1. Student's full name:Nguyen Minh Tuan2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: June 21, 1994
4. Place of birth: Ho Chi Minh City
5. Decision No. 1765/2018/QD-XHNV dated June 28, 2018, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.
6. Changes in the training process: Extension Decision No. 542/QD-XHNV dated May 4, 2020 and Decision No. 2102/QD-XHNV dated November 10, 2020.
7. Title of the graduation thesis:Discourse on Indochina through the films "The Lover" and "The Dam on the Pacific"
8. Specialization: Theory and history of film and television
Code:8210232.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thuy Linh
10. Summary of the thesis results:
Indochina as seen through the eyes of Marguerite Duras in two works.LoverandPacific DamThe transformation into a film is a process fraught with memories of the years she and her family lived in Indochina. Through her works, Indochina is easily and vividly portrayed in every scene, every page, every person, every character, every gesture. It depicts colonial cultural discrimination, the integration of foreign cultures, and the perspective on human destiny.
ThroughLoverandPacific DamIndochina appears mysterious and captivating due to its early stages in the 20th century. Through the eyes of writer, playwright, and filmmaker M. Duras, Indochina is an endlessly fascinating subject that she can explore from one work to another, within the same narrative, such as...Lover,North China LoverandPacific DamNot only in literature, M. Duras also achieved success in the fields of theater and film, using the same material: Indochina.
Through his works, M. Duras realistically depicted a multi-ethnic culture from diverse perspectives. Through these works, the world gained a clearer understanding of Indochina, its people, and the events they experienced. The French were not merely an elite nation exploring new lands and bringing civilization to previously dark and uncivilized regions, as the media portrays them. In reality, they were also suffering individuals trapped in a land that, to them, might have been a harsh place, a place they did not belong to. To survive, they struggled to integrate with the local people and culture, enduring much hardship and resentment, yet maintaining a glamorous facade—sometimes out of pride, and sometimes due to profound emotional wounds.Pacific DamThe film immerses the audience in the colonial atmosphere of Indochina at that time. Different classes shaped society: the corrupt government oppressed all classes, wealthy white people amassed their fortunes in major cities like Saigon, poorer white people, like the M. Duras family, in the historical center, and at the bottom were the local peasants, exploited and sometimes enslaved.
Two worksLoverandPacific DamIt was made by two directors, one a native Frenchman, and the other Cambodian who spent most of his life in France. (Film director)LoverJean-Jacques Annaud (born October 1, 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is a film director.Pacific DamRithy Panh (born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary filmmaker and screenwriter who was expelled from Phnom Penh by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
This shows that the cinematic material in M. Duras's literature is abundant and captivating, compelling enough to persuade talented directors to adapt it into films. On the other hand, it also shows that the sentiments about Indochina that M. Duras conveyed in his works resonated with the people of France and Indochina, and touched the hearts of many readers worldwide by speaking of the fate of white people in the distant colonial land of Indochina.
11. Practical applicability: The research results of this thesis will serve as a reference for studies related to Indochina.
12. Future research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis: None.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name:NGUYEN MINH TUAN2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: June 21, 1994
4. Place of birth: Ho Chi Minh City
5. Admission decision number: 1765/2018/QD-XHNV on June 28, 2018 byPresident of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University,Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process: Extend the study time under Decision No. 542 / QD-XHNV dated May 4, 2020 and Decision No. 2102/ QD-XHNV November 10, 2020.
7. Official thesistitle:Discourse aboutIndochina through the filmsThe"Lover" and "The Sea Wall"
8. Major: Film – Television theory, history, and criticism.Code:8210232.01
9. Supervisors: PhD.Nguyen Thuy Linh
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Indochina through Marguerite Duras's gaze through the two worksThe Loverand theThe Sea Wall to the transformation into cinematographic works is a volatile memory process of the years when she was together My family lives in Indochina. Through the works, it can be easily that Indochina shows up very clearly and sharply through each scene, every written page, each person, each character, every gesture. Colonial cultural stigma, foreign cultural inclusion and view of human destiny.
ThroughThe Loverand theThe Sea Wall, Indochina appeared mysteriously and intriguingly by its primacy in the early years of the twentieth century. In the eyes of a writer, playwright and filmmaker M. Duras, Indochina is an endlessly interesting topic that she can exploit from work to work, in the same sentence. stories, such asThe LoverandThe Sea Wall. And not only literature, M.Duras is also successful in both theater and cinema, with the same material as Indochina.
M.Duras has passed their works, depicting the most truthfully about a multicultural culture with many diverse perspectives. And through that, the world has a clearer view of Indochina, of the people living there, and the events that they experienced. The French are not only an elite people to explore new lands, bring civilization to dark and bland lands as the media has said, but in fact, they are also people suffering from to be stuck in a country that might be an evil land to them, to which they completely did not belong. In order to survive, they have to struggle to learn how to integrate with the local people and culture, suffer a lot of suffering and hiddenness, but still have to try to keep themselves a flashy outer shell, sometimes for dignity, sometimes it is also because of the deep hurt.The dam that stopped the Pacific brought the audience into the colonial atmosphere of Indochina at that time. Different classes made up society: government was corrupt for all classes, wealthy whites found wealth in big cities like Saigon, poor whites, like the M.Duras, in the historic center and at the bottom are local peasants, exploited and sometimes enslaved.
The LoverandThe Sea Wall were made by two original French directors, the other Cambodian but most of his life was in France.The Loveris Jean-Jacques Annaud (born October 1, 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and film producer.The Sea Wall was directed by Rithy Panh (born April 18, 1964), a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter who was expelled from Phnom Penh in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge.
That shows that the cinematic material in the literature of M. Duras is very rich and attractive enough to persuade talented directors to choose to adapt it to a film, on the other hand it also shows thoughts. About Indochina that M.Duras sent in his works has found sympathy with the French people, the Indochinese and moved a lot of readers' hearts in the world when talking about the fate of the white people in the distant colonial Indochina.
11. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis's research results will be the reference for Indochina-related studies.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Thesis – related publications: None.
