Lan Hương

Lan Hương

History

People's Artist Lan Hương (b. Nguyễn Phúc Lưu Lan Hương, 1963) is a Vietnamese actress. She is known for her role as the little girl Ngọc Hà in "The Little Girl of Hanoi" (Em bé Hà Nội, d. Hải Ninh, 1975), who goes searching for her father, a soldier in the PAVN, after her mother and sister were killed in the Christmas bombings. She was awarded the title of People's Artist in 2007.

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Lan Hương

Movies

The Moon in the Foreign Land
The story focuses on a group of Vietnamese people struggling to work and study in Russia in the 90's. Nguyet is a talented ballet dancer whose marriage suffers from the loss of her daughter and financial difficulties. She decides to go to Russia with her friends to find jobs helping her send money to the family and continue her passion for ballet. But a horrible succession of tragedies in the foreign land turns her life into a grueling nightmare.
The Backstage Slap
Kim Hà
The movie chronicles a state-owned theatre troupe's struggle to survive both artistically and financially. The actors and actresses have to support themselves with odd jobs ranging from selling food and drinks on the streets to dancing at bars to doing commercials. Then comes a great play, written and directed by Teacher Nguyen Dinh, a veteran playwright, and former troupe mentor. The play promises to bring the group everything they need: inspiring work, state funding, festival prizes, and fame. But the rising tension between lead actress Kim Ha and her womanizing co-star Van Hung due to their troubled past relationship threatens to tear the play apart.
First Love
Út Hạnh
Student Ba Duy sinks deep into heartbreak and a nihilistic street life when his sweetheart, Diem Huong, suddenly leaves him to marry an American diplomat.
The Little Girl of Hanoi
Ngọc Hà
The plot of the film revolves around a young girl searching for her father, a soldier in the PAVN, after her mother and sister are killed during Christmas Bombings. The film makes significant use of visual imagery and depicts war-time life in Hanoi under the aegis of the most intense sustained bombing campaign during the war.
Giải Phóng Sài Gòn
The story of liberation of Saigon by People's Army of Vietnam and National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975.