Nguyễn Khánh Dư
Directing
- Born
- September 2, 1933 · Cao Bằng, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
- Died
- December 3, 2007 (age 74)
Nguyễn Khánh Dư (September 2, 1933 – December 3, 2007) was a Vietnamese director and cinematographer. A war photographer for an information bureau during the 1st Indochina War, he began working as a documentary cinematographer in 1955. In 1959, he joined Vietnam Feature Film Studio and had his first feature film credit in Phạm Văn Khoa’s “Vườn cam”[Orange Garden] (1960).
Despite lacking in professional training, Khánh Dư was widely regarded as one of the most influential cinematographers in early Vietnamese cinema. He worked on films such as "Chị Tư Hậu" [Mrs. Tu Hau] (1962) and "Biển lửa" [Sea of Fire] (1965) by Phạm Kỳ Nam, and won Best Cinematography at the 4th Vietnam Film Festival for his work in the feature film "Hai người mẹ" [Two Mothers] (1975) as well as the documentary "Thành phố lúc rạng đông" [The City at Sunrise] (1975).
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He began directing in 1976. His best known film is perhaps "Mẹ vắng nhà" [While Mother is Away] (1980), and many of his films focus on children as their subject.
Known for
Mrs. Tư Hậu
September 8, 1963
Station
January 1, 1970
The Young Soldier
January 1, 1964
Sea Of Fire
August 26, 1965
While Mother Is Away
April 1, 1980
Birds Return
January 1, 1984
Two Mothers
June 8, 1975
The City at Sunrise
December 31, 1975
No Horizon To Be Seen
January 1, 1986
Skylark in the City
October 27, 1983
The Foster Child
January 1, 1977
The Kids
January 1, 1991
Behind the camera18
- 1992Road Dust Director
- 1991The Kids Director
- 1990My Student is a Water God Director, Editor
- 1986No Horizon To Be Seen Director
- 1985Sand Cactus Director, Writer
- 1984Birds Return Director
- 1983Skylark in the City Director
- 1982Dã Tràng Reclaims The East Sea Director
- 1980While Mother Is Away Director, Writer
- 1977The Foster Child