Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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- Name Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Thai: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล
- Birthdate: July 16, 1970
- Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
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Apichatpong was born in Bangkok in 1970 and trained as an architect before studying film-making at the Art Institute of Chicago. Working independently and outside of the strict regulations of the Thai film studio system, he began making avant-garde shorts in 1994, as seen in the programme Malee and the Boy...and other shorts. His feature debut Mysterious Object at Noon (2000) came next: an experimental fusion of fiction and documentary in rural Thailand. His sensual romance Blissfully Yours (2002) was awarded the Prix Un Certain Regard in Cannes and received widespread critical praise for its sumptuous visuals and unconventional narrative. The Adventure of Iron Pussy (2003), about a secret agent who cross-dresses as a housemaid, is Apichatpong’s most elaborate homage to Thai pop culture. Tropical Malady (2004), an intense and haunting love story, won the Grand Jury prize in Cannes, among many other awards.
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Feature Films
- State of the World | Estado do Mundo, O] (2007) (segment "Luminous People")
- Syndromes and a Century | Sang sattawat (2006)
- Tropical Malady | Sud pralad (2004)
- The Adventures of Iron Pussy | Hua jai tor ra nong (2003)
- Blissfully Yours | Sud sanaeha (2002)
- Mysterious Object at Noon | Dokfa nai meuman (2000)
Short Films
- My Mother’s Garden (2007)
- The Anthem (2006)
- Worldly Desires (2005)
- Ghost of Asia (2005)
- Second Love in Hong Kong (2002)
- Masumi Is a PC Operator (2001)
- Boys at Noon (2000)
- Malee and the Boy (1999)
- Thirdworld (1998)
- Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves (1996)
- 0016643225059 (1994)
- Kitchen and Bedroom (1994)
- Bullet (1993)
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