Amazon.com: Régis Wargnier's 1992 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is a bit like watching paint dry, despite its exotic locale and lead performance by the legendary Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). Deneuve plays a wealthy French landowner, born and raised in Indochina, from 1930 until 1955, the year of a Communist takeover. The brewing political changes bound to upset her fortune and destiny find an even more personal parallel in her relationship with an adopted daughter (Linh Dan Pham), who grows up and becomes independent. The outline of this scenario sounds pretty good, but the film is flat and unworthy of its star. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - Youth must win over beauty... the price of colonialism
This movie is exquisite; Catherine Deneuve is so beautiful, her wardrobe so perfect, that it is hard to concentrate at times. When you see her whipping one of her slaves, you cannot fathom such cruelty ... Read More
Rating: - Falling Short of the Mark
"Indochine" caught my attention for several reasons; Catherine Deneuve, the location, and the Academy Award. American films get a dozen categories along with films from other English-speaking countries and ... Read More
Rating: - Magnificent movie
This is definitely one of the best movie Catherine Deneuve made in her very long career. I enjoy watching it time after time.
Rating: - Old-fashioned storytelling on an epic scale
In its day a casualty of the chaos and confusion surrounding the frequently ridiculous entry qualifications for the Best Foreign Film Oscar - many superior films were ruled ineligible and those it was competing ... Read More
Rating: - Fabulous
This film depicts VietNam during the decline of the French rubber plantation era and the communist foothold. The cinematography is nothing short of fabulous especially the footage of Hau Long Bay with its thousands ... Read More
- Youth must win over beauty... the price of colonialism
- Magnificent movie
- Old-fashioned storytelling on an epic scale