Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 8.
The recent accolade for director Tran Anh Hung at the Venice Film Festival has cast a renewed spotlight on one of the most singular voices in contemporary cinema. His Best Director award for “The Taste of Things” was not just a personal victory, but a poignant validation of a career built on patience and an uncompromising aesthetic vision. The win has re-ignited conversations about his unique status as a Vietnamese-born filmmaker who has achieved international renown through a quiet, deeply sensory style of storytelling.
His cinematic language was forged early in his career with films like “The Scent of Green Papaya.” Viewers immediately recognized a distinctive sensibility, one that privileges texture, light, and sound over conventional narrative structures. “He composes his films like a painter or a musician,” notes Minh Quan, a Hanoi-based film critic. “The narrative is carried by the visual details—the preparation of a meal, the quality of light through a window, the sound of rain. He trusts the audience to feel the story rather than just follow it.”
A defining characteristic of his work is a nuanced exploration of Vietnamese identity, even when the setting is not Vietnam. He has lived in France for most of his life. However, his films are pervaded by a specific cultural sensibility, a focus on domestic rituals, memory, and a profound reverence for the quiet beauty of everyday life. “Hung’s films gave a generation of overseas Vietnamese artists the courage to tell intimate stories,” says a young independent filmmaker in California. “He showed that cultural identity isn’t about grand statements; it’s in the unadorned, authentic details of how people live.”
In an era of loud, fast-paced blockbuster entertainment, Tran Anh Hung’s success is a testament to the enduring power of a singular artistic focus. He has never acquiesced to commercial pressures, choosing instead to hone his craft and explore his personal themes with meticulous care. His career affirms that a quiet, patient, and deeply personal approach to filmmaking can still resonate on a global stage, creating works that are not just seen, but are viscerally experienced.
(Adapted from Vietnamnet.vn)
Question 1: The word poignant in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by ______.
A. touching B. deserved C. unexpected D. satisfying
