Syndromes and a Century

Syndromes and a Century (2006)

แสงศตวรรษ

A story about director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's parents who were both doctors, and his memories of growing up in a hospital environment.

Date of release
2006-08-31
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (101)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Lotus for best film

Syndromes and a Century is a 2006 Thai drama film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film was among the works commissioned for Peter Sellars' New Crowned Hope festival in Vienna to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It premiered on August 30, 2006, at the 63rd Venice Film Festival.

Production

"It's a film about heart," the director told the Bangkok Post. "It's not necessarily about love, it's more about memory. It's about feelings that have been forever etched in the heart."

It was originally entitled Intimacy and Turbulence and was to be an autobiographical look at his mother and father, who were both physicians working in a hospital in Khon Kaen, Thailand. But the director revised that concept when he cast the actors and began filming.

"I began with my parents' story, but it has sprung to other things," Apichatpong said in an interview. "When I met the actors, when I found the location, there were other stories combined and added in. I try not to limit it. I allow it to flow whichever way it goes. It is very exciting."

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