นางสาวสุวรรณ

นางสาวสุวรรณ (1923)

The film is a romance about a young woman named Suwanna who is the object of affection for many men. In her search for true love, she has many adventures and mishaps, including overcoming her father's disapproval, before finally finding her soulmate. It was one of first feature films to be made in Thailand, and was the first Hollywood co-production in Thailand. Unfortunately, nothing of the film exists today except for some promotional materials and other ephemera held at the Thailand National Film Archive.

Data di uscita
1923-06-22
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Durata
1 h 0 min
Generi
Dramma, Romance
Regista
Henry MacRae

Cast

Curiosità

Miss Suwanna of Siam, was a 1923 romance film written and directed by Henry MacRae, set in Thailand and starring Thai actors. It was one of the first feature films made in Thailand and the first Hollywood co-production in Thailand.

Production

Production started in 1922, but before he could begin filming, MacRae had to first ask for permission from the Siamese Royal Court.

"Today Mr Henry A. MacRae came to see me. I assured him of two things: first, traveling; second, finding a place for film processing and screening. Above these, he has to take care of himself. For our benefit, he has to give a copy of the film to the State Railway in return...", an excerpt from the writings of Prince of Kamphaengphet reads, in reaction to a visit by MacRae who wanted to "take picture[s] of Bangkok and the Beauties of Siam, includ…

"I felt that His Majesty, King Rama VI, would be interested in moving pictures," McRae wrote in The Film Year Book (1924). "And after considerable maneuvering, I finally secured an audience which resulted in securing the entire [Royal Entertainment] Company's assistance together with the free use of the King's 52 automobiles, His Majesty's 600 race horses, the free use of the navy, the Royal Palaces, the railways, the rice mills, thousands of mil…

Ultimately, according to Thai film scholar Chalida Uabumrungjit, the Siamese government "allowed the making of this film in order to show the world the positive image of Siam at the time. Therefore, many incidents in the film featured the modern elements in the Thai society such as travelling by express train or mail plane."

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