Thu An

Acting

Thu An

Born — Died

1922-05-01 — 2011-10-03

Place of birth

Hanoi, Vietnam

Known for

Acting

Credits

26 titles

Distinguished Artist Thu An (full name Nguyễn Thị Thu An, 1 May 1922 - 3 October 2011) was a Vietnamese actress, one of the veterans of Vietnamese cinema. She was best remembered for her roles as peasant women in "The August Star" (Sao tháng tám, d. Trần Đắc, 1976); the series "My Mother-in-law" (Mẹ chồng tôi, d. Khải Hưng, 1994); "The Retired General" (Tướng về hưu, d. Nguyễn Khắc Lợi, 1988). Thu An also had a part in the first feature film of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema, "On the Same River" (Chung một dòng sông, d. Nguyễn Hồng Nghi & Phạm Kỳ Nam, 1954).

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 7 titles

1980s · 7 titles

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village poster
NR

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

1982

Obsession poster
NR

During the war, a woman learns that her husband is an army deserter.

Obsession

1988

Little Stars poster
NR

Two talented swimmers from a small village are invited by a factory to compete for their team in national tournaments, but soon discover they are being used as a publicity ploy by the factory.

Little Stars

1980

Coordinates of Death poster
5.8

The story of a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk during the Vietnam War.

Coordinates of Death

1986

The General Retires poster
7.5

A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it.

The General Retires

1988

Tempestuous Fate poster
NR

After a streak of betrayals in love, a scholar harbours a disdain for women and vows to stay away from their “venomous nature”. However, he soon grows increasingly obsessed with a prostitute he encountered one night, and falls deeply in love with her against the prejudices of his social class.

Tempestuous Fate

1989

The Population Planning Minister poster
NR

The president of a small village is appointed to be the minister for population planning, a controversial decision for the residents and his wife who is trying for another baby.

The Population Planning Minister

1984

1970s · 6 titles

Series credits