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Article: Vietnam Story `Green Papaya' Is a Palatable Treat

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March 11, 1994
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THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Mui at 20 Tran Nu Yen-Khe Mui at 10 Lu Man San The Mother Truong Thi Loc Thi, the old servant woman Nguyen Anh Hoa Written and directed by Tran Anh Hung. Running time: 103 minutes. No MPAA rating. Opening today at the Fine Arts Theatre.

Here is a film so placid and filled with sweetness that watching it is like listening to soothing music. "The Scent of Green Papaya" takes place in Vietnam between the late 1940s and early 1960s, and is seen through the eyes of a poor young woman who is taken as a servant into the household of a merchant family. She observes everything around her in minute detail, and gradually, as she flowers ...

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