_ Tropical Malady | (Sud pralad) A film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul rn‘Tropical Malady (Sud praia) Lie Apichatang Weersataku tar ina, Tropa Nady ‘sa mechanien'9 channel tought and Sings that aha tbenprees nore which means fa yg i wre bout Isat best echles and worst stupa. As mechenioms gos teat and seduce, and has many wecng prt Bul we Sour forget that the name of Ku pschatsong production Campane "Kickthe Machine Lats star with ho mystery ofthe tite ~or ao th ts, ‘inc thre ae ser The mai Ta e's Sud Pla, stich ‘moans Stange Creal’ or More” Wcoul the in of Ferr revi tha he Te fim indunty ued to produce bulk ‘nts hyde ved Than int of st Soca Ras ovght We gone back, so there are panty of menses! bn Tha acteurs ews day The main giah tl, slot (then you rt hear ba ant a ktzch Who sang the orginal ‘NropealAlelody? Wee t Mana Monier? Carmen Mra? Doraty Lares? 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Apschalpang has avery renounced mteestn dation His preceding fase Slot Yours wo lt so & Snag pre redssoquencs set urban enienments a poate eaquencas et nthe overgrown wide othe sure, nd tho folowing ote Syeoras and Coty is Sina ala between aoansa na somewhat aiqused oourty titel acd econes na soc, modemrben hapa set brew dark eorts te basement And any of Apchapong's ‘hor fims and nti seo work wih dation noch oe ‘mages and sound ath no obriose rstonshin, th pt th fm pen with tray eterno The fat ‘gctesthe Japanese wets Nakaina Ton (1908-1942: ba od Jung nthe Pace Wark of unary nature wd beat [Sard ashuman bongs to becaro ho inrs who kop {ha annule nhc and even teach ham o pero ase ‘Sn othe beat pchsipong aye tht he ese upon‘of mato) Th sacond acknowledges a debt oho Tha wovalt Natlthanon who cued et boy’ an acer stron therelerence books, since ners Morar rpuain, ‘ba toy snarl apple Apachaipong in oe aye The Nalajra quot hasan ce totacta clevanco foe fim and the notion tha ete’ abige to pera ioks Noilmhanon. on te ober hand, reacts Apichatpong' ur ‘scianadonhusasnforpop obture al Reo on et {oror song Bouncy arobies ether word anathe sy “Theat a of he flea nt a oes doeai show the progress la reatoratp om rs meeting Preugh caress puree omdenchay endl, party beemee Apecpong nit ‘hatknd of certo and party sca too mary oho ate have old at nd of tory stad flr scores rom along telabereia between wo ma, grea oa ch age ow “linogerte and acts tor ve. Tho eighty alr man, Keng (syed by Bani Lonno. a proteasioral sto) sed probably he's one athe unuky ones chosen by eyo {vo yeare of itary sore wih the Maley. tha egos, Teng aed Sk amb, cr aes ‘is amis, no event have no problem wih fs boyend nd plang foobal wath i fchory workse we ee Keg Wath amy buds. And we se quate at two of than tack ohern cinema, shoping ina Too Lote supemat, Sng tomteran veins sera cop oe “The second ime, he's sawing huge blocks oftce at work ter, ‘wonng an army at. he's an on te tests own “hating te lan no dou parm pry) mavideo game ‘her's morta Teng than mest je Hidden dope? A dark $e? Whon thy ss he cae-svne, ts Kang wh gts tlauavophoto'n the dark and has eao Tong eas me ‘hanhappy to pres on despa ana trher down. Tha al ‘tie aia ceo adi hw blah cipal tg the dar Keng des coor bac tow an wingeaee | clus beaing-up onto aidewal‘The cond ha ce fm ight be aor tory. thes place ntrelin the jul, arc shows hue upd wih = ‘matrctoning wake tack ager whch: suspected mete, ‘ting and masing local cate But he tgr, whch a “Shape'hfto become anaed man isl racking th hurt — indie steady crving him erary Ora engin thal ‘rounded strange nase, hal gimpsed moveeni and oure, wae 0 aking monkeys, at res im ory? Eiht ‘rayon fhe mn her Snape have a angers, ‘Smbioicatonship, The in dose ent fear an bye 0 Keng and Tong bul theyre pled bythe same etre, | Beso and Saks and testy seers pick up whore he ‘athe ot (Reber that et ot Tog ale in fe ‘Sourtysise: hss a eon tng ete o shape hing hn jungle? So sho ea love try’? Docs ts taco out the Alter mpieaton of overs saying they want ‘evo each fer? Does alowng commntment ele uring sbeceaons? Wot yea the above. And thes so the poe hat, the kiistwofahos are atratvevorors he eam oy Apichatpong hss pit typiesly wel hime: “The two tetris ‘eld by characters ho De eudence ca ake as he same ‘root Whats conrtal wre he memories Mares tothe, fratpat validate te second part Neier ess whody witout ‘eater By the sare tka, rarer rm Blau Yous aide ‘lkmeris in Tropical Waly ust as memories fom Tope Malo kite semerts n Syndromes and a Cry. Althe Star of Topical Macy, Kang and ofr sokore nd wma. Corpse in the countryside: could tha be the boo of Tory, Omtetovr who had hiv stn towards he ode! ‘Bs Yous and chased ater ito te acund a ghar? ‘nd tink ofthe srging dentist Syessomos ae Contry ‘the dorlops an obeonion wna mon nee dona oncort the mnk (aed by Sada, ofcourse) Evitos hen to {Stow and then doappours nthe dak Tove coniaty of ‘hemes actors anda tom es of. ‘Thor, Ne damons ata how hard ogc fin which |Sdndentedto non-voroal cormunsoston wih fe sudores ne sal enusingfoomete bore witngthg, | dugout ose Sot ef Cahir du cna, wich faures Tropical Mad on ‘Scar and contre dacestonoffiew someeedin Gace 12004 (Apicatpor's im won Ie rch ay) On page 1 thors moody fu pogo all ot Saka Keowbuadoe ye Jang ~ which captioned "Berlp Lomo Sethe Foch teat emerging oth wo coal charetors was ta. o ‘About Aplchatpong ‘Born Jl 18, 970 n Bangkok o parents who were oth pang staid Kron Kaon ogres m reece n 1986, nade sft sort fr, Bun 1989, ec wat ono attend the Art instaze of Cheago where horecowed a Mates Doprao Inne Aten Fang 1097 “Ived ary tigs ke pang and wing, but ony on ‘urn ne an especialy to European ie and American ‘expert ones, dd away expose ny own concars® Forning his oon production compy, Kk th Machine, 1909, Aachatong bogan to prosuce his own workand fo roi supporto ter ndopendent nator and arts Hi eaten dab, Mjterious Objac at Neon Dela ra ‘euman = eased in 2000 blends doesrantaryectage ‘ithmprovisodnarave, and was seed upon the ‘mato ores! game concot iments by sural mao by which oleboratoe folowing on rom cach thor tea ‘wok. The fir, sbot on town over 3 years aus locas ‘rors Tland ws a colesion ofimprovitedexonsions to ‘Scone chow eloal wich fhe thon coninod labora on His socond featur, Bist Your/Sud anacha (2002 thos “naltemean pene in Be Tha ng and resto eraua Siineiiiel metuien vine eroalny ape te Boles Pall and alc suprising touches the in ores ‘Snot spp rt mwa rough the mcr) sly Yours ‘ontmad Apirapong.as one oft were most etaornaty ‘energng chert len and won ar inteatonl aed Including ho Un Certain Rogar pn atthe 2002 Cannes Fin Fost, ‘Aft: lst Yous, Aeichatpongco-creced with ast Nichol Shaowarasn The Advertise of on Panay torr nen (2003) Made whist Apichaipong was eaprerng ‘Soy int ondeg for ropa Macy te wo art ‘olaborateon ho sre and quickly mado th Fm on iy budget Shaowensea! nea stared a he apormous te ‘hatte a vaeveste Te seo agent, wih aca Sta Yistada Teron om the Th pop band Pr) Illes Tho fim a.com ae afactonate homage aaody ‘the 1970s Tha action fms, mica and mecamastat ‘hele the domeato tim ndusty ote 1970 “Yopica Malady Sud psa (2006) ian adogethe citron - but equly nique emprence Onlonably lave try caring {he flor Between a oer an young fmt, aesthe dung (and unrecedertc) so interning the tare hall way ough teen a on aouney > {Rout the pg whee asl npr gr Ima ely bes shape sifting shane) that has oon aang Tholoeal Ashe sloe goes depart the jung, the los ‘thurtr and Hote become ohired. Realty and mya ‘Combe to ate a drearinighimae sat wher man rte ‘rath superctral eveon aga plain. Th fm on iy ‘tar awards rcuding the Grand ny Pras ah Carnes Fim Fesbaln 2004 ‘Syne and a Centr Sang twat (2006) ‘Rochaipend st corpltd eanre -nsemrautcbogphical ‘ooovnt ots parents ives so doctors, end etn for Freplomornront: eas peau wok the ln tly icna tobe sbouthaman rsorans ut soon becomes vcthng mes erie play medaton on Buddha frnopesclrncarain whch angenderd the wath of Th Fimeonsor) as scone are layed ardoplyod again dierent atinge wih ater actors and on tha aie uth memory tnd slrytling Or coud bo roe — or mae ol ese ngs ‘Te inst Apistpong Weeasethakul occupy a space beracon what iknownand unknown wht canbe soon and ‘that can ef orerporenced. Fr ins are mpresrists, ‘marly ensry~ mange cote and soc lroooe ao Secondary, Yeu isl ge youre over to hom succumb a trom ete. Theres ine rom Topical Maid trig 5 wwal sove arncrucon tal whe come ove Apchetpong’s {Wet a when te money ware these fe gers owe “Sty ryou wie eet tom te werd or be dovouod youn enorTropical (Gudpralad) Conceived by Archsipong Weerasethskul Scroanplay-Apchatpong Weerasethakul Producer: Charles de Mes [Cramstography Veh Tanapanéch, arn Pengpanth, Jean Louis Vara Etitng.Lse Chalarttoo Jacopo Quad Production Design: Alara Homlaor ‘Sound and Sound Design Akitcalorm Kalayanarite. Make-Up Aon intapura [ssstamt rector Suchad Siidhanawdah cast. ‘Sales Garwbvaso Tong Hin Dseson Srieot Jreonchon dem Persra ‘Ashor fim by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (0.016 Cinamafstry, 1997 Interviw with Apichatpong Weerasethatat Fimedby Apichatpong Woerasetta! (© Second Run Li, 2008 ‘VO produce by Oare Post RB Des by This Real Art With ow ory spec hanks to Apchtpong Weerasathal [twa hao Mak Acne sed Sara Sue st GA Fin, Tery Ray, Charles do Moi, Cot Dears, im Moron, ign Eeeusoro Lenghinan feature: 14 ming Longh/pecial esis 27 mine, Language:Tha, uate: Ergisn ef, Seune: Origa Doky 20 Strat Saud, Coon PAL, Original sepect ‘ai’ 1761, Anamorphic 189, Format ODS