Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman)
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Synopsis
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Cast
- Duangjai Hiransri
- Kome Kongkiat Komesiri
- Saisiri Xoomsai
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- Sep 20, 2021
A cinema in slivers—like the pieces of a puzzle that do not precisely fit, and yet are assembled anyway—forming a singular experimental work of magical realism and cultural essentiality. Mysterious Object at Noon is an interactive film in the purest sense; incorporating…
JerryExploring new boundaries through bold experimentation and playing with the line that separates reality and fantasy through the art of cinema, a new auteur arises, constantly challenging our concepts of imagination and improvisation, but always emphasizing the harsh social…
Edgar Cochran ✝️🍋Apr 5, 2013Cinematic Chinese whispers, one person begins the story, pushing the first domino down the slippery scope of imagination, other participants quickly following in the tumult and sheer craziness of it all, as it begins to transcend any boundaries with its reckless motion from…
Marcissus - Jan 31, 2024
jose chung's from outer space + kiarostami, weerasethakul melding the world of folk tales, make-believe and memory into a half-lucid mess of diverse integration -- the filmmaker tells one story, the characters tell another, the actors have one, the audience too, and the…
comrade_yuiJan 8, 2024A touchingly human project that recognises the importance of storytelling. Blurring the thin barrier between imagination and reality.
SethsreviewsApr 7, 2023"Once upon a time…" Love this kind of thing where the form is inextricable from the content. Apichatpong Weerasethakul travels around Thailand with a camera and asks people to contribute to an ongoing story being created in real time by the interviewees about a young boy…
ScreeningNotes - Feb 10, 2022
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Noah DiVincenzoSep 28, 2022What’s more real than humans telling stories? Mysterious Object at Noon is a fascinating experiment, and an impressive and bold feature-debut that pushes the boundaries of our notions of cinema. Rather than ambiguously exploring the blurred line between reality and…
Afra NarimanDec 8, 2024apichatpong weerasethakul is absolutely one of the most unique and creative storytellers working right now and i’m a big fan
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Metacritic
Result is a weird hodgepodge that has the audience doing mental somersaults in an attempt to keep up with this highly original festival head-scratcher.
Deborah Young
Variety
Weerasethakul mixes fact, fiction and filmmaking into a blend that's intriguingly obtuse, yet surprisingly revelatory.
Ken Fox
TV Guide Magazine
Mr. Weerasethakul's film is like a piece of chamber music slowly, deftly expanding into a full symphonic movement; to watch it is to enter a fugue state that has the music and rhythms of another culture.
Elvis Mitchell
The New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman) (2001)?
The movie is 1hr 29min long.
What's Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman) (2001) about?
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Who's the cast of Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman) (2001)?
- Duangjai Hiransri
- Kome Kongkiat Komesiri
- Saisiri Xoomsai
Who's the director behind Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman) (2001)?
Apichatpong Weerasethakul directed Mysterious Object at Noon (Dokfa nai meuman) (2001).
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