DIANA THATER

Copy from an e-mail I sent to someone:

I haven’t seen SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY, but I like PLOY very much, except the ending of the film, which is too neat. As for now, my preferential order for Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s films is as follows:

1.INVISIBLE WAVES (2006, A+)

2.PLOY (2007, A+)

3.FUN BAR KARAOKE (1997, A+)

4.LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (2003, A)

5.MONRAK TRANSISTOR (2001, A)

6.TALK TO HER: TWELVE TWENTY (2006, A)

7.6IXTYNIN9 (1999, A-)

8.TOTAL BANGKOK (2006, A-)

My friend, Filmsick, wrote a Thai review of PLOY here:
http://filmsick.exteen.com/20070610/entry-1

What I like very much in Ploy include:

1.The acting of Lalita Panyopas in the first half of the film

2.The structure of the film

3.The charm of Apinya Sakulcharoensuk (Ploy) and Porntip Papanai (Tum). I think Pen-ek is great in creating the style of his female characters. I like the two female characters, Faye Atsawet and Champagne X, in FUN BAR KARAOKE very much.

4.The soundtrack of the film, which is made by Koichi Shimizu and Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr

5.I like some shots of the film, which show “a room with a view” or showing the room with some views outside. Sometimes the views from the outside are reflected on the windows in the room, if I don’t remember it wrongly. I think these shots are beautiful.

These views from the outside and the inside of the room somehow reminds me of the film WHITE IS THE COLOUR (2002, Diana Thater). I haven’t seen WHITE IS THE COLOUR. I just saw a photo of this film, and it reminds me of some beautiful shots in PLOY.

For more information on Diana Thater, please read:
http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/2/

A photo from WHITE IS THE COLOUR
http://www.zwirnerandwirth.com/exhibitions/2005/DT0105/white.html
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/542607951_f2946b1dd8_o.jpg

This is a photo from the video installation PERPETUAL MOTION (ONE) (2005, Diana Thater)
http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/2/work_2459.htm
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1084/542607955_90604f990d_o.jpg

This is a photo from the video installation PSYCHE (2005, Diana Thater)http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/2/work_2461.htm