 South East Asia:
VIETNAM/ THAILAND/ PHILIPPINES
Directed
by Tran Anh Hung -
Cyclo
A compelling portrait
of moral derailment & salvation in a city in social & spiritual
turmoil. Vietnamese. Rated R.
The
Scent of Green Papaya.
Exquisite exploration of a servant girl’s private world in 50s Saigon.
The
Vertical Ray of the Sun
His third film concerns itself with the importance of maintaining social
facades. (VHS)
The Legend of Suriyothai
Dir. Chatri Chalerm
Yukol. A sweeping epic about a beautiful princess and her role in the most
brutal chapter of Thai history.
Midnight Dancers Dir. Mel Chionglo. Gay sexiness with
social criticism...a wild journey through the sordid underbelly of Manila.
Rated R. (VHS)
Ong Bak: Muay Thai
Warrior Dir. Prachya
Pinkaew, Thai martial arts extravaganza with Tony Jua.
Rebel Dir. Truc Nguyen, 2006. Action drama
set in 1920s Vietnam under French colonial rule.
Tears of the Black
Tiger/ Fa Talai Jone
Dir. Wisit Sasanatieng. Gleefully excessive homage to Thai movies of the 60s,
framed as a Thai Western.
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