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      Mysterious Object at Noon

      2000 1h 23m Documentary Drama Fantasy List
      89% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 74% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul interviews a hodgepodge of people to continue a creative story about a boy and his teacher. Read More Read Less

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      Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Rated: 3/4 Jan 23, 2003 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Despite these issues, the trip “Mysterious Object at Noon” places its viewer in, is a rather enjoyable one, both for its beauty and as an introduction to the area and China in general. Rated: 6.5 Jan 2, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Shot in grainy 16mm, metaphors blend with the nonsensical in this surreal first journey from Weerasethakul. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 9, 2020 Full Review Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) A tale constructed by many where the camera slowly builds up a story of many voice and methods. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 28, 2016 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews ... it's wonderfully different from any American film... Rated: A- Oct 4, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 16, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Gran ejercicio, un blanco y negro muy básico pero lleno de vida gracias a las personas que la llenas de imaginación. Al principio una persona inventa una historia y a lo largo de la cinta diferentes personas la van completando a su mejor parecer. Precioso experimento. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Gorgeous visual, incredible experimentation in storytelling, multilayered perspectives Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review spencer p It's strange and sometimes confusing, but certainly beautifully filmed and directed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A series of Thai people from different parts of the country are asked to tell a story. After one woman tells her tragic personal history, she begins a tale of a crippled boy and his tutor. Then, people from Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Khon Kaen, and Phang Nga add parts to it. Since part of a story takes place during World War 2, I guess the director of Uncle Boonmee thought it would be easier to stick with the grainy, colorless style throughout. Including the "behind the scenes" parts. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very cool little film done with the "exquisite corpse" idea of continuing a story. It's a little hard to understand at first because it doesn't have a traditional sort of narrative. It's not as good as the directors later films but it possesses a lot of the motifs and signatures that the director would later employ. Cool for fans of the director but this is a very artsy/talky film. Not one for more casual audiences. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Se siente como un ejercicio más que como una obra definitiva. Sin embargo Apichatpong despliega una búsqueda muy actual donde se van borrando los límites entre la realidad y la ficción a través de recursos como su explicitación total. Grabada en 16 mm, esta obra tiene un aspecto antiguo, lo que fortalece estéticamente al conjunto con una búsqueda muy moderna que se ve como un archivo más antiguo. Recomendable en especial para quienes les interesa la búsqueda del coumental y los hibridajes de lenguajes en el cine. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul interviews a hodgepodge of people to continue a creative story about a boy and his teacher.
      Director
      Apichatpong Weerasethakul
      Screenwriter
      Apichatpong Weerasethakul
      Production Co
      Hubert Bals Fund
      Genre
      Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
      Original Language
      Thai
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 30, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 23m