The Vertical Ray of the Sun

2000 6.6 (60 votes) 1h 52m

Genres

Drama Romance

Production Companies

Les Productions Lazennec
Le Studio Canal+
ARTE France Cinéma
Hãng Phim Truyện Việt Nam
Canal+
ZDF/Arte

The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng)

Overview

Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.