Biography
Đặng Nhật Minh (b. Huế, Vietnam, 1938) is one of Vietnam's foremost film directors and a screenwriter. Đặng's first work in film was translating Russian films made in the USSR to Vietnamese. When his dad died during the Vietnam War in 1967, he was given party-related career favours which, combined with his own learnings, allowed him to become a director. His first film, made in 1965, was a documentary about geology. Other notable works after this time include: "Ha Bac My Hometown" (Hà Bắc quê hương, 1967), "May - Faces" (Tháng 5 - Những gương mặt, 1975), "Nguyen Trai" (Nguyễn Trãi, 1980). As a documentary filmmaker, he became the government’s observer and reporter of historical events. Đặng then started to adapt existing plays, generating works such as "Stars on the Sea" (Những ngôi sao biển, 1977), "A Year-end Rainy Day" (Ngày mưa cuối năm, 1980). Around 1980, he wrote a short story named "The Town Within Reach" (Thị xã trong tầm tay). It was published in the Văn Nghệ (Literature and Arts) magazine and won a prize, making him consider giving up filmmaking to become a writer. However, not long after that, he made "The Town Within Reach" in 1983 with the encouragement of a new frie…
Directed
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When the Tenth Month Comes (1984) — Director
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Nostalgia for the Countryside (1997) — Director
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The Guava House (2002) — Director
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Don't Burn (2009) — Director
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The Girl on the River (1987) — Director
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The Town Within Reach (1983) — Director
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Miss Nhung (1970) — Director
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Hanoi: Winter of '46 (1999) — Director
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The Return (1994) — Director
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Those Faces in May (1975) — Director
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Jasmine (2022) — Director
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Stars on the Sea (1973) — Director