In this
Vietnamese name, the
surname is
Lưu, but is often simplified to
Luu in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the
given name,
Huỳnh.
Lưu Huỳnh (劉皇, born Saigon,[1] 1960) is a Vietnam-born Vietnamese American film director. His family arrived in America when he was 16 years old.
He worked as a director for the Vietnamese diaspora variety show Paris By Night, which is banned in Vietnam. In 1997, a segment he directed accompanying a song by Trịnh Công Sơn generated much controversy among overseas Vietnamese because it allegedly depicted South Vietnam negatively during the Vietnam War.[2]
His 2007 film, The White Silk Dress (Áo lụa Hà Đông) won the Audience Award at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea,[3] the Kodak Vision award at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival in Japan,[4] and the highly coveted "Best foreign film" award at the Golden Rooster Awards in China.[5]
The White Silk Dress was officially selected to represent Vietnam at the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[citation needed]
The Legend is Alive (Huyền thoại bất tử) was released in 2009 and has won six Golden Kite Awards, including a tie for Best Film.[citation needed]
His latest film, In the name of love (Lấy chồng người ta), was nominated for People's choice award in 2012.[citation needed]
Filmography
- 1999 - Đường trần (Passage of Life)
- 2006 - Áo lụa Hà Đông (The White Silk Dress)
- 2009 - Huyền thoại bất tử (The Legend Is Alive)
- 2012 - "lấy chồng người ta" (In the Name of Love)
- 2014 - Hiệp sĩ mù (The blind warrior)
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