approval rating of 74% based on 19 reviews. Critics' reviews praised the film's photography and scenery, while citing issues with the plot and character development. Roger Ebert wrote the film "intends to be the French 'Gone with the Wind,' a story of romance and separation, told against the backdrop of a ruinous war". He continued "'Indochine' is an ambitious, gorgeous missed opportunity – too slow, too long, too composed. It is not a successful film, and yet there is so much good in it that perhaps it's worth seeing anyway…The beauty, the photography, the impact of the scenes shot on location in Vietnam, are all striking.“ Rita Kempley of The Washington Post found the transformation of Camille from a naive, pampered innocent to Communist revolutionary to be a compelling plot line, but noted, "The trouble is we never see the fragile teenager undergo this surprising metamorphosis. Director Regis Wargnier seems far more interested in what the white folks are doing back on the plantation". She commented further, "Wargnier, who learned his craft at the elbow of Claude Chabrol, does expose the geographic splendors of Southeast Asia as well as the common sense of its people, whose sly observations lend 'Indochine' both energy and levity". Of the film's metaphorical mother-daughter relationship between Éliane and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camille, Nick Davis said “Indochine's allegorical intentions actually play much better than the specific dramas enacted among its characters", adding "While Eliane-as-Establishment, Jean-Baptiste-as-Rebellious-Lower-Class-Youth, and Camille-as-Uneasy Cultural Mixture seem to follow the historical pattern of France's relationship with Indochina, their interactions only make sense to the extent they are interpreted as solely symbolic figures". Accolades The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. See also List of submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1992 films 1992 romantic drama films French historical drama films French historical romance films 1990s French-language films French romantic drama films Vietnamese-language films First Indochina War films Films about interracial romance Romantic period films Films directed by Régis Wargnier Sony Pictures Classics films Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1950s Films set in French