People’s Artist Thuy Van’s full name is Nguyen Thuy Van, born in 1940, in Ninh Binh. In 1959, she attended the first acting class (course 1) of the School Cinema Vietnam (precursor of Vietnam University of Theater and Cinema) at the same time with artists such as: People’s Artist Tra Giang People’s Artist Lam To People’s Artist Tran Phuong…
People’s Artist Thuy Van’s name is associated with the films: Winds at the 17th Parallel, day and night, August Star, Snake Forest, Two Mothers, Adopted Child …
In which the set film The Wind directed by People’s Artist Huy Thanh is a work that marks the name of People’s Artist Thuy Van with a special position in the industry. Vietnamese Revolutionary Cinema.
The last film she participated in was The Secret of the Forbidden City (1991) directed by Phan Vu. Not only being an actress, she also directed the movie Black Tornado (1988). The film received a special award at the 1988 Vietnam Film Festival. For her contributions to art, she was awarded the title People’s Artist in 2019.
On March 16, People’s Artist Thuy Van passed away at the age of 83 after a long period of treatment for rectal cancer, leaving the audience and colleagues in mourning.
Recklessly “burning his hands” for his role
The movie The Wind revolves around the life progress of two siblings at opposite ends of the battle line. The older sister named Van (People’s Artist Thuy Van) joined the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam and the younger brother named Phuong (People’s Artist The Anh) – a lieutenant in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. After witnessing firsthand the suffering and loss of war, Phuong returned to join the same front line as her sister to fight for independence and peace.
In the memory of Associate Professor, Dr. Do Lenh Hung Tu, People’s Artist Thuy Van is a gentle sister and a cute colleague. .
Ms. Thuy Van lives in Ho Chi Minh City, I was lucky enough to live there for many years. Her house and my house are not very far from each other and are in the same district. She lives on Phan Van Tri street and I live on Tran Binh Trong street. The two sisters are very close. She often asked questions and gave me the poetry books she wrote. For fellow artists, she lives extremely humbly.”
With the contributions of People’s Artist Thuy Van to Vietnam’s revolutionary cinema, the Chairman of the Vietnam Cinema Association assessed: “People’s Artist Thuy Van, along with the artists of class I of the Vietnam Cinema School such as People’s Artist Tra Giang, People’s Artist Lam Toi, People’s Artist Tran Phuong... are the brilliant actors of Vietnam’s revolutionary cinema.
Ms. Thuy Van participates. She participated in many classic works, but the role that sealed her name was definitely in the movie The Wind. This is a typical role of a Southern woman. That role has become a symbol of revolutionary heroism.
Those who have seen the movie The Wind will never forget the scenes where she forged rows of blades. She told the soldiers to stop. Many people cannot forget the scene where her hand with 10 fingers was set on fire in front of the enemy’s panic.”
Maybe later on, the audience will no longer remember the details of the movie, but the image That image will forever be imprinted in my mind. That is the image of revolutionary heroism in the film directed by People’s Artist Huy Thanh. The classic image of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Do Lenh Hung Tu, in the last years of his life, despite his poor health, People’s Artist Thuy Van still continued to agonize over his profession.
The times I met her, despite her old age, her health was poor. Still in good condition, she is still passionate about her profession. She hopes to have good health so she can participate in more works and association activities.
People’s Artist Thuy Van lives very enthusiastically and humbly, always maintaining her image. The image of an artist’s qualities in the public’s heart is always loved by her colleagues and the audience. A true artist is not only admired for her talent but also for her personality “Such a scholar is a very worthy personality for us – the next generation – to learn and follow,” Associate Professor, Dr. Do Lenh Hung Tu expressed.
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