Movie No. 4 (2018): BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK
By The Time It Gets Dark (2016)
Director: Anocha Suwichakornpong
Cast: Visra Vichit-Vadakan, Rassami Paoluengton, Arak Amornsupasiri
In Thai, with English subtitles
By The Time It Gets Dark is a quiet film. The treatment is complex, which can be confusing in the beginning until more than half of the running time. On the surface, it is a movie within a movie about the massacre of student protesters by the military. A director interviews a survivor of the massacre from which she will base her script. The film shows how the director imagines the movie in her mind will unfold on screen. But the movie is also about the director herself, as it weaves into the narrative the life the director which was teemed with supernatural experiences. The forest and the vacation house where the interview takes place are integral characters of the film. There's a supporting actress who appears in different characters. Then there's this famous actor whose life unfolds in a parallel narrative. The result is an accomplished film. Beautiful.
Director: Anocha Suwichakornpong
Cast: Visra Vichit-Vadakan, Rassami Paoluengton, Arak Amornsupasiri
In Thai, with English subtitles
By The Time It Gets Dark is a quiet film. The treatment is complex, which can be confusing in the beginning until more than half of the running time. On the surface, it is a movie within a movie about the massacre of student protesters by the military. A director interviews a survivor of the massacre from which she will base her script. The film shows how the director imagines the movie in her mind will unfold on screen. But the movie is also about the director herself, as it weaves into the narrative the life the director which was teemed with supernatural experiences. The forest and the vacation house where the interview takes place are integral characters of the film. There's a supporting actress who appears in different characters. Then there's this famous actor whose life unfolds in a parallel narrative. The result is an accomplished film. Beautiful.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: January 21, 2018
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