an ordinary city screens movies that show cities – their people, architecture, souls – to offer saigonese people new opportunities to reflect on our city’s development.
the movie nights happen every monday evening at yoko cafe. for an updated programme, please check the event section on facebook.
entrance is free of charge and all movies are subtitled in english and vietnamese.
july 17
• 31st: Chronicle Of A Summer – 1961 – Edgar Morin & Jean Rouch – with the support of the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh
• 22nd: Abstract: The Art Of Design – 2017 – Netflix
• 17th: La Nana – 2009 – Sebastian Silva
• 10th: Suzhou River – 2000 – Lou Ye
• 3rd: What We Do In The Shadows – 2014 – Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi
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june 17
• 26th: Aya of Yop City – 2014 – Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie – with the support of the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh
• 19th: Days of Being Wild – 1990 – Wong Kar Wai
• 5th: Urbanized – 2011 – Gary Hustwit
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may 17
• 29th: The 400 Blows – 1959 – François Truffaut – with the support of the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh
• 22nd: This is England – 2006 – Shane Meadows
• 15th: Kimi No Nawa – 2017 – Makoko Shinkai
• 8th: Buena Vista Social Club – 1999 – Wim Wenders
• 1st: The Terrorizers – 1986 – Edward Yang
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april 17
• 24th: Girlhood – 2014 – Céline Sciamma – with the support of the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh
• 17th: Ekumenopolis – 2012 – Imre Azem
• 10th: The Salesman – 2016 – Asghar Farhadi
• 3rd: Live Tape – 2009 – Tetsuaki Matsue
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march 17
• 28th: Kowloon Walled City – 1988 – Hugo Portisch – part of #Citybeats at Salon Saigon
• 27th: The King and the Mocking Bird – 1979 – Paul Grimault – with the support of the French Institute in Ho Chi Minh
• 20th: Nocturnal Animals – 2016 – Tom Ford
• 13th: Bad Guy – 2001 – Kim Ki-Duk
• 6th: The Time That Remains – 2009 – Elia Suleiman
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february 17
• 28th: Spray Paint Beijing – 2016 – Lance Crayon + q&a with director – part of #Citybeats at Salon Saigon
• 27th: Chungking Express – 1994 – Wong Kar-Wai
• 20th: A Man With a Movie Camera – 1929 – Dziga Vertov
• 13th: Millennium Mambo – 2001 – Hou Hsiao-Hsien
• 6th: Run Lola Run – 1998 – Tom Tykwer
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january 17
• 24th: Hypernormalisation – 2016 – Adam Curtis – part of #Citybeats at Salon Saigon
• 23rd: Koyaanisqatsi – 1982 – Godfrey Reggio
• 16th: Waynak – 2016 – MakeSense
• 9th: Aquarius – 2016 – Kleber Mendençao Filho
• 2nd: Ghost in the Shell – 1995 – Mamoru Oshii
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for 2016 programme, see here.