Apichatpong weerasethakul mekong hotel cannes 2012 youtube. The president of the jury is just one of around 10 people that make that decision every year. A short feature which bridges the imaginary gap between an unrealized screenplay, meagre means, digital cinema. Widner, nach, jiwarangsan, chaisiri, bjerkem, brynjar, poustochkine, freddy, ware, chris. Apichatpong has a degree in architecture from khon kaen university and a master of fine arts in filmmaking from the school of the art institute of chicago.
Experimenta 2012 is, it seems, much possessed by death. Apichatpong weerasethakul wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Oct 22, 2016 accompanying mekong hotel are malee and the boy 1999, a formally inventive collaboration with a curious 10yearold. Upcoming, new, and past apichatpong weerasethakul movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Apichatpong weerasethakul explores the depths of subterranean space with actress jenjira pongpas widner as its central navigator in uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives 2010, the spirits of the dead seek out family members for comfort and reveal how the afterlife is nothing like earthly hopes of heaven. Films directed by apichatpong weerasethakul letterboxd. Even in his most outwardly insubstantial work, apichatpong weerasethakul tells a story worth telling, and an incredibly singular story at that. Apichatpong weerasethakul has come to be recognised as one of the most original voices in cinema today. His films and installations often deal with memory, and address personal, politic and social issues. R unning for just more than an hour, mekong hotel is a kind of featuretteinstallation piece, accompanied almost continually by a rather bland classical guitarist.
Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Uncle boonme director apichatpong weerasethakul lining up. The films of apichatpong weerasethakul show list info famous for his meditative, spiritual, and unconventional films, apichatpong weerasethakul has an incredible oeuvre of movies and short films dealing with history, religion, sexuality, dreams, the nature of reality, the reality of nature, and how we relate to one another on cosmically. Mekong hotel, like uncle boonmee recalls his past lives before it, absorbs and reinterprets past projects realized or not by apichatpong weerasethakul. Director apichatpong weerasethakul shares his experience of debuting his feature mekong hotel and how he has developed as a filmmaker. Apichatpong joe weerasethakul is a thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. In mekong hotel 2012, a relationship between a mother and her. Winner of the best feature film at the 2015 asia pacific screen awards for cemetery of slendour, apichatpong weerasethakul has established himself as on of thailands leading independent filmmakers as director, writer abd producer. One reason is that his new film, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, won the palme dor at the cannes. The film was screened in the special screenings section at the 2012 cannes film festival. Tropical malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 cannes film festival. May 25, 2012 director apichatpong weerasethakul shares his experience of debuting his feature mekong hotel and how he has developed as a filmmaker.
Thai independent avantgarde director, producer, screenwriter, and installation artist. Mekong hotel, feels like a companion piece to 2010s amazing, palme dorwinning fantasy uncle boonmee who can. Apichatpong weerasethakuls films include uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, tropical malady, syndromes and a century, cemetery of splendour. These are serious films that ask their a lot of their audience. Newcomers to the spellbinding cinematic realm of apichatpong weerasethakul often known simply as joe can be perplexed by its sedate rhythms, casual slippages in time, and evocations of various states of consciousness. This begins like a documentary as a group of characters, including a musician whose spanishguitar score provides the film with much of its hypnotic power, hang out on a hotel balcony overlooking the mekong river and talk about nothing much in. Born on july 16, 1970 in bangkok, weerasethakul was raised in khon kaen, a ricefarming region in rural north eastern thailand, which has provided the setting for the majority of his films. Mekong hotel offers a rare chance to witness apichatpong work out his artistic process on camera, blurring the lines between gestating script, various stages of rehearsal, and even a finished. Uncategorized and tagged actresses, apichatpong weerasethakul, foreign directors, foreign films, mekong hotel, tilda swinton comments sdfsdf may, 2016 11. Apichatpong joe weerasethakul is a thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film. The description of mekong hotel in the ridm catalogue says apichatpong weerasethakul and his crew rehearse scenes for a film he wrote a decade earlier, ecstasy garden a fantastical story.
His five feature films, short films and installations. Apichatpong weerasethakul, thailand meet the filmmakers. A retrospective of one of contemporary cinemas most innovative and beguiling artists, in celebration of the opening of his new cemetery of splendor and the theatrical premiere of mekong hotel. Apichatpong weerasethakul and thai cinemas radical new life. A short feature which bridges the imaginary gap between an unrealized screenplay, meagre means, digital cinema, and a roundabout collection of seemingly unrelated interests, the thai director once again comes up with something unexpected and. From his audaciously uncategorizable debut feature, mysterious object at noon, and his palme dorwinning masterpiece uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, to his acclaimed recent film cemetery of splendor, his oeuvre has taken a consistently surprising and.
May 17, 2012 according to the director, mekong hotel takes its inspiration from a story weerasethakul originally wrote for a movie called ecstasy garden with an utterly batty premise. Ghosts hungry for the entrails of the living, suicide chatrooms, dialysis, comas, ancient artefacts and other mementoes mori glow on screen with a vividness and intensity. According to the director, mekong hotel takes its inspiration from a story weerasethakul originally wrote for a movie called ecstasy garden with an utterly batty premise. Many if not most of the films shots take place on a balcony overlooking the river, while everything else takes place in. Apichatpong weerasethakul was born 1970 in bangkok and grew up in khon kaen, a city in the north east of thailand. Mekong hotel 2012 directed by apichatpong weerasethakul.
Mekong hotel 2012 short dilbar, 20 video installation, in collaboration with chai siri selected exhibitions and screenings. An auteur best known for his palme dor prizewinning film, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives 2010, apichatpong weerasethakul produces feature films and fine art video works that focus on the people of his native thailand. Mar 04, 2016 in the final quarter of cemetery of splendour, the latest feature from the thai filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul, theres an unusual exchange among the three main characters. Mekong hotel for cannes, plus rocks, walker art and quattro 2 swinton and apichatpong at a bangkok press conference last month ahead of the film on the rocks festival. This may, george miller will join the long list of esteemed artists, industry professionals, and celebrities who have served as head of the main competition jury at the cannes film festival. Mekong hotel by apichatpong weerasethakul excerpt 01. Maria saakyan asked the audience to watch im going to change my name with their hearts.
His 2010 feature uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives won the palme dor at cannes, and before. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampiric mother and daughter. His previous six feature films, short films and installations have won him widespread international recognition and numerous awards, including the cannes palme dor in 2010 with uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives. Mekong hotel tell stories about the local ruse to adorn the village with rustic, royal. Mar 19, 2018 t o watch the films of apichatpong weerasethakul is to enter a world where memory, dreams, and reality fold into one another. Apichatpong weerasethakul movies, bio and lists on mubi. Zaal staal in postillion convention centre wtc rotterdam is transformed into a film environment and temporary hotel. Thai director goes on a journey without leaving his room. Apichatpong weerasethakuls 2012 drama, mekong hotel is by nature, a minor work of the renowned thai auteur. Offering a fresh perspective on the work of internationally acclaimed filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul born 1970, the apitchapong weerasethakul sourcebook moves between scientific documents and personal documentary, interviews and epistolary dialogue, the cinematic and the poetic. Reincarnation and transformation in apichatpong weerasethakuls primitive. The cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul is, amongst many other things, a cinema where ghosts, past lives, dreams and possibilities are all. Thai director apichatpong weerasethakul is a critics darling if ever there was one.
He also directed a segment in ten years thailand 2018. Berkeley, ca, january 25, 20 the uc berkeley art museum and pacific film archive bampfa proudly presents apichatpong weerasethakul matrix 247, on view february 15 through april 21, 20. In 2012, apichatpongs film mekong hotel was screened in the special. His feature films include uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 cannes film festival palme dor prize. Unsustainable 2009 apichatpong weerasethakul primitive pdf. Ethnographic cinema with apichatpong weerasethakul. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses ecstasy garden, a film expressing the bonds between a v. Apichatpong joe weerasethakula 1 is a thai independent film director, screenwriter.
Mekong hotel is a 2012 thai film directed by apichatpong weerasethakul. While mekong hotel may indeed be a rehash of previously espoused ideas or a rehearsal for a grand project to come, it stands on its own as a mesmerizing and thoughtprovoking piece of filmmaking. Apichatpong weerasethakul article archives chicago reader. An independent filmmaker who works outside the thai studio system, apichatpong was born. Apichatpong weerasethakul matrix 247 february 15april 21. This and a million more lights 2003, director apichatpong weerasethakuls entry in the give 1 minute of art to aids project. Poznat je po radu izvan tajlandskog sustava filmskog studija. Pdf this article argues that the work of thai filmmaker apichatpong. Weerasethakuls later feature films included mekong hotel 2012 and rak ti khon kaen 2015. Primitive, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives and mekong hotel. Jul 25, 2016 mekong hotel 2012 apichatpong weerasethakul, drama july 25, 2016 shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampiric mother and daughter. In the final quarter of cemetery of splendour, the latest feature from the thai filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul, theres an unusual exchange among the three main characters. Of course tim burton would go for the movie with the monkey. Apichatpong was born in bangkok, thailand to a thai chinese family.
He lays back but still works in a realized mode, however, that has the narrative carefully gliding from one realm to another typical of his films. Apichatpong weerasethakul is recognised as one of the most original voices in con temporary cinema. Selected soundworks from the cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul limited edition box set edition of 200. This probably shouldnt be taken as any sort of clue as to what will end up winning the fest, however. Many if not most of the films shots take place on a balcony overlooking the river, while everything else takes place in and around a hotel on the riverbanks. Thai directors cemetery of splendor a puzzle sfgate.
Pronunciation of apichatpong weerasethakul with 1 audio pronunciation and more for apichatpong weerasethakul. Notably, the first collection devoted to the director, apichatpong weerasethakul 2009, edited by james quandt, includes quandts survey of the major motifs and techniques in weerasthakuls works. He is one of the few thai filmmakers who work outside the strict thai studio system. He has been making films and videos since the early 90s. The first englishlanguage book on apichatpong was published in march 2009. Apichatpong weerasethakul on why cemetery of splendour. With mekong hotel, the thai director apichatpong weerasethakul blends living and filmmaking into an artistic narrative. His previous feature films include uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 cannes film festival. The cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul is, amongst many other things, a cinema where ghosts, past lives, dreams and possibilities are all layered upon one another, flowing at a supine pace, with sodden atmosphere like the mekong river that forms the impassive centerpiece of this film. Mekong hotel 2012 apichatpong weerasethakul, drama rarefilm. Thai directors cemetery of splendor a puzzle like most of thai filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul s films, cemetery of splendor is an experimental, strange, dreamlike meditation. The book apichatpong weerasethakul, th orie des objets. B efore exploring mekong hotel, a short but truly magical film by thai director apichatpong weerasethakul, i want to explain a key concept in the books of portuguese neuroscientist antonio damasio. Apichatpong weerasethakul s 2012 drama, mekong hotel is by nature, a minor work of the renowned thai auteur.
Pdf the politics and aesthetics of nonrepresentation. He has a degree in architecture from khon kaen university and a master of fine arts in filmmaking from the school of the art institute of chicago. Selected soundworks from the cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul on discogs. Apichatpong attended khon kaen university and received a bachelors degree in architecture in 1994. A unique, oneoff project by the multitalented apichatpong weerasethakul. Nevertheless, his style also has been described as joyful, spontaneous, playful, unpretentious, and gentle. While developing uncle boonmee, the director received a commission for a video installation regarding the northeastern thai village of nabua and its local legend of a. The films of apichatpong weerasethakul list challenges.
This and a million more lights 2003, director apichatpong weerasethakul s entry in the give 1 minute of art to aids project. Hourlong experimental film from thailand about a man and a woman at a hotel near the laos border who contemplate life, love and death while a. Apichatpong weerasethakul apichatpong weerasethakul is recognised as one of the most original voices in contemporary cinema. Accompanying mekong hotel are malee and the boy 1999, a formally inventive collaboration with a curious 10yearold. Apichatpong weerasethakul s dreamy mekong hotel outlines an unrealized project. Dec 06, 2012 shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses ecstasy garden, a film expressing the bonds between a v. Mekong hotel has a 67% approval rating on rotten tomatoes and holds a 57100 on metacritic. Weerasethakuls videos, which are developed in an improvised manner, often feature ordinary people rather. Weerasethakul temporalities of apichatpong time and time. Nov 11, 2010 a pichatpong weerasethakul has been asked to explain himself a lot in recent months. Weerasethakul often adds an unconventional narrative structure to his films and likes to.
Whether you visit by day or stay overnight, you are actively encouraged to sleep. See more ideas about movies, movie posters and tony jaa. Chicago international film festival announces first 20 titles david schwimmers trust, ben berkowitzs polish bar, and apichatpong weerasethakul s. Mekong hotel by apichatpong weerasethakul desistfilm. The serenity of madness is the third in a publication series by independent curators international ici. Apr 12, 2016 thats not counting the hourlong mekong hotel, which emerged in 2012. His parents were both physicians, and worked in a hospital in khon kaen, thailand. Reimagining ethnographic cinema with apichatpong weerasethakul.
In its multimodal approach the sourcebook reflects weerasethakul s artistic practice in which he. Apichatpong weerasethakul 1970, thailand studied architecture in thailand and was educated in filmmaking in chicago. The palme dor can increase ticket sales and jumpstart careers, but for the thai filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul, who took home the top prize at cannes in 2010 for uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, it has mainly been a license to experiment. The exhibition features the thai artist and filmmakers 2007 installation morakot emerald, a singlechannel video shot in an abandoned bangkok hotel. U filmovima cesto evocira ljepotu prirode, metafiziku, duhovnost, ali i bavljenje lgbt temama i nekonvencionalnom pricanju price. Apichatpong weerasethakul, thai film director, writer, and installation artist whose preference for unconventional storytelling usually relegated his work to the art house.
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