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2005 Bangkok International Film Festival
The 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival started on January 13 and ran until January 24. The Golden Kinnaree Awards were announced on January 21. Awards Golden Kinnaree International Competition * Best Film: ''The Sea Inside'' (Mar adentro), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, Spain ** ''Being Julia'', directed by István Szabó, Canada/United States/Hungary/ UK ** '' Clean'', directed by Olivier Assayas, France/UK ** '' Don’t Move'' (Non ti muovere), directed by Sergio Castellitto, Italy ** ''Les Choristes'', directed by Christophe Barratier, France/Switzerland ** ''Innocent Voices'' (Voces innocents), directed by Luis Mandoki, Mexico ** '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (Diarios de motocicleta), directed by Walter Salles, Argentina/UK/USAGermany/Peru ** '' Old Boy'', directed by Park Chan-Wook, South Korea ** '' Red Dust'', directed by Tom Hooper, South Africa/UK (Opening Night film) ** '' Shutter'', directed by Pakpoom Wongpoom and Banjong Pisanthanakun, Thailand ** ''The Syrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London School of Film Technique. He began his career as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before transitioning to making televised plays and films for BBC Television in the 1970s and '80s. Leigh is known for his lengthy rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors to build characters and narrative for his films. His purpose is to capture reality and present "emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable films." His films and stage plays, according to critic Michael Coveney, "comprise a distinctive, homogenous body of work which stands comparison with anyone's in the British theatre and cinema over the same period." Leigh's most notable works include the black comedy-drama ''Naked'' (1993), for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Drake
''Vera Drake'' is a 2004 British period drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays and Eddie Marsan. It tells the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and it was nominated for three Academy Awards and won three BAFTAs. Plot Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is devoted to her family, looking after her husband and children, her elderly mother, and a sick neighbour. Her shy daughter, Ethel (Alex Kelly), works in a lightbulb factory, and her son, Sid (Daniel Mays), tailors men's suits. Her husband, Stanley ( Phil Davis), is a car mechanic. Although Vera and her family are poor, their strong family bonds hold them together. During her working day as a house cleaner, Vera performs constant small acts of kindness for the many people she encounters. She is a kindly person who is eager to help others. Unknown to her family, she also works secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Syrian Bride
''The Syrian Bride'' ( he, הכלה הסורית) is a 2004 film directed by Eran Riklis. The story deals with a Druze wedding and the troubles the politically unresolved situation creates for the personal lives of the people in and from the village. The film's plot looks at the Arab–Israeli conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders, and explores how their lives are fractured by the region's harsh political realities. The film has garnered critical acclaim and has won or been nominated internationally for several notable awards. Plot Set in the summer of 2000, Mona (Clara Khoury), a young Druze woman living at Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, is about to marry a successful Syrian actor. Following the hostilities between Israel and Syria there is now a zone occupied by UNDOF in the Golan Heights. Crossing of the zone is extremely rare as it is only granted by both sides under special circumstances. It has taken 6 months to obtain permission from the Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Bangjong Pisanthanakun ( th, บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, ''Shutter (2004 film), Shutter'' (2004) and ''Alone (2007 film), Alone'' (2007), both horror films that he co-directed and co-wrote with Parkpoom Wongpoom. He also directed the 2013 comedy horror romance film ''Pee Mak'', which became Thailand's highest-grossing film of all time, and the 2021 horror film The Medium (2021 film), ''The Medium'', which was a commercial and critical success in South Korea. In addition to horror films, Bangjong directed the romance films ''Hello Stranger (film), Hello Stranger'' (2010) and ''One Day (2016 film), One Day'' (2016). Education and early career Bangjong Pisanthankun graduated in 1999 from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, where he majored in film. He directed a short film, ''Plae Kao'', which was a finalist for best picture and best screenplay in the Click Radio comedy short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakpoom Wongpoom
Parkpoom Wongpoom ( th, ภาคภูมิ วงศ์ภูมิ) (born 1978) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Banjong Pisanthanakun, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, '' Shutter'', and the 2007 horror film, ''Alone''. Biography Education and early career Parkpoom Wongpoom graduated from the Department of Film and Video, Faculty of Communication Arts at Rangsit University in 2000. His first short film, the 8-minute ''Luang Ta'' (''Old Monk''), was shown at many film festivals, including the Thai Short Film and Video Festival, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Singapore International Film Festival and the Pusan International Short Film Festival. It won the Best Director and Best Thai Short Film awards at the Bangkok Film Festival in 2001. Parkpoom's second film, ''In the Eyes'', a 14-minute short about a boy's first sexual experience, was also featured at many festivals, including the Asiexpo in Lyon, France, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shutter (2004 Film)
''Shutter'' (Thai: ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ ''Chattoe: Kot Tit Winyan'', "Shutter: Press to Capture Ghosts") is a 2004 Thai supernatural horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom; starring Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, and Achita Sikamana. It focuses on mysterious images seen in developed pictures. The film was a huge box office success, making it one of the best known horror films from Thailand and recognized worldwide. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Photo'', in Tamil as '' Sivi'', in English under the same name and in Hindi as '' Click''. Plot After a friends' party, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee) and her photographer boyfriend Tun ( Ananda Everingham) get into a car accident, with Jane accidentally running over a woman. Tun prohibits her from getting out of the car; they drive away, leaving the girl on the road. Tun begins to discover mysterious white shadows and faces in his photographs. Jane thinks the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hooper (director)
Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. 5d: 2485. is a British-Australian filmmaker. Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, ''Painted Faces'', broadcast on Channel 4 in 1992. At Oxford University, Hooper directed plays and television commercials. After graduating, he directed episodes of ''Quayside'', ''Byker Grove'', ''EastEnders'', and '' Cold Feet'' on British television. In the 2000s, Hooper directed the major BBC costume dramas ''Love in a Cold Climate'' (2001) and ''Daniel Deronda'' (2002), as well as the 2003 revival of ITV's ''Prime Suspect'' series, starring Helen Mirren. Hooper made his feature film debut with '' Red Dust'' (2004), a British drama starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor, before directing Helen Mirren again in the Company Pictures/HBO Films historical drama ''Elizabeth I'' (2005). He continued working for HBO on the television film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dust (2004 Film)
''Red Dust'' is a 2004 British drama film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Tom Hooper. The story, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, is based on the novel ''Red Dust'' by Gillian Slovo. The film was predominantly shot on location in South Africa, specifically in the town of Graaff Reinet. Plot Sarah Barcant (Hilary Swank), a white lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood home to represent Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid. Under the post apartheid Truth and Reconciliation terms, the whole truth must come out. As it is, under duress Mpodo had identified one of his underground comrades, Steve Sizela, to the apartheid authorities. But he also confirms that he kept a much more important secret – a list of new recruits. This is still where he left it buried. The full truth now emerges. Dirk Hendricks (Jamie Bartlett), the local policeman, admits Sizela w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
