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Amazing Train Journeys

Destination Viêt Nam (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Ho Chi Minh Ville or Saigon: great traffic of scooters (about 6 millions of scooters), A short look at the old French buildings: Notre Dame de Saigon, the Town Hall, the Post Office, the Opera.Now Philippe goes ...See moreBeginning of the journey in Ho Chi Minh Ville or Saigon: great traffic of scooters (about 6 millions of scooters), A short look at the old French buildings: Notre Dame de Saigon, the Town Hall, the Post Office, the Opera.Now Philippe goes to the railway station: he sees how people send their scooters to another station.Meeting with a woman and talk about the smile (the best thing that we can give to other persons).Another encounter: two Buddhist nuns.Arrival at Da Nang.Philippe meet at Mi-Son Mr. Tien who shows him this religious center of the Chams (a civilization from the second to 15 the century).Then Philippe goes fishing with a young man in his round basket.Philippe takes the train to Hué: women who sell products to the passengers are travelling on the roofs of the wagons.At Hué visit of the Imperial City (palaces, mausoleums, tombs).Then Philippe meets Chung t, the Buddhist nun, they prepare food and have a nice talk about peace and smiling.Then train to Hanoi: a short moment with a young woman who lives very near of the railway tracks.Then Philip goes to the Old Hanoi (32 specialized streets).He meets a woman who speaks French and is buying gifts for her ancestors (banknotes, gold bars, cell phones, houses, cars) and later they burn all these gifts n a metal box on the street. Written by zutterjp48 See less
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Director
Laurent Sbasnik
Writers
Bernard d'Abrigeon (original idea) | François Gall (original idea) | Philippe Gougler | Laurent Sbasnik
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Jouy (producer)
Composers
Stéphanie Blanc (original music by) (as Stéphanie Leblanc) | Jérôme Levatois (original music by)
Cinematographer
Laurent Siekierka
Editor
Maruska Hans
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Status
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Updated Jul 28, 2011
Release date
Jul 28, 2011 (France)

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Amazing Train Journeys (2011)
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