Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An (Photo: VNA)London (VNA) – Vietnamese movie “Co BaSai Gon” (The Tailor) was recently screened in the UK on the occasion of theASEAN Film Festival, which took place in London from May 21-25.
At the screening event held by the Embassy ofVietnam in the UK, Ambassador Tran Ngoc An said Vietnam wants to introduce itstraditional cultural values to international friends.
Film producer Thuy Nguyen said the movie aims tohonour the beauty of Vietnamese traditional cultural life.
“The Tailor” is a romantic comedy featuringthe culture and lifestyle of Saigonese and the history of AoDai (Vietnamese traditional long dress).
It starred Ngo Thanh Van, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc,Diem My and People’s Artist Hong Van, and was directed by young talents LocTran and Kay Nguyen. The film features 3D effects with a soundtrack created bypop singers and bands.
The movie tells the story of a young, arrogantgirl named Lan Ngoc in the 1960s. She wasborn into a family of tailors who specialised in making “ao dai”. Shelooked down on the career, but by some kind of miracle, travels to the futureand meets herself a few decades later.
Ngoc witnesses the tragedy of her family’s tradein the future, which resulted from the fact that she had turned her back on thecraft. She then realises the value of the traditional career and learns respectfor the long dress.-VNA
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