Dokfa nai meuman (2000)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Experimental | Experimental Film | Exquisite Corpse | Surrealist | Surrealism

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Also Known As:

Mysterious Object at Noon

Runtime:

Canada:83 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG

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)".

interesting film experiment

there's no real easy way to classify or summarize this movie. at its core there is a story that is developed by many (unrelated) people picking up where the last person left off...a creative game of sorts. the "story" of the film unfolds as villagers of different parts of thailand see fit (with the final cut going to the director, of course). we see not only the creators of the story developing the story that they did not begin, but also the story itself acted out by actors or village people, or sometimes not at all. it's a film experiment more than a film and should be approached as such. the last 15 minutes of the film is more of a documentary of thai people than about the story that has been evolving over the course of the film. it's an interesting view, but not great in any way. C+