Screening: “Three Seasons” (1999) With Tony Bui

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event.

This event will be held in English. The film will be in English and Vietnamese, with occasional English subtitles.

Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center

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Join us for a screening of "Three Seasons" (1999)—winner of the 1999 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and recently restored in 4K—followed by a discussion with writer and director Tony Bui.

Synopsis

Set against the bustling backdrop of post-war Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), “Three Seasons” weaves together four distinct stories, exploring themes of love, loss, hope and change as the characters deal with the remnants of war and the onslaught of westernization.

A young girl, hired to work a lotus pond, comes to the aid of a reclusive master. A cyclo driver becomes obsessed with an ambitious prostitute connected to wealthy foreign clients. A young boy hustles lighters, gum, and cheap watches on the streets. And an American Vietnam vet searches for the daughter he never knew.

The disparate, intertwining lives struggle to find identity, human connection, and meaning in a country caught in between its dark past and its uncertain future.

Watch the trailer

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This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc.

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