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That One Slow Summer Film

Watched The Scent of Green Papaya? I haven’t—yet. But I just finished The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000) by Trần Anh Hùng, and it lingers like warm air in a quiet room. The plot barely moves, but that’s the point. The pacing reminds me of Edward Yang—unhurried, unbothered by “beats.” The camera doesn’t pull you toward drama; it just watches. A woman in one alley, a man in another. Upstairs, downstairs. Hanoi’s layered streets become part of the narrative. It brought back memories of a “Super Tight” architecture exhibit I once saw—about crammed urban life in cities like Tokyo or Ho Chi Minh. This film feels like that: soft, colorful chaos that somehow makes sense. Also: three sisters. One house. A hundred shared glances. Slow, yes. But summer should be. #entertainment #movie #slowsummer