Three Seasons

1h 50m 1999

Brief Synopsis

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When a young girl is hired to pick white lotuses for a reclusive master, her singing attracts not only the jealous disapproval of the older workers but the heart of the master himself... A cyclo driver falls for a proud young prostitute whom he chauffeurs around to her appointments in the gleaming n

Cast & Crew

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Tony Bui

Director

Don Duong

Hai

Nguyen Ngoc Hiep

Kien An

Tran Manh Cuong

Teacher Dao

Harvey Keitel

James Hager

Zoe Bui

Lan

Film Details

Also Known As
Bamua, Trois saisons
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Cineric, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Good Machine International; October Films; Sound One; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
October Films; Argus Entertainment; Arthaus Filmverleih; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Gussi Films; Lauren Films; Mars Distribution; Mikado Film; Nurit Shani; October Films; PathT International; Pathe Image; Rialto Films; Usa Home Entertainment
Location
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

When a young girl is hired to pick white lotuses for a reclusive master, her singing attracts not only the jealous disapproval of the older workers but the heart of the master himself... A cyclo driver falls for a proud young prostitute whom he chauffeurs around to her appointments in the gleaming new hotels... A young boy wanders the rainy streets of Saigon, looking for his stolen case full of trinkets, which he sells to tourists... At the Apocalypse Now bar, the same boy encounters a G.I. who is searching for the daughter he left behind in the war. These stories merge to present a country making an uneasy transition from east to west, from communism to capitalism, from the past to the future.

Director

Tony Bui

Director

Cast

Don Duong

Hai

Nguyen Ngoc Hiep

Kien An

Tran Manh Cuong

Teacher Dao

Harvey Keitel

James Hager

Zoe Bui

Lan

Nguyen Huu Duoc

Woody

Minh Ngoc

Truck Driver

Hoang Phat Trieu

Huy

Diem Kieu

Singing Lotus Woman

Kieu Hanh

Giang

Le Hong Son

Binh

Nguyen Ba Quang

Don

Tran Huu Su

Ngon

Luong Duc Hung

Minh

Hoang Trieu

Man Who Chases Lan No 1

Tran Long

Man Who Chases Lan No 2

Bui Tuong Trac

Man Who Buys Lotus Flowers

Huynh Kim Hong

Woman On The Balcony

Michael Salamon

Man Who Steals Case

Nguyen Van Son

Shoeshine Boy

A Lu

Street Guardian No 1

Hong Phu Quang

Street Guardian No 2

Tran Quang Hien

'Fagan'

Duong Tan Dung

Cyclo-Race Promoter

Ho Van Hoang

Khoi

Ho Kieng

Restaurant Owner

Quang Hai

Man In Taxi

Van Es Antoine

Body Double For Harvey Keitel

Hong Khac Dao

Parlor Manager

Pham Van Thai

Parlour Friend

Othello Khanh

Phuong'S Drunk Boyfriend

Lola Guimond

Phuong--Amerasian Daugher

Nguyen Thanh Son

Cyclo-Race Official

Nguyen Thi Ngoc

Teacher Dao'S Servant

Nguyen Thi Lien

Grandmother

Jaron Lanier

Performer

Richard Horowitz

Performer

Crew

William Arnot

Steadicam Operator

Russell Berg

Special Effects

Ben Bohen

Associate Producer

Charles Brown

Song ("Black Night")

Timothy Linh Bui

Story By

Timothy Linh Bui

Unit Director

Timothy Linh Bui

From Story

Timothy Linh Bui

Co-Producer

Tony Bui

Screenwriter

Tony Bui

Producer

Tony Bui

From Story

Tony Bui

Story By

Elizabeth Ann Chae

Production Coordinator (Ho Chi Minh City)

Pham Ngoc Chau

2nd Assistant Director

David Phu An Chiem

Production Supervisor

Curtis Choy

Sound Mixer

Eugene Chrysler

Song

Eugene Chrysler

Song Performer ("Don'T Forget About Me" "Good Ol' Rock-N-Roll")

Sam Coates

Assistant Director

Michele De Albert

Art Director

Sussan Deyhim

Vocals

Page Hamilton

Song

Page Hamilton

Song Performer ("Woody'S Blues")

Steve Hamilton

Supervising Sound Editor

Thai Van Hoang

Set Decorator

Trish Hofmann

Line Producer

Truong Thi Hong

Wardrobe Supervisor (2nd Unit)

Richard Horowitz

Music Composer

Richard Horowitz

Music Mixer

Harvey Keitel

Executive Producer

Jason Kliot

Producer

Bob Laden

Special Effects Make-Up

Susan Leber

Production Coordinator (New York)

Wing Lee

Production Designer

S.a. Lippman

Music Supervisor

Nguyen My Loan

Additional Makeup (2nd Unit)

Jamie Maxtone-graham

2nd Unit Director Of Photography/Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Jamie Maxtone-graham

Dp/Cinematographer

Colin Mcgreal

Storyboard Artist

Brian Miksis

Sound Mixer

Suzanne Nicell

3rd Assistant Director

James Nichols

Music Mixer

Sam O'steen

Editorial Consultant

Dave Paterson

Supervising Sound Editor

Julian Petrillo

1st Assistant Director

Pham Hong Phong

Art Director

Martha C Pilcher

Location Manager

Mary Ellen Porto

Supervising Sound Editor

Jay Rabinowitz

Additional Editor

Keith Reamer

Editor

Lisa Rinzler

Director Of Photography

Lisa Rinzler

Dp/Cinematographer

Jessie Mae Robinson

Song ("Black Night")

Charles Rosen

Co-Executive Producer

Peter Schon

Unit Production Manager

Reilly Steele

Re-Recording Mixer

Mark Taylor

Production Coordinator (Ho Chi Minh City)

Nguyen Kieu Thu

Key Hair/Makeup

Wharton Tiers

Song ("Woody'S Blues")

Victoria Toth

Additional Film Editor

Joana Vicente

Producer

David Watkins

Special Effects

Film Details

Also Known As
Bamua, Trois saisons
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Cineric, Inc.; Fotokem Film & Video; Good Machine International; October Films; Sound One; Sundance Institute
Distribution Company
October Films; Argus Entertainment; Arthaus Filmverleih; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Gussi Films; Lauren Films; Mars Distribution; Mikado Film; Nurit Shani; October Films; PathT International; Pathe Image; Rialto Films; Usa Home Entertainment
Location
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Quotes

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Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner, along with Pedro Almodovar's "All About My Mother," of the 1999 Golden Satellite for Best Foreign Language Film from the International Press Academy.

Winner of three awards at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival including the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and Best Cinematography (Lisa Rinzler) in dramatic competition.

Released in United States Spring April 30, 1999

Expanded Release in United States May 7, 1999

Released in United States on Video September 28, 1999

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States January 1999

Released in United States February 1999

Released in United States March 1999

Released in United States April 1999

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.

Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (Special Focus: After Vietnam) March 18-28, 1999.

Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.

Feature directorial debut for Tony Bui.

Began shooting November 3, 1997.

Completed shooting January 3, 1998.

Project workshopped at the Sundance Institute's 1996 June Filmmakers Lab.

Released in United States Spring April 30, 1999

Expanded Release in United States May 7, 1999

Released in United States on Video September 28, 1999

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.)

Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)

Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.)

Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (Special Focus: After Vietnam) March 18-28, 1999.)

Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.)

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