Mary J. Ainslie's and Katarzyna Ancuta's Thai Cinema - The Complete Guide
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"One of the fastest growing and most internationally renowned cinemas in Southeast Asia is that of Thailand. In the first ever book devoted solely to this major centre of creative filmmaking, experts on contemporary and historic Thai film provide a timely overview and discussion of key films, directors and current movements in the region in a comprehensive encyclopaedia format."
"What many critics, analysts and scholars have retrospectively christened `New Thai Cinema' began to take shape in the late 1990s when national film moved away from its position as lower-class and provincial entertainment and became a firm fixture in Bangkok multiplexes and festivals worldwide. This book will provide information on the influential figures behind the films - up to and succeeding the 1997 watershed film Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters that began the breakaway movement - as well as detailing and explaining the traditions of popular and art-house genres specific to Thailand. Featuring contributions on Thai visionaries such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Wisit Sasanatieng and providing rare insight into early Thai cinema, this is an essential scholarly guide to a vibrant aspect of Southeast Asian cinema - its history, industry and aesthetic trends - for scholars and students alike."
Films ranked in the same order as in the book:
1-23 Key Early Productions
24-32 New Thai Cinema
33-40 Heritage / Nostalgia
41-64 Nang Phi / Nang Sayong Khwan / Horror
65-76 Muay Thai / Action
77-92 Comedy / Romantic Comedy
93-102 Queer Cinema
103-106 Animation
107-122 Independent Cinema
Not found in ICM or IMDb:
Nithan Khong Lung Rueang Waen Wiset (1929)
Mae Nak Phra Khanong (1959)
Ngoen Ngoen Ngoen (1965)
Ngu Phi (1966)
Pisat Saneha (1969)
Monrak Lukthung (1970)
Tone (1970)
The transliteration of Thai movie titles often differs considerably in the book and IMDb, which may prevent the identification of films in ICM and IDMb.
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Fah talai jone
2000 — a.k.a. Tears of the Black Tiger, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ruang rak noi nid mahasan
2003 — a.k.a. Last Life in the Universe, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mah nakorn
2004 — a.k.a. Citizen Dog, in 0 top lists Check -
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Khang lang phap
2001 — a.k.a. Behind the Painting, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jan Dara
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Nang Nak
1999, in 1 top list Check -
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Pen choo kab pee
2006 — a.k.a. The Unseeable, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pee Mak Phrakanong
2013 — a.k.a. Pee Mak, in 0 top lists Check -
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Deu suay doo
2009 — a.k.a. Raging Phoenix, in 0 top lists Check -
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Seasons change: Phror arkad plian plang boi
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rot fai faa... Maha na ter
2009 — a.k.a. Bangkok Traffic (Love) Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kuan meun ho
2010 — a.k.a. Hello Stranger, in 0 top lists Check -
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ATM: Er Rak Error
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
92 -
Freelance: Ham puay... Ham phak... Ham rak mor
2015 — a.k.a. Heart Attack, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bangkok Love Story
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
97 -
Rak haeng Siam
2007 — a.k.a. The Love of Siam, in 0 top lists Check -
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Khaw hai rak jong jaroen
2007 — a.k.a. Me... Myself, in 0 top lists Check -
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Yes or No: Yaak Rak Gaw Rak Loey
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sud sanaeha
2002 — a.k.a. Blissfully Yours, in 5 top lists Check -
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Sud pralad
2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 24, 2020 by erde; source