Episode 29: The Scent of Green Papaya
We are back from our break and blasting our podcast into your ear like buckshot from a shotgun with some BADASS errr…art film from Vietnam. This episode, our feature discussion is on Anh Hung Tran’s debut full length feature, the 1993 international hit, The Scent of Green Papaya. We also talk about our summer film festival coverage plans, Rufus’ new podcast, the cineAWESOME! cast, HD movies, texting in movie theaters, and even Fonzi makes a guest appearance!
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About The Author
Jon Jung
Jon Jung (aka “Coffin Jon”) is the producer and host of the VCinema podcast and editor-in-chief of the VCinema blog. He is an avid movie fan who specializes in Japanese cinema, but enjoys everything from artsy high-brow to mega-billion blockbusters to straight-to-video turds. As an Asian-American, he got the best of all cinematic worlds as a child by receiving mega-doses of Ozu, Bruce Lee, Kamen Rider, and American drive-in movies in addition to a steady diet of punk rock, Japanese literature, and Buddhism. He spent six years in Japan as an English teacher and translator. In 2004, he returned to the United States to complete his Masters in Language Education and continue his career as a language educator and cultural anthropologist with a focus on language policy and language shift. Jon is a former Myrle Clark Award recipient for excellence in creative writing and has contributed to World Film Locations: Tokyo (Intellect, 2011).