True to the title, this is a fully operational hotel, conceived and designed by apichatpong in tandem with iffr curator. According to apichatpong weerasethakuls 2009 essay the memory of nabua. Apichatpong weerasethakul s 2012 drama, mekong hotel is by nature, a minor work of the renowned thai auteur. Apichatpong weerasethakul s 59minute mekong hotel seems to be part of a bigger project, enmeshed in his filial relationship with jenjira pongpas. Apichatpong weerasethakul asia pacific screen awards. The actress, who played a benevolent ghost wife in uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, has changed her name to nach river and moved back to the banks of the mekong with her american veteran husband. He has been making films and videos since the early 90s. His five feature films, short films and installations. Met jenjira pongpas, maiyatan techaparn en sakda kaewbuadee. Uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives won the 2010 cannes palme dor, tropical malady won the 2004 cannes competition jury prize and blissfully yours won the. Shot on video, this hourlong study shuffles between different realms, between fact and fiction, expressing the bonds between a vampirelike mother and her daughter, two young. Uncle boonme director apichatpong weerasethakul lining.
He also directed a segment in ten years thailand 2018. This was a reshoot i added on later because i felt like we talk about illusion and we talk about cinema and the movement of people and emotion, and how about in this time, when jenjira is in a different state of the world, how about. Hotel mekong apichatpong weerasethakul teaser on vimeo. Mekong hotel is a 2012 thai film directed by apichatpong weerasethakul. Few rivers have discharged more bodies than the mekong. Working outside the strict confines of the thai film studio system, weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films. Weerasethakuls videos, which are developed in an improvised manner, often feature ordinary people rather. 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 april 23, 2020 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 bedrooms and terraces, apichatpong held a rehearsal with his crew for a movie that he wrote years ago called ecstasy garden. The memoryfilled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer jenjira, as she watches over itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors.
The canneswinning director thai apichatpong weerasethakul syndromes and a century. Mekong hotel is a hotel near the mekong river, on the border of thailand and laos. Uncategorized and tagged actresses, apichatpong weerasethakul, foreign directors, foreign films, mekong hotel, tilda swinton comments sdfsdf may, 2016 11. 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. Apr 12, 2016 thats not counting the hourlong mekong hotel, which emerged in 2012. Apichatpong weerasethakul updates on his next project. 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. Apichatpong weerasethakul celebrity profile check out the latest apichatpong weerasethakul photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. One of the most curious entries at this years international film festival rotterdam which runs january 24 to february 4 isnt a film at all, but a new oneoff project by apichatpong weerasethakul.
Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. Sep 30, 2016 apichatpong weerasethakul envies hong kong. Dispensing with the homages to lowbudget thai film and television that gave a distinctive flavor to the magical realist goingson of uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives 10 and tropical malady 04, cemetery of splendor is apichatpong weerasethakuls most openly political film. Tropical malady returns with this enigmatic portrait of a hotel, a region and a countryside, in this half documentary, half fiction, all magical look at the mekong hotel, along the thailandlaos border. The director of uncle boonmee returns with a double dose.
The thai director recently finished the script for the project, which will shoot in colombia, most likely in 2019. This probably shouldnt be taken as any sort of clue as to what will end up winning the fest, however. Apichatpong weerasethakul, thailand, no distributor set along the mekong river, which marks the border between thailand and laos, the latest film from apichatpong joe weerasethakul is a vaporous film thats a borderline in and of itself. Mekong hotel by apichatpong weerasethakul desistfilm. Films directed by apichatpong weerasethakul letterboxd. Apichatpong weerasethakul wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Apichatpong weerasethakul chai bhatana chatchai suban crew 1st assistant director chatchai suban sound chalermrat kaweewattana music chai bhatana. The film shuffles different realms, fact and fiction, expressing the bonds between a vampirelike mother and her. Selected soundworks from the cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul limited edition box set edition of 200. 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. Selected soundworks from the cinema of apichatpong weerasethakul on discogs. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses a movie exploring the bonds between a vampirelike mother and daughter. There, apichatpong weerasethakul holds a rehearsal with his crew of a treatment for a movie that he wrote years ago called ecstasy garden.
Of course tim burton would go for the movie with the monkey. At a popup guesthouse, sleepcinemahotel, palme dor winning thai director apichatpong weerasethakul has installed beds and a hypnotic 120hour film to nod off to published. Mekong hotel is a portrait of a hotel near the mekong river in the northeast of thailand. Apichatpong weerasethakuls dreamy mekong hotel outlines an unrealized project.
Spending the night with apichatpong weerasethakul the skinny. This bizarre non sequitur is tucked halfway into cemetery of splendor, one of the two new movies by apichatpong joe weerasethakul coming to theaters this. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses ecstasy garden, a film expressing the. The films of apichatpong weerasethakul feb 29mar 10. Mar 12, 2017 apichatpong weerasethakul ive been wanting to know about all the violence that happened here, and the history of colonization in a way, to reflect on my country, he says. A portrait of a hotel near the mekong river in the northeast of thailand. 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. Apichatpong weerasethakul returns to cannes after the triumph of uncle boonmee who can recall past lives with mekong hotel, a typically. Mekong hotel by apichatpong weerasethakul excerpt 01. The river there marks the border between thailand and laos. 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. 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. Mar 02, 2011 the thai director apichatpong weerasethakuls new film, uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, opens today at film forum, where it will play through march 15th.
Along with mekong hotel, which closes the event, it might be the best film of. Mekong hotel by apichatpong weerasethakul excerpt 01 youtube. Working in the space between cinema and contemporary art, apichatpong weerasethakul creates installations and films that are often nonlinear and convey a strong sense of dislocation and otherworldliness. 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. The president of the jury is just one of around 10 people that make that decision every year. 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. His previous feature films include uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 cannes film festival.
Thai artist apichatpong weerasethakul says his country is. No wonder that the apichatpong hotel with its otherworldly, filming hotelier is not only home to living guests. Mekong hotel is a portrait of a hotel near the mekong river in the northeast of thailand which marks the border between thailand and laos, expressing the bonds between a vampirelike mother and her daughter, the young lovers and the river. 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.
Which is a little vexing, but also not terribly shocking. And then, from the space beyond the frame, an enormous amoeba floats into view, swimming across the sky as though it were a body of water. Mekong hotel has a 67% approval rating on rotten tomatoes and holds a 57100 on metacritic. Thai filmmaker apichatpong weerasethakul has become a critical darling among the film festival set with films like blissfully yours 2002, syndromes and a century 2006 and especially uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives 2010, which won the palme dor at cannes, as well as the subsequent cemetery of splendor 2015. Uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives the new yorker. Mekong hotel 2012 apichatpong weerasethakul rarefilm. His films and art installations have won him widespread international recognition and awards. Coming from a country that was taken over by a military coup two years ago, the acclaimed contemporary artist from thailand says the ongoing political. 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. Apichatpong weerasethakul 1970, thailand studeerde architectuur in. The film was screened in the special screenings section at the 2012 cannes film festival. Mekong hotel film by weerasethakul 2012 britannica.
Apichatpong s featurelength debut, dokfa nai meuman mysterious object at noon is a documentary and was conceptually based upon the exquisite corpse game invented by surrealists. 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. Cemetery of splendor, mekong hotel, apichatpong weerasethakul, the 5th wave, chloe grace moretz, the finest hours, hou hsiaohsien. 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. 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. Apichatpong weerasethakul has come to be recognised as one of the most original voices in cinema today. 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. Sep 01, 2017 apichatpong weerasethakul was born in bangkok, thailand in 1970 and lives and works in chiang mai, thailand. Apichatpong weerasethakul artist profile, exhibitions. Even in his most outwardly insubstantial work, apichatpong weerasethakul tells a story worth telling, and an incredibly singular story at that. I have a mixed liking for a couple of weerasethakul s films. Apichatpong weerasethakul, thailand meet the filmmakers.
Uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives filmi ile cannesda alt. Soldiers struck by sleeping sickness in cemetery of splendour by apichatpong weerasethakul. 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. Actually shot in 2012, mekong hotel starts out as a documentary about some of the guests staying in a hotel located near the mekong river in northern thailand. During the festival, weerasethakul gave an update on his next feature, memoria. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses a movie. Pronunciation of apichatpong weerasethakul with 1 audio pronunciation and more for apichatpong weerasethakul. Apichatpong weerasethakuls feature films, short films and video installations have won him numerous influential awards and widespread international recognition. The winner of 2010 palme dor, apichatpong joe weerasethakul is an internationally renowned thai independent filmmaker and artist. They hang around on the veranda, listen to or play guitar and rehearse for a film that will no longer be made. Weerasethakul s later feature films included mekong hotel 2012 and rak ti khon kaen 2015. May 25, 2012 director apichatpong weerasethakul shares his experience of debuting his feature mekong hotel and how he has developed as a filmmaker.
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. Drama film geregisseerd door apichatpong weerasethakul. Thai independent avantgarde director, producer, screenwriter, and installation artist. Apichatpong weerasethakul mekong hotel cannes 2012 youtube. A small feature film by apichatpong weerasethakul imaginatively uses minor means to unite. The film was screened in the special screenings section at the 2012 cannes film. Apichatpong weerasethakul is a recognisable original voice in contemporary cinema.
Mekong hotel, like uncle boonmee recalls his past lives before it, absorbs and reinterprets past projects realized or not by apichatpong weerasethakul. Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the mekong river, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampirelike mother and daughter. Uncle boonme director apichatpong weerasethakul lining up. Silver sparrow hits bookshelves online and digital on 19 mar. May 18, 2010 go with his nickname, joe, rather than trying to pronounce director apichatpong weerasethakul s long thai name and hell still speak freely and gently a mode important to a man at the center of. Apichatpong weerasethakul article archives chicago reader. 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. 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. Available for sale from tang contemporary art, apichatpong weerasethakul, petch and nhong 2009, giclee print, 147. With jennifer phangs new sciencefiction short, advantageous. 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. Apichatpong weerasethakul to shoot next feature in colombia.
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