SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY is a film in two parts which sometimes echo each other. The two central characters are inspired by the film-maker's parents, in the years before they became lovers. The first part focuses on a woman doctor, and is set in a space reminiscent of the world in which the film-maker was born and raised. The .. Read more
| Starring | Arkanae Cherkam, Jaruchai Iamaram, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Nu Nimsomboon |
|---|---|
| Director | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY is a film in two parts which sometimes echo each other. The two central characters are inspired by the film-maker's parents, in the years before they became lovers. The first part focuses on a woman doctor, and is set in a space reminiscent of the world in which the film-maker was born and raised. The second part focuses on a male doctor, and is set in a more contemporary space much like the world the film-maker lives in.
| Starring | Arkanae Cherkam, Jaruchai Iamaram, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Nu Nimsomboon, Jenjira Pongpas, Sophon Pukanok, Nantarat Sawaddikul |
|---|---|
| Director | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Thai |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 23 Jun 2008 |
SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY, like its curious title, has the logic of a dream....[The film] welcomes you into a world of simplicity and strangeness
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Baffling, elliptical, meditative, cinematic
As with Apichatpong Weerasethakul's previous features, 'Blissfully yours' and 'Tropical malady' (both highly recommended, by the way), he ... read more »
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Great singing by the dentist
Goodness me, this went on to no effect at all. Sorry, but none of this did it for me. What can I say? Perhaps I should add that in our Film Society it scored ... read more »
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Audio-visual experience
'Syndromes and a Century' is another proof of Weerasethakul's importance in contemporary cinema. Arguably his most mature film yet, it is an open ... read more »
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I didn't like it
I managed to sit through half an hour of this truly dreadful movie, during which time the only coherent dialogue was 'crispy pork', and the only ... read more »
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