What do the 3 iconic images of the movie 'Peach, Pho and Piano' mean?

The film's symbolic images of peaches, pho and piano carry profound meanings and are closely associated with Hanoi.

The movie "Peach, Pho and Piano" is a State-ordered film with a budget of about 20 billion VND. The film was screened for free at the Hanoi International Film Festival in 2022 and the Vietnam Film Festival in 2023. However, at that time, the film did not really receive attention.

Actors in the movie "Peach, Pho and Piano". (Photo: Film crew).

The film impressed by depicting the heroic beauty of the army and people of Hanoi during the days of bullets, bombs and fire in the spring of 1947.

The film tells the story of an intellectual young lady (Cao Thi Thuy Linh) who escapes from her family in the countryside to return to her house in Hanoi to find her beloved piano and coincidentally meets the man she misses. He is a soldier of the National Guard (Doan Quoc Dam), on duty in the very old street where her family lives.

With the help of kind people, the two became husband and wife, having a simple wedding in the middle of the devastated streets of Hanoi, at the exact moment of the transition between heaven and earth.

With the movie name "Peach, Pho and Piano", the audience can immediately recognize the three symbolic images of the movie: peach, pho and piano . These are images that appear frequently in the movie and are associated with the characters.

1. The peach blossom branch was a Tet gift that the soldier risked his life to bring back to the battlefield from the Nhat Tan peach garden, hoping to bring a bit of spring atmosphere to his comrades.
2. Pho is a symbol of Hanoi's culinary quintessence, and is also a nostalgia for every soldier and citizen, even when they are in the heart of the capital. Pho is also associated with the image of a pho couple staying in Hanoi one more night to cook a pot of pho to serve the revolutionary soldiers.
3. The piano represents the love of art, the desire for peace, and the romantic character of Hanoians. Despite difficult conditions, the beautiful cultural features are still preserved by the people of the capital.

Mr. Vi Kien Thanh - Director of the Department of Cinema said that the film has creative explorations in the language of cinema, especially the mark of director Phi Tien Son when creating a film that truly represents the spirit and temperament of Hanoi people in the years 1946-1947. The film also won the Silver Lotus at the 23rd Vietnam Film Festival in Da Lat at the end of last year.