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Plot:

This film is an experimental mix of documentary and fiction. The film crew travels from the Thai countryside to Bangkok... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Innovation does not a good movie make more (9 total)


Additional Details

Also Known As:

Mysterious Object at Noon
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Runtime:

Canada:83 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG


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Trivia:

The literal translation of the Thai title is "Heavenly Flower in Devil's Hand". Since Thai doesn't have plural forms for nouns, it can also be "Heavenly Flower(s) in Devil(s)' Hand(s)". more


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5 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Innovation does not a good movie make, 7 December 2003
Author: Sinnerman from Singapore

"Mysterious" held much dramatic promise.

But because of its hybrid innovation, I'm at a lost as to rate it as a dramatic feature or a documentary film. Either way, despite its critical accolades, it wasn't able to interest me enough to wanna cradle its inadequacies. Poor film making craft is inexcusable even if this feature is excusably in a league of its own. (And did anyone catch a moment of Ozu homage in one of the scenes, with children walking by at one end and the camera placed at another? Nice...)

That said, there were undeniable moments of brilliance in it. Two standouts come to mind; The "banter" between the two mute girls and that staged re-enactment by the villagers. And it shown the director to be one who knows how to capture such cinematic sparks, albeit inconsistently.

I thus hope to see "Blissfully yours" before I decide on my regard for Apichatpong Weerasethakul as a film maker. Similarly, "Mysterious" will be given the benefit of the doubt. For honestly, it just didn't hack it for me right now.

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