Hanoi Winter 1946

Synopsis

Film captures an important historical moment in Hanoi. It was in the winter of 1946, when the negotiations at the Fontainebbeau Conference in France failed, President Ho Chi Minh signed a temporary treaty with France to take advantage of time forthe preparation to deal with thecircumstances. Film intenselydepicts the intellectual abilities to handle domestic and foreign affairs of Uncle Ho and the leaders of the revolutionary government at that criticalmoment.

Director’s biography

Director, People’s Artist Dang Nhat Minh born in 1938,is one of the leading directors of Vietnamese cinema. His name is closely associated with the history of Vietnam Feature Film Company. After a number of first works such as Ms. Nhung (co-director, 1973), Sea Stars (1974), A Year-end Rainy Day (1976), People’s Artist Dang Nhat Minh became known and certainlyhas created a style that made for himselfa name resonatedbythefilms about the human fates with his self-written scripts.

Notableworksof this style include When the Tenth Month Comes , The Girl on the River, The Return, Nostalgia for the Countryland, Hanoi Winter 1946, Guava House, Don’t Burn, Jasmine…With his works, People’s Artist Dang Nhat Minh has shaped an unique and individual style of artistic filmmaking, delving into the exploitation of the human fatesin a humane and delicate way.

His personal and works not only resonated in Vietnam but also on the world cinema map through importantawards such as Golden Lotus, Golden Kite in Vietnam and awards from Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival… In 2008, the film When the Tenth Month Comes wasvoted by CNN channel as one of the 18 best Asian films of all time.In 2010, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a ceremony to honorPeople’s Artist Dang Nhat Minhtorecognizehiscontribution to Vietnamese cinema. In 2011, People’s Artist Dang Nhat Minhhonorably received the Kim Dae-jung Peace Film Award presented within the framework of the Gwangju International Film Festival in South Korea.