the third wife
In the Vietnamese countryside of the 19th century, May, 14, becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. There, patriarchal mechanisms seem to be rooted for eternity and women’s ambition is conditioned. In a setting as precious as silk, bathed in a scintillating atmosphere, are the fleeting movements of innocent awakening to love, the touches and furtive glances possible?
A masterpiece of cinema, this exceptional debut feature film is a delicate balance of compassion and restraint.
© Mayfair Pictures 2018
selected in more than sixty international festivals and winner of 18 awards
screening at Uni Mail, Auditoire Alexei Jaccard MR380
free price
as part of the “Au coeur de l’image” cycle organized by the University of Geneva’s university film club