Syndromes and a Century (Weerasethakul, 2006): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.10pm
This 35mm presentation, which is also being screened on May 12th, is part of the Big Screen Classics strand. Full details here.
Chicago Reader review:
The
unpredictable and provocative Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul
(Tropical Malady) offers a mysterious and beautiful experimental feature
(2006) based on memories of his parents, who were both doctors. It's
divided into two parts, both set in the present, with many rhyme effects
between them. The first, set in and around a rural clinic, centers on
his mother; the second, set in the vicinity of a Bangkok hospital,
focuses on his father, though it's a kind of quizzical remake of the
first and both characters appear in each section. There's nothing here
that resembles narrative urgency, but this is a quiet masterpiece,
delicate and full of wonder.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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