Owl and Sparrow Opens today

Synopsis: A girl who refuses to surrender her optimism despite difficult circumstances brings two unlikely strangers together in this comedy-drama from Vietnam. Thuy (Pham Thi Han) is an orphan who, after the death of her parents, has been sent to live with her uncle Tran Le Minh (Nguyen Hau). Tran runs a company that processes bamboo, and he puts Thuy to work in his factory, where's she puts in long hours and is treated poorly by her uncle and his associates. Convinced life has better things to offer, Thuy runs away to Saigon, and she soon makes friends with a handful of plucky fellow orphans who survive on the street and look out for one another. Thuy supports herself by selling flowers, and during her rounds she meets Hai (Le The Lu), a friendly zookeeper who is looking after a baby elephant which is soon to be sold. Thuy and her friends meet every day at a diner where a boy (Hoang Long) serves the kids soup; another regular at the restaurant is Lan (Cat Ly), a stewardess who takes a liking to Thuy and lets the girl stay with her when she's in town on layover. Thuy senses that Lan is lonely, much like Hai, and she decides that with a little intervention on her part, Hai and Lan might make a good couple and she could become their adopted daughter. However, Thuy soon learns that matchmaking is a more challenging task than she realized.



Owl and Sparrow opens today in So. Cal. If you are in the area you should check it out. It looks great and won tons of awards.

I missed it on the festival circuit but I'll try to catch it when it comes to theaters in San Francisco. Unfortunately it looks like it comes to town the weekend of Valentines and I just learned that my John is taking me to Austin, TX then but maybe when I get back into town it will still be around. Otherwise I'll have to hunt it down some other way.

Coming to theaters

January 16, 2009

Los Angeles - Laemmle Sunset 5

Orange County - Regal Garden Grove 16

Orange County - Irvine Westpark 8

January 23, 2009

San Jose, CA - Camera 3

February 6, 2009

Houston, TX - TBD

Dallas, TX - TBD

February 13, 2009

San Francisco - Sundance Kabuki Theater

Enjoy!