National Movie Centre Add: 87 Pho Lang Ha Tel: 514 1114 One of the best venues to catch foreign films in Hanoi - the equivalent of an arts cinema back home.
Cinematheque Add: 22a Hal Ba Trung Tel: 936 2648 The latest cinema to open, Cinematheque is earning rave reviews for its adventurous choice of films - from shorts to a mixed selection of arthouse films.
Farmlands Cinema Add: 84 Pho Ly Thuong Kiet Tel: 825 7484 For a more standard selection of Western movies.
Centre Culturel Francaise de Hanoi Add: 24 Trang Tien Tel: 936 2164 Set in the sublime L'Espace building near the Opera House, it offers a regular programme of French flicks.
Cinema in Ho Chi Minh city There are plenty of cinemas (rap) in the city centre, but very few films are shown in languages other than Vietnamese.
Foreign-language cinemas:
Diamond Plaza Cinema Add: Diamond Plaza, 163 D Dong Khoi Tel: 825 7751 Tickets: 30,000-40,000d English-language films.
Idecaf Add: 31D Thai Van Lung Tel: 829 5451 Screens French-language films; videos also available to rent.