Rent Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
3.1 of 5 from 204 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- Uncle Boonmee (Thanapat Saisaymar) has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the remote forest, an important place from his childhood and, he believes, the possible location of his former existences. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and the spirit of his long lost son returns. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave - the birthplace of his first life.
- Actors:
- Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Geerasak Kulhong, Wallapa Mongkolprasert, Kanokporn Tongaram, Samud Kugasang, Sumit Suebsee, Mathieu Ly, Vien Pimdee, Akachai Aodvieng, Prakasit Padsena, Nikom Kammach, Chophaka Chaiyuchit, Winai Ruenrerng, Kumgieng Jittamaat, Miti Jittamaat, Phetmongkol Chantawong, Nuttapon Kemthong
- Directors:
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Producers:
- Simon Field, Hans W. Geissendörfer, Keith Griffiths, Lluís Miñarro, Michael Weber, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Voiced By:
- Namthip Meaungmaha, Nitipong Thinthupthai
- Writers:
- Phra Sripariyattiweti, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/03/2011
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Short film - A letter to uncle Boonmee
- Deleted scenes
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Reviews (1) of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Ghosts at the Dinner Table - Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives review by griggs
Not much actually happens here, at least not in the usual sense. A dying man in rural Thailand receives visits from his sister-in-law, a young monk, his dead wife, and a son who has reappeared in the form of a red-eyed monkey spirit. They talk, eat, reminisce, and—without fuss—contemplate the crossing from life to whatever comes after.
The film drifts between the everyday and the surreal with no warning, as if ghosts dropping by for dinner were no stranger than the rice on the table. Its rhythm is unhurried, its images sometimes startling, sometimes oddly banal. A princess makes love to a talking catfish. A cave becomes a womb. Elsewhere, silence and shadows do the heavy lifting.
It’s a trance more than a narrative, one that asks you to stop worrying about meaning and simply sit with it. A little too dreamlike and soft-edged for me, but unforgettable in flashes.
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