Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul 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 display a preference for unconventional narrative structures (like placing titles/credits at the middle of a film) and for working with non-actors.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 2.978 |
Birthday | 1970-07-16 |
Place of Birth | Bangkok, Thailand |
Also Known As | อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล, Aphichatphong Wirasetthakun, Joe, 아피찻퐁 위라세타쿤, 阿彼察邦·韦拉斯哈古, 아피찻퐁 위라세타꾼, |
2013
Past Present
6.3/3
A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese Cinema. Saw Tiong Guan clearly established a...
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Past Present
1998
Circulation
0/0
This film is a Movies strip that consists of 365 frames. The actor is actually moving in one direction but appears to swing like a pendulum on the scr...
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Circulation
2012
Mekong Hotel
5.4/25
Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampire-lik...
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Mekong Hotel
2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
5.8/5
From Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the greatest recipients of this trophy recall special moments...
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The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2009
Behind the Blur
4/1
An insightful documentary about Thai cinema, which features a colourful and long running film history, yet struggles as the industry attempts to move...
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Behind the Blur
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.125/16
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cin...
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
1999
Thirdworld
6.625/8
A depiction of the landscape, both metaphorically and realistically, of Panyi island. Some footage in the film was taken from the material shot for My...
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Thirdworld
The Importance of Telepathy
0/0
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: "Thanks to the sculpture, we recall the victims of political violence in Thailand."
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The Importance of Telepathy
2016
Cinema Futures
6.2/4
Analog celluloid strips are disappearing. Is film dying, or just changing? Are the world's film archives on the brink of a dark age? Renowned filmmake...
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Cinema Futures
2018
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
7.5/2
Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores...
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A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2012
Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
0/0
Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through intervie...
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Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer
2018
Wiara
0/0
Six authorities of cinema describe their approach to transcendence, mysticism, spirituality and life after dead.
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Wiara
2014
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA
0/0
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's solo exhibition "PHOTOPHOBIA" is held commemorating the 5th anniversary of the opening of Kyoto City University of Arts Ar...
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul Solo Exhibition - PHOTOPHOBIA
2021
Uncertain Path
0/0
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira y and the film's director, with their own personal views, share that thin line that links l...
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