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This enthralling debut from Vietnamese filmmaker Pham Thien An won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the André Bazin Prize from Cahiers du cinéma. The sudden death of his sister-in-law tasks reluctant Thien (Le Phong Vu) with bringing his five-year-old nephew Dao to their countryside hometown. On the road, Thien is drawn into a search for his long-missing older brother. A series of sublime dreams reignites Thien's suppressed memories, forbidden desires, and specters of his own youth.
What begins as a journey home becomes a pilgrimage marked by visual splendor and mystical overtones, a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers. As Thien battles with the existential question of what is worth living for, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell interrogates the persistence and complexity of faith, not only in the spiritual but in the delicate beauty of earthly existence. NPR's Justin Chan writes on this film, “Transfixing . . . makes you feel as if you’ve been quietly transported to another world.” Description adapted from Kino Lorber.
(Dir.: Pham Thien An, Vietnam, 2023, DCP, 178 min., Vietnamese with English subtitles)
Films are shown in the 300-seat Meyer Auditorium. Preregistration (up to four tickets per person per film) is encouraged but not required. Seating is available on a first–come, first served basis for patrons without tickets.
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