Blissfully Yours

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2007

INTERNATIONAL INVITATION

Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand | 2002 | Fiction | 35mm | Color | 125min

SYNOPSIS

In recent years, there has been a nationwide crackdown on illegal Burmese immigrants in Thailand. This has deeply affected the Burmese community in the country, many of whom had crossed the border to find a better life by seeking employment in the Thai labor market. Some have also developed close relationships with Thai people. This is the political background of Blissfully Yours. Even though the town in this film seems peaceful on the surface, the boredom, hidden emotional conflicts, and communication differences, produce psychological tensions between the protagonists of the story. The main character is a Burmese refugee whose fate has linked him to the lives of two Thai women in this border town. The film details their mundane activities on a typical lazy afternoon. The characters do not have a meaningful goal in life. Under two flawed political systems, they choose to remain ignorantly blissful.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2002 Cannes Film Festival - La Prix Uncertain Regard
2002 Thessaloniki Film Festival- Best Film Award(Golden Alexander)
2002 Tokyo Filmex - Grand Prix
2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival - The Circle of Dutch Film Critics(KNF) Award
2003 Singapore International Film Festival - Silver Screen Award : Young Cinema Award

DIRECTOR

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul (born July 16, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and film producer. His feature films include Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there.

Long Film

2000 < Mysterious Object at Noon >

2002 < Blissfully Yours >

2003 < The Adventure of Iron Pussy >

2004 < Tropical Malady >

2006 < Syndromes and a Century >

Short Film

1994 < 0116643225059 >

1995 < Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves >

1997 < Thirdworld >

1999 < Malee and the Boy >

1999 < Windows >

2000 < Boys at Noon >

2001 < Haunted Houses Project: Thailand >

2001 < Narratives >

2001 < Secret Love Affair >

2002 < Golden Ship >

2002 < Second Love in Hong Kong >

2003 < 46664 >

2004 < It is Possible That only Your Heart is Not Enough to Find You a True Love >

2004 < GRAF >

2005 < Ghost of Asia >

2005 < Worldy Desires >

2006 < The Anthem >

2006 < FAITH >

2006 < Waterfall >

2007 < Unknown Forces >

2007 < My Mother's Garden >

2007 < Luminous People >

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