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When Cyclo is drugged-out he paints his face blue and swallows some goldfish (whatever that symbolically means!) and the Madam confuses him for her son, forgiving him for everything as she sings lullabies to him.
In one scene Cyclo is listening to a gangster sing lullabies, while the gangster knifes to death a victim who is bound and gagged.
He is linked to Cyclo by karma and identifies with him and his choice to be a gangster rather than to be poor all his life, thinking that he has little choice.
www.sover.net /~ozus/cyclo.htm   (1457 words)

  
 Vietnamese God: Xich Lo
I am not a big fan of the Xich Lo because I feel a bit mean sitting there looking around while there is an old man using all his energy to pedal the thing.
The xich lo driver also told me about himself and how his income fluctuates everyday but remains low compared to other jobs.
Nowaday, most people who use the Xich Lo are from the older generation or they are kids.
vietnamesegod.blogspot.com /2006/06/xich-lo_27.html   (527 words)

  
 Cyclo (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyclo (Xích Lô) is a 1995 film by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung, starring Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Tran Nu Yen-Khe.
Tran plays a young cyclo driver who is forced into working for a gang after his cycle is stolen.
Soon his sister also comes under the influence of the gang and becomes a prostitute.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyclo_(film)   (147 words)

  
 UNIS Hanoi: Other Activities> Cyclo around Ciputra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
First they tried to figured out how the cyclo works then co Dung, the Elementary Vietnamese teacher showed the class all different parts of the cyclo and explained how it can carry people and goods around.
We got chance to be cyclo drivers, some of us even tried to pull up the brakes (with little help from real cyclo driver).
The children were all so excited as this was their first hand experience to be on cyclos.
www.unishanoi.org /pages/activity0506/other/cyclo/cyclo.html   (164 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Cyclo (Xich Lo)
Cyclo is a slow-goer, but the pace is perfect for the material.
The dramatic payoff comes moments later when the cyclo driver's sister arrives, smitten with the poet, weeping, ready to accept a fate we understand only because we've just seen the other two girls.
Cyclo is a lyrical, visually powerful meditation on the state of modern-day Vietnam.
www.dvdverdict.com /printer/cyclo.php   (850 words)

  
 Xich lo (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
i don't think cyclo or anyone else was slam-dancing to rollins, cyclo was escorting home someone who had been fighting at the club.
the poet and cyclo's sister standing in front of the vietnamese wasteland then turning into children.
cyclo covered in soil, with the closeup of worms and spiders crawing across his face, and dipping his head into the goldfish tank with the goldfish eating the critters off his face.
www.ymdb.com /xich-lo/f0112767_ukuk.html   (301 words)

  
 Cyclo Movie Review
CYCLO (XICH LO) is the second feature length film by director Tran Anh Hung.
CYCLO is set and was filmed in contemporary Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
CYCLO is not rated, but would be at least an R. I would only let the most mature teenagers see it.
www.killermovies.com /c/cyclo/reviews/366.html   (682 words)

  
 Cyclo (1995)
He is a cyclo (bicycle taxi driver) and is basically supporting his extended family of grandparents, siblings, etc. since his father was killed in an accident a year earlier.
One day his bike is stolen by a street gang, and in his attempts to get it back, he gets sucked into an underworld of gangsters and seedy crime.
Le Van Loc, as the cyclo, is so natural, that as the film follows him, it almost seems like a documentary.
www.moviepie.com /rent/cyclo.htm   (428 words)

  
 Film Scouts Reviews: Xich lo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The roads of modern-day Ho chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) are filled with cyclos, bicycle rickshaws pedalling through the chaotic city to convey packages or passengers to their destinations.
Losing his rented cyclo, probably to gang warfare, the young man, is forced to commit various acts of sabotage to pay back his boss-renter.
Brimming with corruption and lost innocence, mixing violence with tenderness, "Cyclo" confirms the incredible talent of the 33-year-old man who made his directorial debut with "The Scent of the Green Papaya".
www.filmscouts.com /scripts/review.cfm?File=cyclo   (224 words)

  
 Cyclo (Xich lo) (MGM) (1995)
Cyclo is a tough, visceral tragedy about life in modern Ho Chi Minh City.
It tells the story of a young bicycle taxi driver (a "cyclo"), struggling to make ends meet.
It seems all his efforts to live an honest life are doomed to failure, as he is quickly drawn into a spiral of crime that will forever change him and the life of his family.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Discs/Disc.asp?ID=17268   (81 words)

  
 Cyclo Reviews
CYCLO (XICH LO) A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 1996 Steve Rhodes more
Vietnam, in the context of films, is usually associated with the proliferation of Vietnam war films.
But 'Cyclo', and the same director's earlier 'The Scent of Green Papaya', portray a very different view of Vietnam.
www.killermovies.com /c/cyclo/reviews   (65 words)

  
 Cyclo - Calendar Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In VietNam, cyclo is a very interesting means of transport for tourists to fool around.
CYCLO reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences.
The new Stage Cyclo from Martin is a robust color-changing effect light that effortlessly provides a clean, even distribution of light.
allindexes.com /alid/cyclo.htm   (420 words)

  
 2005 » May » 11 » Travel Diary
So we decided to take either a taxi, motorcycle (xe may or xe om) or xich lo (3-wheeled pedicab or trishaw) to go back.
It was very interesting and exciting to see how xich lo managed to find a winding route among so many traffic on the road.
Anyway, Quan Thanh Pagoda was built by Emperor Lo Thai To during the 11th century.
www.traveldiary.info /2005/05/11   (763 words)

  
 Cyclo (Xich lo) - Rent This DVD with Quickflix
The Cyclo Boy lives in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Cyclo Boy is impressed by his power and wants to join the gang.
Meanwhile, unknown to him, The Poet is pimping the Cyclo Boy's sister.
www.quickflix.com.au /public/tools/viewmovie/CycloXichlo/18972.aspx   (257 words)

  
 SIVOO Cyclo (Xich Lo)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Details:Vietnamese thespians Le Van Loc and Tran Nu Yen Khe star in this drama (the Best Picture winner at the 1995 Venice Film Festival) about a pedicab driver whose 'cyclo' is stolen.
Unable to make a living, he goes to great -- and grave -- lengths to put food on his family's table, turning to the mob for work.
Soon, he discovers a devastating secret: His sister, desperate to escape poverty, is deeply involved in the seamy underbelly of gang life.
www.sivoo.com /watch/Chinese/en/Movies/Drama/moviedetails/224.html   (81 words)

  
 Cyclo Movie Discussion
I think there is an interesting color theme going on that showed up in several places.
For instance, the white shirt of our main character cyclo rider and white underwear of the his sister showing their purity.
After the death of the sibling with mental disablility, the brother paints himself blue (perhaps sadness or depression) and the girl is shown later wearing fl.
www.gnovies.com /discussion/cyclo.html   (190 words)

  
 subtitles Cyclo (Xich lo) - subtitles for divx and dvd movies free in many languages - dvd rip - English, French, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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 DVD Verdict Review - Cyclo (Xich Lo)
Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1995 Venice Film Festival, director Tran Anh Hung's (The Scent of Green Papaya) film follows a young cyclo (bicycle cab) driver (Le Van Loc) on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City.
Did we give Cyclo (Xich Lo) a fair trial?
Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/cyclo.php   (885 words)

  
 Merchandise for Xich lo (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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 Cyclo (Xich Lo) Film Review - Time Out Film
Cyclo (Xich Lo) Film Review - Time Out Film
When the 'cyclo' (Le Van Loc) tells his boss that his vehicle's been stolen by professional rivals, he finds himself at the mercy of the Poet (Tony Leung), a taciturn gangster who diverts the boy from self-improvement (as advised by his late father) and into a life of crime.
What the boy doesn't know, however, is that the Poet has also lured his sister (Tran Nu Yen Khe) into prostitution: in the desperate, hustling world of Ho Chi Minh City, it seems, innocence is unprotected.
www.timeout.com /film/69991.html   (236 words)

  
 "Desktop model Cyclo (xich lo)" - Shop ThingsAsian
The cyclo (xich lo), short for the French cyclo-pousse, is the most convenient way to get around the cities of Vietnam.
It is the best way to wander around the city, especially when it is too hot to walk any distance.
You can hire your own private cyclo for as little as US$1 per hour.
www.thingsasian.com /goto_store/item_detail.974.html   (98 words)

  
 CYCLO (XICH LO) (1995) - NEW VISION CLASSIC - DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
CYCLO (XICH LO) (1995) - NEW VISION CLASSIC - DVD
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A tough, visceral tragedy about life in a modern-day Ho Chi Minh City, Cyclo follows a young bicycle taxi driver (a "cyclo") who is drawn into a spiral of crime when his pedal cab is stolen by a street gang.
www.fbo.com.au /movie.asp?ID=19664   (171 words)

  
 "Authentic Cyclo (xich lo)" - Shop ThingsAsian
You won't find this one at the Sharper Image or in the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogue.
Imported from Vietnam by Global Directions Incorporated, this cyclo (or xich lo) is one made specially for us.
Very few cyclos are in this country and you will probably be the only one in your town to have one.
www.thingsasian.com /goto_store/item_detail.975.html   (83 words)

  
 NAPISY.qwe.pl - napisy do Cyclo (Xich lo (Cyclo))
NAPISY.qwe.pl - napisy do Cyclo (Xich lo (Cyclo))
00:04:21:He repairs tires 00:04:23:Who rents youthe cyclo taxi?
00:25:11:He stole my cyclo 00:25:12:Don't be stupid,he works for the boss lady 00:25:17:Let's go!
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 Video Equipment - DVD Verdict reviews: CYCLO (XICH LO), MAHOROMATIC - AUTOMATIC MA
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 Kakiseni.com - Xich Lo (Cyclo)
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