Vietnamese American screen legend Kieu Chinh discusses The Sympathizer
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Thu 11 Apr 2024
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-screen-show/la-chimera-the-sympathizer/103567974
Vietnamese American veteran star Kieu Chinh on her latest role in the TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer winning novel The Sympathizer, where she stars alongside Robert Downey Jnr and Sandra Oh. Kieu also reflects on her turbulent career as an Asian superstar who became a refugee after the fall of Saigon in 1975, and rebuilt her career thanks to some good friends in Hollywood.
Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher discusses La Chimera, a beguiling fantasy, romantic adventure, spiritual journey and heist movie starring Josh O'Connor and Isabella Rossellini.
Presenter, Jason Di Rosso
Producer, Sarah Corbett
Sound engineer, John Jacobs
Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown
