Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (born 16 July 1970; Bangkok, Thailand) = 39 yold in 2009
5 (feature) films / 4 screenplays (1st film: 1993/latest film: 2009)
INSPIRED BY : ?
C.C.C. films (strict model in red) : White Malady?; Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives; A Letter to Uncle Boonmee; Mobile Men; Luminous People; Emerald; The Anthem; Syndromes and a Century; Worldly Desires; Tropical Malady; Blissfully Yours; Mysterious Object at Noon; Thirdworld; Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
INFLUENCE ON : ?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) 113' part of the installation
The Primitive IMDb - Cannes 2010
- Press kit [PDF] | Wikipedia
- Press conference in Cannes [41' video], [MP3]; interview [12' video]
- "Hors d'œuvre" By: Antoine Thirion (Independencia, 13 May 2010) [ENGLISH] [FRENCH]
- "Lo absoluto" by Fernando Ganzo (eLumière.net, May 2010) [SPANISH] [FRENCH]
- "La nuit est rouge" by Antoine Thirion (Independencia, 23 May 2010) [FRENCH]
- "Klassenkampf: Apichatpong Weerasethakul im Gespräch" interview by Alexander Horwath (Cargo, 25 May 2010) MP3 22' [ENGLISH]
- "Ne plus rien reconnaître" by Stéphane Delorme (Cahiers, n°657, Juin 2010) [FRENCH]
- "une conversation avec apichatpong weerasethakul et wallapa mongkolprasert (4 juin 2010)" avec : Christelle Lheureux, Aliosha Herrera, Cyril Neyrat, Raya Martin, Eugenio Renzi et Antoine Thirion (Independencia; été 2010) [THAI] [ENGLISH] [FRENCH] videos 1 (13') - 2 (17') - entracte (4'39") - 3 (11')
- "Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives" By: Mariska Graveland (Filmkrant, #325, Oct 2010) [DUTCH]
- "El cielo está sobrevalorado" By: Laura Menédez (Transit, #6; Sept-Oct 2010) [SPANISH]
- "Extraordinary Joe" By: Adrian Martin (Sight and Sound, Dec 2010)
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" by: Miguel Blanco, Francisco Algarín Navarro, Fernando Ganzo, Miguel García Moisés Granda (Lumière nº4, Nov 2010) video 10'50" [SPANISH] [ENGLISH]
- "On ne se baigne jamais deux fois dans le même fleuve" by: Mathieu Dupré, Thomas Fioretti, Arthur Mas, Martial Pisani, Antoine Thirion (Independencia, fév 2011) [FRENCH]
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009) 17'40" short from installation
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Phantoms of Nabua (2009) 10'40" short from installation
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Mobile Men (2008) 3'15" segment in
Stories on Human Rights IMDb -
- Kick The Machine (Official website)
- "Beyond The Frame: Mobile Men" By: Rob Dennis (Vertigo UK, Vol.4 No.3, Spring/Summer 2009)
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Sud Vikal / Vampire (2008) 19' Short Louis Vuitton
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Unknown Forces (2007) Installation
Luminous People (2007) 15'22" segment in
O Estado do Mundo IMDb - Cannes 2007
Morakot / Emerald (2007) 11'50" short
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The Anthem (2006) 5' Short
- Frieze Art Fair 2006
Sang sattawat / Syndromes and a Century (2006)
IMDb - Venice 2006
- Kick The Machine (official website)
- "Syndromes and a century" By: Leo Goldsmith (Not coming to a theatre near you, 27 Sept 2006)
- "(Non)Sense Memory" By: J. Hoberman (The Village Voice, 10 April 2007)
- "Inside the Beauty of Romance, a Sometimes Mysterious and Illogical Affair" By: A.O.Scott (NYT, 18 Apr 2007)
- "Syndromes and a century" By: Daniel Kasman (d+kaz, 18 Apr 2007)
- "“New Crowned Hope” films from Asia: Strengths and weaknesses" By: Richard Phillips (WSWS, 10 July 2007)
- "Syndromes and A Century. Cinema of Impermanence" By: Kong Rithdee (Criticine, 9 Aug 2007) from the New Crowned Hope catalogue
- "Operas for the 21st Century: Mozart’s New Crowned Hope" By: Christoph Huber (cinemascope, #28, 2007?)
- "Syndromes and a century" By: J.J. Murphy (j.j. murphy on independent cinema, 6 Oct 2007)
- Links By: David Hudson (GreenCine Daily, 11 Apr 2007)
- "Syndromes and a century" By: Gareth (gareth's movie diary, 21 Apr 2008)
- "Syndromes and a century" By: Nicolas Bouche (Etudes, Jun 2007) [FRENCH]
- "Syndromes and a century" By: Jean Baptiste Morain (Les Inrockuptibles, #602, 12 Jun 2007) [FRENCH]
- "Le charme opère" By: Louis Guichard (Télérama, #2996, 13 Jun 2007) [FRENCH]
- "Souvenirs et médecines douces" By: Jacques Mandelbaum (Le Monde, 13 Jun 2007) [FRENCH]
- "In Loving Memory" By: Tony Rayns (Signt&Sound, Oct 2007)
- "Stranger Than Fiction?" By: Keith Griffiths (Filmmaker blog, 12 Mar 2008)
- "Syndromes and a century: Thailand's edition or when 'Babette's Feast' meets 'Salo'" By: celinejulie (Limitless Cinema, 14 Apr 2008)
- "Dialogue vs. Duplicity: Notes on Syndromes and a Century and I Don't Want To Sleep Alone" By: Ryland Walker Knight (The House Next Door, 18 Jul 2009)
- "Syndromes and a Century" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN]
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Ghost of Asia (2005) 9' Short with Christelle Lheureux
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Worldly Desires / Memories to the Jungle 2001-2005 (2005) 42' Short with Pimpaka Towira
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Sud pralad / Tropical Malady (2004)
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- Kick The Machine (official website)
- "Ivres de la jungle" By: Dider Péron (Libération, 19 May 2004) [FRENCH]
- "Course mythologique à travers la jungle à la poursuite d'un homme tigre" By: Jean-François Rauger (Le Monde, 20 May 2004) [FRENCH]
- "Traque chamanique dans la jungle du désir" By: Jacques Mandelbaum (Le Monde, 24 Nov 2004) [FRENCH]
- "La magie opère" By: Louis Guichard (Télérama, #2863, 24 Nov 2004) [FRENCH]
- "Moins on est de fous, mieux on filme" By: Annick Peigné-Giuly (Libération, 25 Apr 2005) [FRENCH]
- "Tropical drive, Mulholland Malady" By: Hervé Aubron (Vertigo FR, #27, Mar 2005) [FRENCH]
- "Un trou dans le mur" By: Charles de Meaux & Cyril Neyrat (Vertigo FR, #27, Mar 2005) [FRENCH]
- "Tropical Malady" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "The Strange Story of a Strange Beast. Receptions in Thailand of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Sat Pralaat" By: Benedict Anderson (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN]
- "The Rupture. A Thai interpreter of Malady explains his split decisions" By: Chuck Stephens (The Village Voice, 21 Jun 2005)
- "For those who have seen Tropical Malady" By: Brian Darr (Hell On Frisco Bay, 8 Apr 2007)
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46664 / Give 1 Minute of Your Time To AIDS (2003) 1' Short
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Hua jai tor ra nong / The Adventures of Iron Pussy (2003)
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- Kick The Machine (official website)
- "The Adventure of Iron Pussy and other collaborations" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN]
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Second Love in Hong Kong (2002) Installation with Christelle Lheureux
Sud sanaeha / Blissfully Yours (2002)
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- Kick The Machine (official website)
- "Extase thaï" By: Philippe Azoury (Libération, 17 May 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Un moment de bonheur arraché à la jungle" By: Thomas Sotinel (Le Monde, 18 May 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul, l'endémoniste" By: Brice Pedroletti (Le Monde, 18 May 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Septième ciel" By: Amélie Dubois (Les Inrocks, 9 Oct 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Blissfully Yours" By: Louis Guichard (Télérama, #2752, 9 Oct 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Sensuellement hypnotique" By: Annie Coperman (Les Echos, 10 Oct 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Si singulier 'Blissfully Yours'" By: Didier Péron (Libération, 19 Oct 2002) [FRENCH]
- "Love in the Afternoon" By: J. Hoberman (The Village Voice, 1 Jun 2004)
- "A Sewer Rash, a River in Eden and a Stream of Tears" By: Manohla Dargis (NYT, 24 Sept 2004)
- "Une maison dans les bois" By: Catherine Ermakoff (Vertigo FR; #31; 2007) [FRENCH]
- "FOCUS: Blissfully Yours. Towards the Wondrous Void" By: Tony Rayns (Vertigo magazine UK, Vol. 3 No. 4, Winter 2007) PDF
- "Blissfully Yours" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN]
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Haunted Houses Project Thailand (2001) 60'
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Masumi Is a PC Operator (2001) 6' Short from installation
Narratives IMDb -
Dokfa nai meuman / Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
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- Kick The Machine (official website)
- "Un jeu d'enfant" By: Cyril Neyrat (Vertigo FR, #27, Mar 2005) [FRENCH]
- "Mysterious Object at Noon" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN]
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Boys at Noon (2000) 23' Short
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Malee and the Boy (1999) 25' Short
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Windows (1999) 17' Short
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Goh Gayasit / Thirdworld (1997) 17' Short
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Mae Ya Nang / Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves (1994) 22'37" Short
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0116643225059 (1994) 5' Short
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Kitchen and Bedroom (1994) Short
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Bullet (1993) Short
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
- "Les surprises du cinéma thaï" By: Seno Joko Suyone, Arif Firmansayah, Akmal Nasery Basral (Courrier International, #720, 19 Aug 2004) [FRENCH]
- "Sur les traces de Tropical Malady" By: Jean-Marc Lalanne (Les Inrockuptibles, 24 Nov 2004) dossier 8p. [FRENCH]
- "Un trou dans le mur. Entretien avec Charles de Meaux" By: Cyril Neyrat (Vertigo FR, #24, 5 Dec 2004) PDF
- "Tropical drive, Mulholland Malady" By: Hervé Aubron (Vertigo FR, #27, Mar 2005) [FRENCH]
- "Un coup dans la machine. Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By:Antoine Thirion (Vertigo Fr, #30, Apr 2007) [FRENCH]
- "Two Letters" By: Mark Cousins & Tilda Swinton (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna April 2009)
- "Resistant to Bliss: Describing Apichatpong" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Cinema of Reincarnations" By: Kong Rithdee (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Touching the Voidness. Films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Tony Rayns (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "A Man Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Installations by Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Karen Newman (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "AUTEUR, AUTEUR: After Tropical Malady" By: Graeme Hobbs (vertigo UK, Vol.4 No.3, Spring-Summer 2009)
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BOOK on Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
- "Et pourtant, ils tournent" By: Louis Guichard (Télérama, #2733, 29 May 2002) [FRENCH] on Blissfully Yours
- "La simplicité est la clé de tout" By: Philippe Azoury (Libération, 19 Oct 2002) [FRENCH] on Blissfully Yours
- "Weerasethakul et la maladie d'amour" (Figaro, 18 May 2004) [FRENCH] on Tropical Malady
- "Une film se ressent avec le corps tout entier" By: Samuel Douhaire (Libération, 20 May 2004) [FRENCH] on Tropical Malady
- "Weerasethakul et Gatlif : Deux dissidences" By: Philippe Piazo (Cinéma, 8 Sept 2004) [FRENCH] on Tropical Malady
- "Not an ordinary Joe: Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tropical Malady" By: Alissa Simon (Facets, ?) on Tropical Malady
- "Blissfully Ours: A Talk With Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Jonathan Marlow (GreenCine, 14 Feb 2005)
- "Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye. A Conversation with Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Michael Koresky (reverse shot online, summer 2005)
- "A Conversation with Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Thunska Pansittivorakul (criticine, 30 Apr 2006)
- "Five Questions for . . . Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Nathan Lee (The Village Voice, 10 Apr 2007)
- "Thai Cinema—The Evening Class Interview With Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Michael Guillen (The Evening Class, 13 Apr 2007)
- "Why and for whom do you film today?" By: Alexis A. Tioseco (Criticine, 23 Aug 2007)
- "Who can save my flying saucer?" By: Phil Hoad (The Guardian, 14 Sept 2007) on Syndromes and a century
- "Change the World: An Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: S. Mickey Lin and Genevieve Yue (Reverse Shot, #20, ?)
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul: interview" (Time Out London, ?)
- "Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul on 'Mobile Men'" (Art of The World, 16 Jan 2009) on Mobile Men
- "Exquisite Corpus. An Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: James Quandt (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Integration, not distinction. Weerasethakul im Gespräch" By: Maximilian Linz (Überbau, 5 Apr 2009) on Syndromes and a century
- "ArtCinema - Apichatpong Weerasethakul im Gespräch" (Cargo, 31 Mar 2009) [ENGLISH] [GERMAN] 7 parts video 28'48"
- "Primitive (o el intersticio)", By: Francisco Algarín Navarro & Fernando Ganzo, (Lumière nº3, 2010) [SPANISH]
- "Nuestro siglo: Apichatpong Weerasethakul" By: Francisco Algarín Navarro (Lumière n°3, 2010) [SPANISH]
- "Hors d'œuvre" By: Antoine Thirion (Independencia, 13 May 2010) [ENGLISH] [FRENCH] on Uncle Boonmee
- "Klassenkampf: Apichatpong Weerasethakul im Gespräch" interview by Alexander Horwath (Cargo, 25 May 2010) MP3 22' [ENGLISH] on Uncle Boonmee
- "Différentes réalités" By: Stéphane Delorme & Jean-Philippe Tessé, Cannes 13 mai 2010 (Cahiers, n°657, Juin 2010) [FRENCH]
- "une conversation en six parties avec apichatpong weerasethakul et wallapa mongkolprasert (4 juin 2010)" avec : Christelle Lheureux, Aliosha Herrera, Cyril Neyrat, Raya Martin, Eugenio Renzi et Antoine Thirion (Independencia; été 2010) [THAI] [ENGLISH] [FRENCH] videos 1 (13') - 2 (17') - 3 (11') - 4 (?) - 5 (?)
- "Joe over Uncle Boonmee..." By: Ronald Rovers (Filmkrant, #325, Oct 2010) [DUTCH]
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Meet the YouTube Play Jury" (YouTube Play biennale at Guggenheim, 20 Oct 2010)
- "Masterclass Apichatpong Weerasethakul" (FC4+1; 12 Nov 2010) [ENGLISH] [SPANISH] video (2h32') 1-2
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul / Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" by: Miguel Blanco, Francisco Algarín Navarro, Fernando Ganzo, Miguel García Moisés Granda (Lumière nº4, 23 Nov 2010) video 10'50" [SPANISH] [ENGLISH]
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TEXT BY Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
- "Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Syndromes and a century. Carnet d'un cinéaste" (Cahiers du cinéma, #618, ?) [FRENCH]
- "Ghosts in the Darkness" By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul (in Apichatpong Weerasethakul, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen; Vol. 12; Vienna; April 2009)
- "Texte zu Weerasethakul. Eine Sammlung" A collection of texts by Weerasethakul (Cargo, ?) [GERMAN] on Mysterious Object At Noon, Blissfully Yours, The Adventure of the Iron Pussy, Tropical Malady, Syndromes and a century
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DOCUMENTARY ON Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
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