The Third Wife marks the ambitious debut of Vietnamese director Ash Mayfair, who gained her MFA from NYU. Set in the late 19th century, her film tracks the fortunes of 14-year-old Mây (Nguy ...n Phương Tr My), who is selected as the third wife of a much older man, who expects her to bear him a son. Her life in rural Vietnam becomes further complicated as she begins to develop feelings for the second wife Xuân (Mai Thu Hưng) and as pressure builds in the family. Shot by Chananun Chotrungroj ...
"Everything We Could Embrace about Motherhood Happened Through the Making of this Movie": Director Ash Mayfair on Her Vietnam-Set Debut, The Third Wife
Filmmaker Magazine - 17 May 2019 17:31
The Third Wife marks the ambitious debut of Vietnamese director Ash Mayfair, who gained her MFA from NYU. Set in the late 19th century, her film tracks the fortunes of 14-year-old Mây (Nguy ...n Phương Tr My), who is selected as the third wife of a much older man, who expects her to bear him a son. Her life in rural Vietnam becomes further complicated as she begins to develop feelings for the second wife Xuân (Mai Thu Hưng) and as pressure builds in the family. Shot by Chananun Chotrungroj ...
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