Three Seasons

Another story of life but this is artistically presented to delve into the very feelings and world views of the characters involved and the different lives they live. Set in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam the story unfolds with 4 people -... Full review

This film is excellent. After leaving Vietnam 35 years ago, this film made me think of all the wonderful experience I had there. The story of the prostitue is familar and the story of the little boy in the streets correctly... Full review

One of my favorite movies of all time. This movie does a great job at accurately and beautifully depicting life in Southeast Asia/Vietnam. I highly recommend it to everyone I know with a taste for foreign films, especially foreign films with... Full review

This is a wonderful movie. It's very artistic and intriguing. The characters are captivating. It's so multi-faceted. There are multiple storylines, as suggested by the title. Very interesting and touching. An overall perfectly done movie.... Full review

While Keitel's involvement as executive producer and co-star undoubtedly made the success of "Three Seasons" possible, his segments of the film are undoubtedly the weakest. I point out that "Three Seasons" is an American film -- even though it was shot entirely in Vietnam, with roughly 90 percent Vietnamese dialogue -- because it reflects the uniquely ambivalent tenderness of an immigrant looking back to the old country. ... Full Review

Unfortunately, there's a big temptation to overpraise a first effort as promising as ``Three Seasons. The great virtues of ``Three Seasons'' are its gorgeous, classically composed shots, especially in scenes that take place in the country: a lake bursting with lotus flowers, two columns of tall trees that magically shed their crimson petals. ... Full Review

Three Seasons" transports us to a strange land and envelops us, winning us over. Three Seasons" requires you to stick with it before coming to any conclusions, and fortunately there's plenty of scenery to keep interest up. ... Full Review

And that's precisely what makes Three Seasons seem so fresh and unique.....The setting is present-day Saigon and, with the notable exception of Harvey Keitel, most of the performers are local actors speaking in their own language..... ... Full Review

Three Seasons," a movie for any and all seasons, gazes with a sense of beauty and compassion at hard realities without glossing them over. Three Seasons" is a film of gestures, physical and spiritual, and this spirit is expressed in both Richard Horowitz's stirring score and Lisa Rinzler's glorious, flowing camera work, with its rich muted hues and sensual glow. ... Full Review

Shot over a year ago, Three Seasons finally burst onto the international movie scene at the start of 1999. It was the first film ever to win both the Grand Prix and the Audience Award at Sundance; and almost inevitably,... ... Full Article

Timothy Linh Bui's follow-up to THREE SEASONS draws upon his own experiences as the child of South Vietnamese refugees for this flawed but worthy look at life in U.S. relocation camps. ... Full Article

Like most American viewers, I have no idea how much Vietnam resembles the country Tony Bui , who left at age 2, gives us here. ... Full Article