Movie 'Trinh Cong Son' stops showing

A representative of Galaxy - the distributor - said that on June 17, theaters nationwide only had the film available.Me and Trinh."We follow the rules of the market, movies that show well will stay in theaters, movies that are not chosen will give way to the remaining movies," said the distributor. According to this unit, last weekend, the number of viewers who chose to watchMe and Trinhhas an overwhelming ratio compared to the remaining film version.

After 5 days of sneakshow, on June 15,Me and Trinhearned nearly 24 billion VND,Trinh Cong Sonreached 1.6 billion dong.

Tran Luc (right) - plays Trinh Cong Son in his old age - and Michiko Yoshii (played by Nakatani Akari).

The 95-minute film focuses on the musician's youth (played by Avin Lu). Beautiful women such as Diem Xua, Dao Anh, Thanh Thuy, Khanh Ly became his inspiration for writing music. The film recreates the years the musician lived during the war, overcoming suffering to compose immortal love songs.

In the 136-minute version, in addition to the story of his youth, the film has an additional storyline between middle-aged Trinh Cong Son (Tran Luc) and Michiko Yoshii (Nakatani Akari). The film portrays a more intimate portrait of the musician, when he is no longer at the peak of his career, worried about his lack of inspiration to compose, and his age-gap love affair with a Japanese schoolgirl.

After the film was released, many viewers thought it was unnecessary to release two versions, becauseMe and Trinhhas included the content ofTrinh Cong Son.

Avin Lu (left) - plays the role of Trinh Cong Son in his youth and Hoang Ha - plays Dao Anh.

Previously, Luong Cong Hieu - Galaxy representative - said that after reviewing nearly 1,000 hours of filming, the crew decided to split the work into two versions. Mr. Hieu said: "Releasing two film versions about Trinh Cong Son will give a more complete view of the musician."

Invested 50 billion VND,Me and TrinhThe film begins with the event when Trinh Cong Son first met Japanese female student Michiko Yoshii (played by Nakatani Akari) in the late 1980s. Pursuing her master's thesis on anti-war music, she went to Vietnam to learn about the life and personality of the talented musician. From Trinh Cong Son's flashbacks, each layer of memory is flipped through, reviving a romantic time with his muses. In the present, he and Michiko also have feelings for each other thanks to their musical connection.

Bui Lan Huong - as Khanh Ly (right) and Avin Lu - as Trinh Cong Son in his youth at the premiere in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.

In addition to the music and images that create emotions for viewers, the film has a disjointed script due to the overcrowding of the plot. The director tried to build three portraits of the musician at the same time: experienced in middle age, passionate in youth and peace-loving in the midst of bombs and bullets. However, the storylines were not fully exploited, the constant switching made the story half-hearted. In particular, the anti-war music storyline only stopped at the level of a brief review, not going into the musician's creative process.