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Syndromes and a Century

A Window on Asian Cinema

Love/Romance · Spirituality · Psychology

  • CountryThailand,France
  • Production Year2006
  • Running Time105min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
The film ls about a `flow`; it never dwells in any conventional cinematic form or in completed structure. To create the `flow`, Weerasethakul focuses on the dialogues from daily lives. Those dialogues, however, lead us nowhere in the story; we are just allowed to listen to them. Conventional shot/reversed shot editing is rejected, and images are deliberay separated from sound. On the surface, the film seems to talk about love, but it never ls a love story; it only acts like a vehicle to deliver emotional flow. Dialogues between Toa, who has a crush on a female doctor, Tei, and Noom, whom Tei has a crush on, as well as those between a dentist, Ple, and a monk, Sakda, never run forward to the narrative`s end, nor cause any dramatic tension. This sense of `flow` also comes from the camera`s slow movement. Space captured by the camera becomes a subject of creating flow rather than a simple background, just as the characters do in the film. The film gives us an unusual cinematic experience by inviting us to this flow. (Kim Ji-seok)
Director
Director
Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
Apichatpong Weerasethakul was born in Bangkok and holds a Master′s Degree in Fine Arts in Filmmaking form the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been making films and videos since the early 1990s, working largely outside the rigid Thai studio system. His company, Kick the Machine, was founded in 1999 and actively promotes experimental and independent films. His feature filmography includes the documentary [Misterious Object at Noon](2000), [Blissfully Yours](2002), [Tropical Malady](2003), and [The Adventures of Iron Pussy](2004).
Credit
  • Director
    Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
  • ProducerApichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
  • CastNantarat SAWADDIKUL
    Jaruchai IAMARAM
    Sophon PUKANOK
    Jenjira PONGPAS
  • ScreenplayApichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
  • CinematographySayombhu MUKDEEPROM
  • EditorLee CHATAMETIKOOL
  • SoundKoichi SHIMIZU
    Akritchalerm KALAYANAMITR
  • Production CompanyKick the Machine
    kickthemachine@softhome.net
  • World SalesFortissimo Films
    info@fortissimo.nl
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