Indochine is an Academy Award-winning 1992 film depicting a young woman's story in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. The film stars Catherine Deneuve and Vincent Perez as lovers struggling through a tumultuous relationship in the face of growing unrest and the rise of communism in what is today known as Vietnam.
Catherine Denuve has always been my favorite actress. And this film is the biggest reason why. Set in French occupied IndoChina in the 1930's the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful, everything was perfect about this film. The clothing, the stage the setting, the score. It was realistic and must have cost a fortune in production? Catherine Denuve's character intrigued me as a strong, independent fierce business woman who upon allowing herself to love... … more
If you're going to watch Indochine, get ready to buy some Kleenex beforehand. This is the ultimate love story, set against a backdrop of war and revolution. Indochine tells the story of the daughter of a plantation owner, played by Deneuve, in colonial French Indochina (most of modern-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia). Deneuve's character falls in love with a local navy officer (played by Perez), but after her daughter falls in love with him, she plays a hand in having the … more