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I-San Special (Thai: คืนพระจันทร์เต็มดวง, or Kuen pra chan tem doueng, literally Night of the Full Moon) is a 2002 Thai experimental independent drama film directed by Mingmongkol Sonakul and based on an idea by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
On a full-moon night, something unusual takes place on board a bus traveling from Bangkok to I-San in northeastern Thailand. Seemingly possessed, passengers act out parts of a soap opera playing on the radio.
Nov 10, 2002 · “I-san Special” is a funhouse of fantastical dreams and desires, put across with lots of wit and charm aboard a ramshackle bus. Inasmuch as it’s an expansion of an original idea by Apichatpong...
Director explains her attempt to reach mainstream Thai audiences with a work of experimental cinema.
I-San Special. 2002. คืนพระจันทร์เต็มดวง. Directed by Mingmonkul Sonakul. The soundtrack to a radio soap opera set in a luxury hotel is acted out by characters who are riding a ramshackle bus from Bangkok to a small town in Thailand’s Northeast. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases. Mesini Keawratri. 112 mins More at IMDb TMDb.
- Mingmonkul Sonakul
Oct 10, 2021 · Synopsis. The soundtrack to a radio soap opera set in a luxury hotel is acted out by characters who are riding a ramshackle bus from Bangkok to a small town in Thailand’s Northeast. When the bus stops, the drama in the characters’ real lives can be seen.
A simple, formalist experiment that pulls you in; hypnotic, like the rhythmic waves of a long bus ride, lulling you into this world where listener and performer collaborate to create a story, asking you in what ways your participation in media is as much undertaken as both imaginative flight of phantasy and collaborative experience of "filling in the blanks". Identification with a story's ...
