke poster
9.0

A short film by Tran Vu

Smoke

1967

Money, Money! poster
NR

Returning to Vietnam after many years of studying abroad, a doctorate in atomic force Thai Duong entered an unimaginable reality. Many funny situations took place in his family when he was pondering over choosing a job in a new environment. Thai Duong was tricked into losing money, and his father and brother Loc Ton performed a risky mission to earn money: buying liquidated bombs.

Money, Money!

1989

A Stormy Journey poster
9.0

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.

A Stormy Journey

1977

A Stormy Journey poster
9.0

An elderly couple from Vinh and their grandchild takes a coach to Viet Tri The passengers face numerous harassments during the journey, but luckily a youth volunteer and a discharged soldier are determined to help them.

A Stormy Journey

1977

Remarriage poster
NR

The story in the film is about the love between a man and a woman from the same village, Hoan and Can, who have two children together. But this love affair encountered many difficulties and pressure from family and social customs, forcing Can to leave his hometown and go to the mountains. As for Hoan, she was also prevented by her husband's family because they were afraid of having to redistribute their land. The film shows viewers the relationships and behaviors of Northern farmers in the context of the 1960s.

Remarriage

1963

Brothers poster
NR

A soldier (Hien) survives the war and comes back to live with his brother's family (Tien). He can't seem to adjust to civilian life after the war and feels increasingly alienated from other people, whom he finds calculating, selfish and materialistic.

Brothers

1986

Floating Village poster
NR

The inhabitants of a small island in the delta of the turbulent Red River are doomed to poverty: floods wash away crops, livestock, and even people. From generation to generation, a legend is passed down about a kind dragon that can drink the river's water and save the village. But the dragon is a fairy tale, and the people have decided to block the treacherous river themselves. With extraordinary perseverance, fighting against the elements, the village population builds protective fortifications around the island.

Floating Village

1964

Floating Village poster
NR

The inhabitants of a small island in the delta of the turbulent Red River are doomed to poverty: floods wash away crops, livestock, and even people. From generation to generation, a legend is passed down about a kind dragon that can drink the river's water and save the village. But the dragon is a fairy tale, and the people have decided to block the treacherous river themselves. With extraordinary perseverance, fighting against the elements, the village population builds protective fortifications around the island.

Floating Village

1964

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife poster
NR

The head of a farming co-operative demolishes his house to free up land for the construction of a new irrigation canal, which causes great distress for him and his family.

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife

1971