This is unprecedented in Vietnam’s movie history for a director (in this case, Phan Gia Nhat Linh) to launch two movies about the same character at the same time.

The producer said that making two films about Trinh Cong Son, one of Vietnam’s most famous and beloved songwriters, at the same time was a surprise even to themselves. 

"Five years ago, when we kicked off this project, we just wanted to make a really well-rounded movie about music legend Trinh Cong Son. But when we saw the results of nearly 1,000 hours of filming, we were amazed to see two stories, two different perspectives on the artist, which are both particularly interesting. We are extremely interested and want to share that with the audience," a representative of the film producer said.

The film called Em va Trinh (Trinh and I) depicts 30 years of the late composer’s life, his love stories, music and travels. The 136-minute movie will bring audiences back to the poetic 1960s Hue with romantic scenes and his lovers, including a Japanese fan, Yoshii Michiko, during Son's time in Paris.

The other picture with the length of 95 minutes titled “Trinh Cong Son” tells the life story of the musician Trinh Cong Son.

The movies aim at marking the 21st death anniversary of the late composer. Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son was honored on a doodle on google.com on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary in 2019.

Quynh An