Wonderful Town (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Aditya Assarat

Scénariste:

Aditya Assarat (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 juillet 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

After the tsunami struck the coast town of Takua Pa, young architect Ton moves in town to develop a...

Plot Keywords:

Tsunami | Secret Love Affair | Thai

Awards:

2 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

Flotsam and jetsam

Ensemble

Anchalee Saisoontorn	...	Ton
Supphasit Kansen	...	Na
Dul Yaambunying

Réalisé par
Aditya Assarat

Scénaristes
Aditya Assarat		(screenplay)

Produit par
Soros Sukhum	....	producer
Jetnipith Teerakulchanyut	....	producer

Musique originale
Koichi Shimizu

Image
Ampornpol Yukol

Montage
Lee Chatametikool

Création des décors
Karanyapas Khamsin

Technicien du son
Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr	....	sound designer

Production Companies

• Pop Pictures

Distributors

• Alliance (2008) (India) (theatrical)
• Aztec International Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Kino International (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Memento Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Soda Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Stadtkino Verleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
• trigon-film (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• trigon-film (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)

Other Companies

• HFR  digital intermediate

Durée:

Germany:92 min

Pays:

Thailand

Langue:

Thaïlandais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Pakua Pak, Thailand

Company:

Pop Pictures

Flotsam and jetsam

"Wonderful Town" is like an Alex Garland novel minus the mystery. Set in Southern Thailand, it takes us to the site of the 2004 tsunami. Bangkok-based writer-director Aditya Assarat says he has created the lead character Ton, an architect visiting a small coastal town devastated by the wave, in his own image. Ton falls in love with Na, a young woman working as a chambermaid at his hotel. Before long, he learns the hard way that her family doesn't like the idea of outsiders romancing local girls. Who would have guessed? The storytelling is painfully slow and predictable, and the mood is subdued throughout. One small thing I enjoyed was how Na uses essential oil as a universal remedy, a quirk not unlike Gus Portokalos' obsession with Windex in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". But even this magic potion can't cure her blues. The fact that local thugs run around wearing printed shirts spelling out "Grand Feeling" or "Importance" only adds to the general sense of loss and despair. You will enjoy "Wonderful Town" if you like slow-paced, melancholic movies. If you're looking for action, stay away.