âNature is your jailer and she has no mercyâ I have never seen classic, 70s Peter Weir such as Picnic at Hanging Rock. I havenât even seen 80s Weir for that matter. The few I have had the opportunity to catch, howeverâThe Truman Show, Dead Poets Society, Master and Commanderâall enthralled, making me realize this director wasnât one to take lightly. So, amidst all the praise going around this year for the young upstarts and the youngish stalwarts, itâs easy to forget the 66-year old is not only still working,…
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REVIEW: àž„àžžàžàžàžžàžàžĄàž”àžŁàž°àž„àž¶àžàžàžČàžàžŽ [Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives] [2010]
âIâll find my way back to help youâ I think there is a major cultural divide for me watching the Palme Dâor winning Thai film àž„àžžàžàžàžžàžàžĄàž”àžŁàž°àž„àž¶àžàžàžČàžàžŽ [Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives] from writer/director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. There is such spirituality to its display of Boonmeeâs (Thanapat Saisaymar) final days that I canât begin to comprehend in my Americanism. Between watching his memories as a cow or a catfish in previous lives and the absolute believability that people can either move on towards heaven or stay as ghosts, I…
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