Blissfully Yours

Sud sanaeha

Thailand, France

2002

125 Min

Color

1.66:1

Thai

Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
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PROD Eric Chan, Charles de Meaux

CAST Kanokporn Tongaram, Min Oo, Jenjira Jansuda, Sa-gnad Chaiyapan

Cannes (Un Certain Regard): Un Certain Regard Award, Toronto, London, AFI FEST (International Feature Competition), BAFICI (Competition): Best Director, FIPRESCI Prize, Vancouver (Dragons & Tigers), Ghent, Stockholm (Asian Images), Rotterdam (Main Programme): KNF Award, San Francisco, Melbourne (Regional Focus), Locarno (Open Doors), !F Istanbul (ACID 20BDay)

Synopsis

Roong longs for the day when she can be in the arms of her Burmese lover, Min, an illegal immigrant. She pays Orn, an older woman to take care of Min while she looks for a place for them to share their happiness. One afternoon, Min takes Roong to have a picnic in the jungle where they feel free to express their love. Meanwhile, Orn has also gone to the jungle with Tommy, her husband’s co-worker. Will an overdose of happiness have after-effects? –Cannes Film Festival

Director

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul (Thai: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; born July 16, 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; and Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there.

Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films. Themes reflected in his films (frequently discussed in interviews) include dreams, nature, sexuality (including his own homosexuality), and Western perceptions of Thailand and Asia, and his films… read more

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Matthew_Lucas

30Apr12

There are few directors out there who can crank out masterpiece after masterpiece quite like Thailand's Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Here, an illegal immigrant & his girlfriend escape the trials of the world around them into the safe haven of the forest, where the real world seems the melt away. A mesmerizing & haunting film (with stunningly beautiful sound design) from arguably the greatest contemporary filmmaker.

Coheed 2.0

25Jun11

This is fighting 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' as Weerasethakul's best film for me, an incredible low key character piece with a great sense of the land/soundscape. It also proves, after being involved in a debate about sex in mainstream films on the forum a while back, that the male erection can be a work of art.

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InsertOzuReferencehere

7Apr11

The forest is a beautiful place to escape for a while. So enjoy the picturesque views, the trees that gently caress the sun, projecting soothing shadows that hide you from the rest of the world ... But remember that it wont last forever, you will eventually have to get a job, you will have to get back with your boyfriend and you will have to deal with the rest of your life.

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