Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (original title)
On his deathbed, Uncle Boonmee, recalls his many past lives.
Director:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writer:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Stars:
Thanapat Saisaymar … Boonmee
Jenjira Pongpas … Jen
Sakda Kaewbuadee … Tong
Natthakarn Aphaiwonk … Huay
Geerasak Kulhong … Boonsong
Plot | Story
Uncle Bonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives starts out slowly. Well to be honest the entire movie sort of meanders along. The first twenty minutes of the movie consists of visuals of a normal day to day life in the country. Things don’t really start to get odd and slightly more interesting until dinner. That is when a ghost and a fur covered creature arrived. I loved the minimum of reaction to these two abnormal guests arrival to the dinner table.
Even though it is not overly exciting at any point, Uncle Bonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives flows well and is weird enough that it kept my attention.
On his deathbed, Uncle Boonmee, recalls his many past lives.
Director:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writer:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Stars:
Thanapat Saisaymar … Boonmee
Jenjira Pongpas … Jen
Sakda Kaewbuadee … Tong
Natthakarn Aphaiwonk … Huay
Geerasak Kulhong … Boonsong
Plot | Story
Uncle Bonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives starts out slowly. Well to be honest the entire movie sort of meanders along. The first twenty minutes of the movie consists of visuals of a normal day to day life in the country. Things don’t really start to get odd and slightly more interesting until dinner. That is when a ghost and a fur covered creature arrived. I loved the minimum of reaction to these two abnormal guests arrival to the dinner table.
Even though it is not overly exciting at any point, Uncle Bonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives flows well and is weird enough that it kept my attention.
- 12/11/2011
- by FallaWolf
- AsianMoviePulse
Strand Releasing will release Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, a colorful comedy-drama fantasy movie from Thailand, on DVD on July 12.
There are strange things going down in the forest in Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee (Thanapat Saisaymar) has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife (Natthakarn Aphaiwonk) appears to care for him, and his long lost son (Geerawsak Kulhong) returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his sister-in-law (Janjira Pongpas) and nephew (Sakda Kaewbuadee) to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life…
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Uncle Boonmee won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010 and enjoyed a successful worldwide release in theaters and at...
There are strange things going down in the forest in Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee (Thanapat Saisaymar) has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife (Natthakarn Aphaiwonk) appears to care for him, and his long lost son (Geerawsak Kulhong) returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his sister-in-law (Janjira Pongpas) and nephew (Sakda Kaewbuadee) to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life…
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Uncle Boonmee won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010 and enjoyed a successful worldwide release in theaters and at...
- 4/22/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Chicago – “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” opens with one of its most striking, memorable, and essential images. A buffalo stands in a forest at what appears to be dusk, as we can see him only in shadow. He moves slowly around a tree, almost ghostly, before escaping and running through a field and into a forest. As the film unfolds after this unusual prologue, one can trace its themes back to the power of that image — as the natural and spiritual worlds seem to intertwine in the picture of a majestic creature.
The very non-linear and untraditional “Uncle Boonmee” was the surprising winner of the Palme D’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and played last year at the Chicago International Film Festival before opening at the Music Box this weekend. It is certainly not a film for everyone. It is a piece that...
Chicago – “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” opens with one of its most striking, memorable, and essential images. A buffalo stands in a forest at what appears to be dusk, as we can see him only in shadow. He moves slowly around a tree, almost ghostly, before escaping and running through a field and into a forest. As the film unfolds after this unusual prologue, one can trace its themes back to the power of that image — as the natural and spiritual worlds seem to intertwine in the picture of a majestic creature.
The very non-linear and untraditional “Uncle Boonmee” was the surprising winner of the Palme D’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and played last year at the Chicago International Film Festival before opening at the Music Box this weekend. It is certainly not a film for everyone. It is a piece that...
- 4/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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