Country: Thailand
Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong
Obviously not a masterpiece here but this short film is anyway a nice example of the new independent Thai cinema that emerged the last 15 years , under the strong influence of Apichatpong Weerasethakul who paved the road for the others breaking the monopoly of the old fashioned movie industry. ''Graceland ' is a rather enigmatic film that doesn't give informations about its main characters and this make it more interesting and charming. Everything in the plot is ambiguous or in contrast : the glamorous lights of the city and the fancy clothes ( and dreams) of the hero exist together with the rural undeveloped landscape , the mud and the miserable small room that he is staying in at a poor neighborhood. His sexuality seems also to be messed up as it seems to work as a rent boy with women as costumers but in reality has a gay identity. As about the female character seems independant, matute, with high social status the same time that almost collapses from personal problems that are unknown to us
You can watch the movie here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrufnf_%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA-%E0%B8%99-graceland-%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%AA-%E0%B8%A7-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A9_shortfilms
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