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Though substantiated by this legacy of Western film, Weerasethakul’s combination/contrast of disparate scenes also resonates with his upbringing within the animist culture in Thailand. “We are living not only in the regular plane but also the spiritual plane,” he has explained.
Nov 19, 2019 · On a narrative level alone, Weerasethakul filters Thai political history and animist folktales through his own queer perspective. This film tells the story of soldier Keng (Banlop Lomnoi) and village boy Tong (Sakda Kaewbuadee), who fall in love in the relatively straightforward opening hour.
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May 18, 2010 · Weerasethakul spoke with THR’s Jonathan Landreth about growing up in Thailand’s Northeast, the ongoing political clashes there and dealing with his country’s animist beliefs. THR: What about...
Sep 27, 2010 · WEERASETHAKUL: Yes, I mean, I think it’s very Asian. Somehow I know that this is nonsense, because it’s just a body part, but I cannot shake this idea. This kind of thinking is how I view the philosophy of reincarnation and the idea of the animist belief.
May 18, 2010 · Weerasethakul spoke with THR’s Jonathan Landreth about growing up in Thailand’s Northeast, the ongoing political clashes there and dealing with his country’s animist beliefs. THR: What about...
Oct 1, 2018 · Weerasethakul’s next feature Sang Sattawat (Syndromes and a Century, 2006), is a story inspired by the lives of his parents in the years before they fell in love.It was commissioned by Peter Sellars to premiere at the New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth (though Weerasethakul makes no explicit reference to the genius composer, believing ...
May 3, 2021 · As a prominent figure in independent world cinema and, increasingly, contemporary art, Apitchapong Weerasethakul’s practice is situated at the interstices of film, photography, video and installation. His work has been compellingly analysed in terms of its queer politics, its exploration of animist ontologies, and its references to the ...
- Clare Veal
- 2021
