Cemetery of Splendour Written and Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2015, Thailand/UK/Germany/France The unconscious dream state that connects each of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s films begins in his latest when frequent collaborator, Jenjira Pongpas (Her characters’ names devolving film to film from ‘Pa Jane’, ‘Jen’ and now simply ‘Je’), stumbles into the frame with her ft. high platform sandal …
Today’s film is the 2012 short Cactus River, which is also called Khong Lang Nam. The short is directed by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Weerasethakul has been steadily gaining popularity on the international stage over the last few years, with his last feature film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winning the prestigious …
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul Though often difficult to decipher, the quiet pace and gentle touch of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s newest film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, makes for a spiritual and meditative film experience like no other. The film is largely deceptive, and it is …
A new segment from Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s multi-platform Primitive project, A Letter to Uncle Boonmee is a film in search of a subject, in search of itself. In A Letter to Uncle Boonmee, the Thai filmmaker’s graceful camera searches for spectral presences in a part of northeastern Thailand whose natural wonders belie a violent history.