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Tuesday, 22 April 2003
The Legend of Suryothai ::
I saw The Legend of Suryothai (part of the San Francisco International Film Festival) last night. It chronicles 16th century Queen Suriyothai’s sacrifice to defend Ayothaya from the Burmese. The film’s writer/director, Thailand’s Prince Chatrichalerm Yukoi, spoke very briefly before the showing and answered questions afterwards. Lavish costumes, epic battle scenes (with elephants!), some rather graphic violence. Many times the camera would pan over an outdoor scene, with beautiful buildings in the background, and I’d wish it would stop so I could see them more closely. I suppose I’ll have to go back to Ayuthaya, where it was largely filmed. ...