Thai Cinema on DVD
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:43 am
Well, a friend of mine is going to spend her holidays in Thailand and asked me if she should try to track down some movies. I'd like to seize this chance to get hold of a few handfuls of discs with Thai and/or other Asian movies.
Problem is that, though I have seen some of those 'new wave' movies that have been shown in arthouse cinemas in the last years (Ratanaruang, Weerasethakul, Tears of the Black Tiger, Iron Ladies and Beautiful Boxer), I don't know much about Thai cinema. And apart from that, I don't know whether those Thai discs are worth its prices in terms of subtitling, transfer and not at least censorship.
I'd appreciate it if someone could recommend me some other directors/movies or DVDs or could comment on any DVD editions, in the last case particularly on Thai releases of Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol's movies, which seemingly bear English subtitles.
Btw, I am most interested in movies dealing with topics like labour, everyday living, social movements, migration, gender troubles and so on, but I wouldn't despise good avantgarde and interesting mainstream films.
Problem is that, though I have seen some of those 'new wave' movies that have been shown in arthouse cinemas in the last years (Ratanaruang, Weerasethakul, Tears of the Black Tiger, Iron Ladies and Beautiful Boxer), I don't know much about Thai cinema. And apart from that, I don't know whether those Thai discs are worth its prices in terms of subtitling, transfer and not at least censorship.
I'd appreciate it if someone could recommend me some other directors/movies or DVDs or could comment on any DVD editions, in the last case particularly on Thai releases of Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol's movies, which seemingly bear English subtitles.
Btw, I am most interested in movies dealing with topics like labour, everyday living, social movements, migration, gender troubles and so on, but I wouldn't despise good avantgarde and interesting mainstream films.