100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Thai filmmaking continues its renaissance with this moody, offbeat drama.
Blissfully Yours (สุดเสน่หา)
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- Thailand,
- France
- 2002
- · 126m
Director
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cast
Kanokporn Tongaram,
Min Oo,
Jenjira Pongpas,
Sa-gnad Chaiyapan,
Kanitpat Premkij,
Jaruwan Techasatiern
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Roong longs for the day when she can be with Min, her Burmese lover, an illegal immigrant. She pays Orn, an older woman to take care of Min while she looks for a place for them to stay. One afternoon, Min takes Roong for a picnic in jungle, where they feel safe to express their love. But meanwhile, Orn has also gone to the jungle, with Tommy, co-worker of her husband, Sirote.
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What are critics saying?
100
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
Marks the emergence of one of the more original and promising new voices to hit the international cinema scene in recent years.
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A rare example of a truly independent film, Thai or otherwise, the fascinatingly aesthetic Blissfully Yours.... has a simple narrative and an adoration of nature that lists the film toward the experimental. [10 Sept 2002, p.R4]
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Mark Peranson
A rare example of a truly independent film, Thai or otherwise, the fascinatingly aesthetic Blissfully Yours.... has a simple narrative and an adoration of nature that lists the film toward the experimental. [10 Sept 2002, p.R4]
80
Time Out London
A languid celebration of the pleasures of the moment, which climaxes with an image of startling sexual candour.
80
Village Voice by J. Hoberman
A deadpan, self-consciously prehistoric version of Jean Renoir's rueful idyll A Day in the Country, Blissfully Yours is unconscionably happy.
80
Time Out London by Staff (Not Credited)
A languid celebration of the pleasures of the moment, which climaxes with an image of startling sexual candour.
70
Chicago Reader by Fred Camper
A moving evocation of longing unfulfilled.
50
Variety by Deborah Young
A rare example of indie filmmaking produced outside the Thai studio system, Blissfully Yours takes the good-humored nonsense of director Apichatpong Weeasethakul's first feature, "Mysterious Object at Noon," several steps further into the realm of non-communicative minimalism.
40
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
After a while, the extremely limited camera movement and languid pacing take an exacting toll, resulting in a viewing experience that is considerably less than idyllic.
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