The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng) 24 years old
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
Credits
The Vertical Ray of the Sun Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Manh Cuong Tran | as Kien |
| Như Quỳnh She was 46, now 71 years old | as Suong |
| Do Thi Hai Yen She was 17, now 42 years old | |
| Tran Nu Yen Khe She was 32, now 57 years old | as Lien |
| Ngoc Dung Le | as Huong |
| Khanh Lê She was 36, now 61 years old | as Khanh |
| Doan Viet Ha | |
| Anh Tuan | |
| Chu Hung | as Quoc |
| Le Tuan Anh | as Tuan |
| Lê Vũ Long | |
| Quang Hai Ngo He was 33, now 57 years old | as Hai |
The Vertical Ray of the Sun Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Dominique Dalmasso as Sound Designer. | Sound |
| Benoît Barouh as Production Design. He was 50 (now 75) years old | Art |
| Benoît Jaubert as Line Producer. He was 31 (now 56) years old | Production |
| Tran Anh Hung as Director. He was 37 (now 62) years old | Directing |
| Tran Anh Hung as Production Supervisor. He was 37 (now 62) years old | Production |
| Tran Anh Hung as Writer. He was 37 (now 62) years old | Writing |
| Christophe Rossignon as Producer. He was 40 (now 65) years old | Production |
| Mark Lee Ping-Bing as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 70) years old | Camera |
| Ève François Machuel as Production Manager. | Production |
| Agathe Cauvin as Assistant Editor. | Editing |
| Raphaël Sohier as Music Editor. | Sound |
| Nicholas Simon as Line Producer. He was 36 (now 61) years old | Production |
| Mario Battistel as Editor. | Editing |
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (24 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
- Runtime: 112 minutes