Heaven & Earth (1993)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Escritores (WGA):

Le Ly Hayslip (book) and
Jay Wurts (book) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 diciembre 1993 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Biografía | Drama | Historia | Guerra

Frase comercial:

An amazing true story of survival.

Plot:

The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Buddhism | Suicide | Prostitution | Rape

Premios:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

an unrecognised masterpiece

Reparto

Haing S. Ngor	...	Papa
Bussaro Sanruck	...	Le Ly - Age 5
Supak Pititam	...	Buddhist Monk
Joan Chen	...	Mama
Thuan K. Nguyen	...	Uncle Luc
Hiep Thi Le	...	Le Ly
Lan Nguyen Calderon	...	Ba
Thuan Le	...	Kim
Dustin Nguyen	...	Sau
Mai Le Ho	...	Hai
Vinh Dang	...	Bon
Khiem Thai	...	Brother In Law
Liem Whatley	...	Viet Cong Captain
Michelle Vynh Le	...	Viet Cong Cadre Woman
Tuan Tran	...	Rapist

También conocida como:

Entre ciel et terre (France)
El cielo y la tierra (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Duración:

140 min

País:

France | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Vietnamita

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bangkok, Thailand

Compañía:

Alcor Films

Trivialidades:

According to director Oliver Stone, he held auditions for the lead role, and Hiep Thi Le (who ended up as the lead role) was pushed into doing the audition by one of her friends.

Citas:

Steve Butler: [notices a little photograph on table] Is this your little brother?
Le Ly: What?
Steve Butler: Is this handsome little boy your relative?
Le Ly: My son.
Steve Butler: Ah, of course he is!
[laughs]
Steve Butler: He looks a lot like you. A lot of spirit around the eyes.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (#21.5)" (1995)

Banda de Sonido:

Trong Com

an unrecognised masterpiece

I don't understand why this film has been rated so poorly, it really deserves better. The breath-taking landscapes, subtle imagery, the overall excellent craftsmanship alone make this movie worth seeing.

The unique and very personal perspective of this movie makes it hard to keep your distance. Some scenes are rather brutal, but these scenes are necessary for telling a realistic story. Definitely no Disney family movie though.

I give it a 9 out of 10, because even with 140 minutes runtime the story feels rushed and crammed. Sometimes less is more, I shall read the books now.