"The Scent of Green Papaya"
1993
Directed by Tran Anh Hung

Shot entirely on a Paris soundstage, this, says critic Roger Ebert, "is a film to cherish."   From the director of "Cyclo", this moving and undeniably brilliant film by the talented Vietnamese-exile filmmaker Tran Anh Hung is set in 1951.  A young woman enters a life of servitude, working for a wealthy family. The film follows in exquisitely lyrical detail the quiet beauty and stoically accepted hardships of her life as, ten years later, she starts a love affair with her next employer.  Vietnamese with English subtitles. 104 minutes.