The Glorious Pain
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARTIST'S DREAMS
“The Glorious Pain” is a documentary film which features the journey of a small classical Vietnamese opera (Tuồng) troup and one of the very few left, as they travel and perform through the Western Vietnam countryside.The Royal characters, behind the closed curtains are commoners and peasants who struggle to make ends meet.
- Director
- Le My Cuong
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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“The Glorious Pain” is a documentary film which features the journey of a small classical Vietnamese opera (Tuồng) troup and one of the very few left, as they travel and perform through the Western Vietnam countryside. The Royal characters, behind the closed curtains are commoners and peasants who struggle to make ends meet. The troup is on the verge of disbandment because the main artists were going through a hard time. What future awaits the troup and its artists? Would it disappear in the same way as many other traditional art forms?
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- Release date
- Oct 18, 2020
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- Language
- Vietnamese
- Country
- Vietnam
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