After a series of short films, scripts, and an acting career, Stéphane Ly-Cuong writes and directs his first feature film, “In The Nguyen Kitchen”, a musical comedy that addresses the identity issues faced by second-generation adults as they balance their careers and cultural heritage.
In The Nguyen Kitchen is screening at Cinemasia
Yvonne Nguyen (Clotilde Chevalier) is an actress and singer living in Paris, struggling to land a role in a major show rather than settling for odd little parts in penniless productions. Notoriously, it’s not easy to manage a career in the entertainment industry, but for Yvonne it’s even more challenging, as her Vietnamese heritage restricts her to secondary roles as a generic pan-Asian character. To get by, she promotes a brand of Vietnamese egg rolls in supermarkets, dolled up in a garish national costume. To make matters worse, her boyfriend’s lack of understanding of her...
In The Nguyen Kitchen is screening at Cinemasia
Yvonne Nguyen (Clotilde Chevalier) is an actress and singer living in Paris, struggling to land a role in a major show rather than settling for odd little parts in penniless productions. Notoriously, it’s not easy to manage a career in the entertainment industry, but for Yvonne it’s even more challenging, as her Vietnamese heritage restricts her to secondary roles as a generic pan-Asian character. To get by, she promotes a brand of Vietnamese egg rolls in supermarkets, dolled up in a garish national costume. To make matters worse, her boyfriend’s lack of understanding of her...
- 3/10/2025
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
T A P E Collectivehas acquried UK and Ireland rights toStéphane Ly-Cuong’s French musical comedyIn The Nguyen Kitchenfrom Paris outfit The Party.
Further deals have been done with DISTRI7 for Benelux, Big Rights in Spain, First Hand Films in Switzerland, Kitchen Films in Italy, Estofilm in the Baltics and Encore Inflight for airlines.
In The Nguyen Kitchen is about a French-Vietnamese actress who dreams of becoming a successful musical star to the dismay of her mother who prefers she follow a more serious path. The two end up growing closer within the intimate confines of the family’s Vietnamese...
Further deals have been done with DISTRI7 for Benelux, Big Rights in Spain, First Hand Films in Switzerland, Kitchen Films in Italy, Estofilm in the Baltics and Encore Inflight for airlines.
In The Nguyen Kitchen is about a French-Vietnamese actress who dreams of becoming a successful musical star to the dismay of her mother who prefers she follow a more serious path. The two end up growing closer within the intimate confines of the family’s Vietnamese...
- 2/15/2025
- ScreenDaily
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