The Third Wife

Film Movement | Release Date: May 15, 2019

7.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Ratings

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ajzeg01Jan 23, 2020

A beautiful and tragic drama from Vietnam. Again, this movie premiered in 2018 at TIFF but had its wider release in 2019. This movie is slow, but it’s gorgeous and very well-acted. There are so many striking visuals and tons of symbolism.A beautiful and tragic drama from Vietnam. Again, this movie premiered in 2018 at TIFF but had its wider release in 2019. This movie is slow, but it’s gorgeous and very well-acted. There are so many striking visuals and tons of symbolism. This movie is also very sad and very disturbing. It’s about a young teenage girl in 1800s Vietnam becoming the third wife of an older man in hopes to give him a son, and it just gets worse from there. This movie deals with some very heavy subject matter and it certainly isn’t for everyone, it can be pretty uncomfortable, but I thought it was great and think it’s worth a watch. It’s depressing, but very good.… Expand

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BeeceeJun 21, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is truly a beautiful and evocative film on the position of women on a 19th century Vietnamese plantation. However, there is little dialogue and the film is rather slow moving. Due to the sexual content of the film, it is disturbing if a 13-year old played the lead, as I have read. The ending manages to be confusing and rather off-putting, with the main character's motivation unclear.… Expand

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sachineldhoJun 1, 2019

Truly beautiful and artistic. Ash Mayfair takes us on a tour to 19th century rural Vietnam to show us the oppression of women prevailed during that time. I wathced this movie when it was screened in 24th Kolkata International Film Festival.

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