The Scent of the Green Papaya

Screened at the Buddhist Library, Singapore.

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The Scent of Green Papaya is a Vietnamese-language film produced in France by Lazennec Production, and directed by Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung.

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The film won the Caméra d'Or prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, a César Award for Best Debut at the French annual film award ceremony, and was shortlisted for the 1993 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Although set in Vietnam, the film was shot entirely on a soundstage in Boulogne, France.

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This is a beautiful art movie with crisp clear sounds and cinematography. Good movie to watch to exercise mindfulness and enjoy the serenity of the intricate and aesthetic details.

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