THE TASTE OF THINGS
LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT
TRẦN ANH HÙNG
Trần Anh-Hùng is a French filmmaker of Vietnamese descent. After the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, he immigrated to France at the age of 12. He studied philosophy at a university in France. And studied cinematography at the Louis Lumiere Academy. Hùng has been at the forefront of a wave of acclaimed overseas Vietnamese cinema over the past two decades. His films have received international recognition and acclaim, including an Oscar-nominated debut with The Scent of Green Papaya (1993). His follow-up, Cyclo (1995) won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Recently, he returned with The Taste of Things, which won him the Best Director award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.