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Chen Yingxiong, born in Vietnam, 1962, with thick eyebrows and smooth outline, is rare in Vietnam. Born in Vietnam,/kloc-immigrated to France at the age of 0/4 and settled in Paris. Originally studying philosophy in France, it is said that I accidentally saw a film made by a Vietnamese director and moved him, then decided to switch to film. Therefore, Chen Yingxiong entered the famous Louis Lumiere College, which specializes in training cinematographers, and studied photography technology, because he felt that directors could not learn it, and the ability of scene scheduling should be learned from watching movies.

1988, Chen Yingxiong filmed the short film Nanxiong's Wife. 199 1 The short film "Wang Fushi" attracted the attention of the film industry and won the jury prize of 1992 Lille International Film Festival. 1993, his feature film debut "Papaya Fragrance" premiered at Cannes Film Festival, France, and won the "Golden Camera" award for the best foreign language film at Caesar Film Festival; 1993 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was shot in a studio in France, and all the funds came from France. A young girl's oriental love fairy tale is related to Chen Yingxiong's childhood memory. Looking back on his past life, he reveals the introverted and long-lasting oriental style.

Chen Yingxiong's French background means that his attitude towards Vietnam War is both enthusiastic and detached. This kind of poetry, born of contradiction, is vividly shown in the Fragrant Papaya. Chen Yingxiong, who is in the west, examines oriental culture with oriental complex. 1995 Tricycle Driver is another blockbuster and won the Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival. Based on the living plight of urban young men, this paper describes a certain life image of Vietnam at present. Chen Yingxiong returned to Vietnam for the first time after many years in France. The amazing changes in Vietnamese cities have greatly influenced him. He tried to interpret the face of the city with a camera and touch the helplessness of life in the face of rapid changes in the times. Most movies are composed of street scenes, which show a cultural writing about violence, sex and madness. From time to time, the shocking colors, crazy hand-held photography, and indifferent voyeurism all have the shadow of European art films. In 2000, his film "The Taste of Summer" competed for the Oscar for best foreign language film. Up to now, Chen Yingxiong's works are few, but in these three films, he has formed his own unique film style.

His films have won numerous awards internationally, and in Vietnam, besides being accused of "showing too many dark sides", they are also very popular. Just like Abbas's films in Iran and Hou Hsiao-hsien's films in Taiwan Province, Chen Yingxiong has become a banner of Vietnamese films.