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Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Pen-Ek studied from 1977 to 1985 in New York at the Pratt Institute and worked as freelance illustrator and designer with Designframe Incorporate. In Thailand he worked for five years as art director, before making his début with Fun Bar Karaoke, that was screened at many festivals after its première in Berlin. See full bio »
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Known For

Ruang talok 69
Ruang talok 69 Director
(1999)
Ruang rak noi nid mahasan
Ruang rak noi nid mahasan Director
(2003)
Headshot
Headshot Director
(2011)
Monrak Transistor
Monrak Transistor Director
(2001)
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 2017 Samui Song
 2013 Prachathipa'Thai (Documentary)
 2011/II Headshot
 2010 Man Who Fell to Earth (Remix) (TV Short)
 2009 Nymph
 2007 Ploy
 2006 Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (segment "Twelve Twenty")
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Alternate Names:

Tom Pannet | Pen-ek Ratanaruang
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It was the most charming thing I had ever seen. I couldn't believe cinema could be about something so small, so unimportant, so lazy and yet so funny and moving and so unpretentious. It was a very special feeling. I didn't want to go anywhere after the film finished. I just wanted to go sit somewhere and smoke cigarettes. It was magical for me. Every scene involving the character Aunt Lotte is ... See more »

Trivia:

'Pen-ek' means 'is the best'. 'Pen' is the verb 'to be' but since Thai has no conjugations, it can mean anything from the present singular 'is' to 'are' to 'being'. 'Ek' is 'first' or 'the best'. See more »
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