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Awards: Miami International Film Festival – Audience Award

On the surface, Thailand’s 2004 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film appears to be a simple biographical piece about Sorn, a fictional character based on legendary Thai musician Luang Pradit Phairao. However, closer examination reveals the nuanced approach employed by director Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak. Wichailak separates Sorn’s life into two storylines—one as a precocious musician seduced by his own talent, the other as an older man whose youthful arrogance has evolved into deep-rooted conviction—and then weaves them together in a manner that allows the portrayal of the elder Sorn to facilitate understanding of the character in his younger years. Ultimately though, the film’s utilization of traditional Thai music is what captivates us. Primarily, the music conveys the emotional state of characters, but at times illustrates profound relationships such as the one that exists between nature and personal expression. The melodious notes and fluid rhythms that Sorn produces on the ranard-ek wooden xylophone enthrall us from the outset, but somehow, each subsequent composition manages to surpass its predecessor. It culminates in a duet with renowned Thai musician Narongit Tosa-Nga, a demonstration of musicianship that razes any preconceived notions of what is possible with this primitive-looking instrument. ~ San Francisco International Film Festival

Principal Cast: Anuchit Saphanphong, Adul Dulyarat, Arratee Tanmahapran, Narongit Tosa-nga, Phongphat Wachirabanjong, Phuwarid Phumphuang, Sumeth Ong-ard

Producer: Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak
Editor: Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak
Cinematographer: Natthawut Kittikhun
Music: Nick Chaiyapak, the Kor-Phai Bands

Shows: Sunday, Oct. 9 at 3:55 pm and Monday, Oct. 10 at 6:15 pm




			Director: Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak Country: Thailand Year: 2004 Runtime: 104 minutes Language: Thai with English subtitles
	Awards: Miami International Film Festival – Audience Award On the surface, Thailand’s 2004 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film appears to be a simple biographical piece about Sorn, a fictional character based on legendary Thai musician Luang Pradit Phairao. However, closer examination reveals the nuanced approach employed by director Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak. Wichailak separates Sorn’s life into two storylines—one as a precocious musician seduced by his own talent, the other as an older man whose youthful arrogance has evolved into deep-rooted conviction—and then weaves them together in a manner that allows the portrayal of the elder Sorn to facilitate understanding of the character in his younger years. Ultimately though, the film’s utilization of traditional Thai music is what captivates us. Primarily, the music conveys the emotional state of characters, but at times illustrates profound relationships such as the one that exists between nature and personal expression. The melodious notes and fluid rhythms that Sorn produces on the ranard-ek wooden xylophone enthrall us from the outset, but somehow, each subsequent composition manages to surpass its predecessor. It culminates in a duet with renowned Thai musician Narongit Tosa-Nga, a demonstration of musicianship that razes any preconceived notions of what is possible with this primitive-looking instrument. ~ San Francisco International Film Festival Principal Cast: Anuchit Saphanphong, Adul Dulyarat, Arratee Tanmahapran, Narongit Tosa-nga, Phongphat Wachirabanjong, Phuwarid Phumphuang, Sumeth Ong-ard Producer: Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak Editor: Itthi-sunthorn Wichailak Cinematographer: Natthawut Kittikhun Music: Nick Chaiyapak, the Kor-Phai Bands Shows: Sunday, Oct. 9 at 3:55 pm and Monday, Oct. 10 at 6:15 pm
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