Đặng Nhật Minh b Huế Vietnam 1938 is one of Vietnams foremost film directors and a screenwriter Đặngs first work in film was translating Russian films made in the USSR to Vietnamese When his dad died during the Vietnam War in 1967 he was given partyrelated career favours which combined with his own learnings allowed him to become a director His first film made in 1965 was a documentary about geology Other notable works after this time include Ha Bac My Hometown Hà Bắc quê hương 1967 May Faces Tháng 5 Những gương mặt 1975 Nguyen Trai Nguyễn Trãi 1980 As a documentary filmmaker he became the governments observer and reporter of historical events Đặng then started to adapt existing plays generating works such as Stars on the Sea Những ngôi sao biển 1977 A Yearend Rainy Day Ngày mưa cuối năm 1980 Around 1980 he wrote a short story named The Town Within Reach Thị xã trong tầm tay It was published in the Văn Nghệ Literature and Arts magazine and won a prize making him consider giving up filmmaking to become a writer However not long after that he made The Town Within Reach in 1983 with the encouragement of a new friend marking the beginning of his filmography In his autobiography he notes So I determined my direction I only make films that I myself write the script talk about issues that interest me move me Having found a way to exist in the world of cinema I dont think about giving up on it anymore Đặngs works are poetic dense with political arguments and regularly subject to controversy as well as censorship within the nation Usually focusing on a woman whose perspective is marginalized within her world his stories closely trace Vietnamese historical struggles through the SinoVietnamese War The Town Within Reach 1983 the postwar period When The Tenth Month Comes 1984 The Girl on the River 1987 the Đổi Mới economic reforms The Return 1994 and postindependence Vietnam The Guava Season 2000 Except for Miss Nhung Dont Burn and Hanoi Winter of 1946 there is often one unifying theme that runs through most of his films Betrayal Đặng Nhật Minh also served as the General Secretary of the Vietnam Film Association for more than 10 years 19892000 where he constantly received strong support from members He eventually withdrew from his position out of disagreement with political changes within the association
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