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Saint and sensibility
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» A Christian fable or a Marxist allegory? A magical-realist myth or a political cry against neoliberalism (or feudalism, which produces the same catastrophe anyway)?
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Scala honoured as historical site
Life, Published on 30/10/2019
» The Thai Film Archive celebrated World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019 with the screening of They Shall Not Grow Old and the unveiling of an honorary plaque at the Scala Theatre that marks it as a historical site in Thai film history.
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Rhapsody in black and white
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/12/2018
» This is plain simple: Roma must be seen on the big screen.
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Anachronistic farewell to the Lido
Life, Published on 24/05/2018
» The Silent Film Festival returns to Scala and Lido starting tonight. Running until May 31, the festival will also mark the final event -- and a final screening -- at the Lido, a beloved cinema that will end its operation also on that night.
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The pastoral romance returns
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/09/2018
» The star-crossed lovers coo. They ride their buffaloes through a verdant field, splash mud, evade spiteful parents, and make a vow at the shrine of the banyan tree. But their romance, like all memorable romances in books and life, is doomed by the circumstances of fate, tragic and scarred, and their destiny is one of the most heartbreaking in the canon of Siamese literature and film.
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Cinema paradiso in Bangkok
Life, Published on 13/05/2019
» A selection of 10 Italian movies will be screened at the 5th Italian Film Festival Bangkok, which kicks off this Thursday and runs until May 26.
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Not the usual fare
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/10/2018
» Two idiosyncratic filmgoing options for fans of Thai cinema — one classic, one contemporary
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Reliving an era through film
Life, Published on 24/04/2018
» The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej overlaid decades of Thai cinema history, from the golden age of 16mm movies in the 1950s to the country's first and only Cannes Film Festival winner in 2010. To mark the two courses of history, the Ministry of Culture last week announced the "70 Best Films In The Reign Of King Rama IX", an extensive survey that covers seven decades of Thai cinema, essentially comprising the country's cinematic canon.
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A date with Travis Bickle
Life, Published on 12/07/2018
» 'He hates New York with a Biblical fury; it gives off the stench of Hell, and its filth and smut obsess him."
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