A very peaceful and powerful movie Three Seasons - directed by Toni Bui with Harvey Keitel - is an extremely subtle, touching, and quite peaceful movie.

It takes a while to get into the very slow vietnamese atmosphere and a lot remains unsaid in the movie. Nevertheless, the emotions, beautifully enacted by natural actors, are very strong. Some scenes really stay with the viewer.

All five senses are mobilized. I was especially enthused by the colourful setting. Some shots are just as powerful as some masterpieces amongst the 17th or 18th century paintings: They evoked in me the beauty of nature,man and god.

Cecile Fouron