Is The Scent of Green Papaya sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Scent of Green Papaya one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Scent of Green Papaya easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Scent of Green Papaya scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Scent of Green Papaya violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Scent of Green Papaya end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Scent of Green Papaya

Name: The Scent of Green Papaya
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1993
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Ánh Hoa, Hoa Hoi Vuong

Directed by Trần Anh Hùng

Produced by Les Productions Lazennec

1993104 min7.0 / 10

A lyrical, visually sumptuous meditation on desire and class in 1950s Saigon, told through the quiet inner life of a servant girl coming of age.

1950s Saigon through the eyes of Mui, a Vietnamese servant girl. At 10 years-old, Mui leaves her village to work for an affluent, troubled family. As she comes of age, Mui finds work in the household of a pianist she has admired since childhood, and finds their relationship growing in complexity.

Clusters

Love Beyond Time and Flesh Long-Distance Love Stories Bittersweet Doomed Romances Bittersweet Family Stories East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Adultery Vietnam Buddhism Musician Peasant Love Animal Abuse Ho Chi Minh

Questions people ask

Is The Scent of Green Papaya sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Scent of Green Papaya one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 85% of films.
Is The Scent of Green Papaya easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Scent of Green Papaya scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Scent of Green Papaya violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Scent of Green Papaya end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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