Mundane History
{{Short description|2009 Thai film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mundane History
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language=th |title=เจ้านกกระจอก |nolink=yes}}
| image =
| caption =
| director = Anocha Suwichakornpong
| writer = Anocha Suwichakornpong
| producer = {{ubl|Soros Sokhum|Anocha Suwichakornpong}}
| starring = {{ubl|Phakpoom Surapongsanuruk|Arkaney Cherkam|Paramej Noiam|Anchana Ponpitakthepkijo}}
| music = {{ubl|Furniture (Malaysian band)|The Photo Sticker Machine (Thai band)}}
| cinematography = Leung Ming Kai
| editing = Lee Chatametikool
| studio = Electric Eel Films
| distributor = Survivance
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|10|10|Pusan International Film Festival}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = Thailand
| language = Thai
}}
Mundane History ({{langx|th|เจ้านกกระจอก}}) is a 2009 film by the Thai film-maker Anocha Suwichakornpong. She wrote, co-produced and directed the film. It is described as “one of the most startling and original feature debuts of recent years",[http://www.secondrundvd.com/release_mundane.php Mundane History]. Publisher: Second Run. Retrieved: 24 March 2014. and received its world premiere on 10 October 2009 at the 14th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. It was the first Thai film to receive the country's most restrictive viewing rating, due to a scene of full-frontal male nudity and masturbation.{{Cite web| last =Payee| first =Parinyaporn| title =Lights, camera, action ... ratings| publisher =The Nation (Thailand)| date =26 January 2010| url =http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2010/01/26/entertainment/entertainment_30121113.php| accessdate =24 March 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100129122006/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2010/01/26/entertainment/entertainment_30121113.php| archive-date =29 January 2010| url-status =dead}}{{Cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title = Mundane History (Jao Nok Krajok) | date = 18 October 2012| publisher = The Art Shelf | url = http://www.theartsshelf.com/reviews/movies/dvd-sd/mundane-history-jao-nok-krajok/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 24 March 2014 }}
Mundane History won the Tiger Award at the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam.{{Cite web | title = And the winners are ... | publisher = International Film Festival Rotterdam | year = 2010 | url = http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/programme/news/and-the-winners-are-// | accessdate = 24 March 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100301101938/http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/programme/news/and-the-winners-are-/| archive-date= 1 March 2010 | url-status= live}}
Plot
Mundane History centres on the friendship that develops between a young paralysed man from a wealthy Bangkok family and his male nurse from Isan in the North of Thailand. The film is also a commentary on Thailand's class-based society and the frailty of life.{{Cite web | last = Rithdee | first = Kong | author-link = | title = From Pusan: Mundane History and New New Thai Cinema | publisher = Bangkok Post | date = 12 October 2009 | url = http://www.bangkokpost.com/blogs/index.php/2009/10/12/from-pusan-mundane-history-and-new-new-t?blog=69 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 24 March 2014}} It premiered at the 2009 Pusan International Film Festival, where it was in the New Currents competition and also opened the World Film Festival of Bangkok.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldfilmbkk.com/news/24/The-opening-and-closing-films-of-the-7th-WFFBKK.html | title=Home - WORLD FILM FESTIVAL OF BANGKOK }} It made its European Premiere in the Tiger Awards competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and was among the three films in 15-title line-up that won the Tiger Award.
Main cast
- Arkaney Cherkam as Pun
- Paramej Noiam as Father
- Anchana Ponpitakthepkijo as Somjai
- Phakpoom Surapongsanuruk as Ake
Production
Made for $150,000, Mundane History was financed by the filmmaker's family and friends as well as grants and awards from the Hubert Bals Fund of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.{{Cite web | last = Lee | first = Maggie | author-link = | title = Mundane History -- Film Review | publisher = Hollywood Reporter | date = 13 October 2009 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/identity-main-theme-currents-89938 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 24 March 2014}}
Rating
Featuring a scene of full-frontal male nudity and masturbation, it was the first Thai film under Thailand's motion-picture rating system to be given the most-restrictive 20+ rating.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1515203|Mundane History}}
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