This series discusses the interplay between documentary and fiction in storytelling, drawing on quotes from Jean Luc Godard, a key figure in the French New Wave :
“All great fiction films tend toward documentary, just as all great documentaries tend toward fiction . . . One who opts for one necessarily finds the other at the end of his journey.” “A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order.”
It highlights that effective narratives often combine elements of both genres,
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“The bridge was built in 1899–1902 by the architects Daydé & Pillé of Paris, and opened in 1903. Before North Vietnam’s independence in 1954, it was called Paul-Doumer Bridge, named after Paul Doumer – the governor-general of French Indochina and then French president. At 2.4 kilometres in length,it was, at that time, one of the longest bridges in Asia.
Some parts of the original structure remain intact, while large sections have been built later to repair the holes.
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Migration und die Genfer Abkommen
Nachdem Vietnam durch die Genfer Abkommen von 1954 in Nord- und Südvietnam geteilt worden war, gab es eine 300-tägige Frist (die am 18. Mai 1955 endete), während der die Vietnamesen ihren Wohnort frei wählen konnten.
Es kam zu einer massiven Migration, bei der etwa 1 Million Menschen vom Norden in den Süden und etwa 50.000 Menschen vom Süden in den Norden zogen.
Die unerwartete Migration veranlasste die nordvietnamesische Regierung,
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