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Mysterious Object at Noon (Thai: ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร, or Dokfa nai meuman, literally Dokfa in the Devil's Hand) is a 2000 Thai experimental documentary film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in his feature directorial debut.
Feb 21, 2021 · mysterious object at noon (2000) by. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Publication date. 2000. Topics. film, cinema, movie. Language. Thai.
Jan 27, 2016 · A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted. The film explores the idea of stories within stories, reality and illusion, and the Buddhist concept of abhidharma.
A surrealist experiment in collective storytelling, Mysterious Object at Noon explores the boundaries between reality and fantasy in Thailand. The film was restored in 2013 by the Criterion Collection and the Austrian Film Museum.
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project. Apichatpong Weerasethakul brought an appetite for experimentation to Thai cinema with his debut feature, an uncategorizable work that refracts documentary impressions of his homeland through the surrealist concept of the exquisite corpse game.
May 31, 2020 · A surrealist documentary and fiction mix that explores the landscapes and mindscapes of rural Thailand. The film is structured as a game of inventing the next chapter of a story by the villagers, resulting in a boldly original debut that won the Cannes Palme d’Or in 2010.
May 30, 2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul's debut feature is a hybrid of fiction and documentary, inspired by the exquisite corpse game and Thai folklore. The film follows a mysterious object that haunts the stories of various characters, from a fishmonger to a paraplegic boy, in a journey across Thailand.
