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An acrylic painting on wood panel, titled 'Wonderful Town', of a woman wrapped in free flowing laundry as she enjoys some tea and holds a lit roman candle. A white tanktop is pinned to a clothes line above her.
  • Thailand
  • romance
  • slow burn
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Wonderful Town

(2007, Aditya Assarat)

This was a straight forward forbidden love story and I enjoyed all of the subtlety it had to offer. I have an increasingly strong affection for films from Thailand and I think it comes from completely not knowing the language or culture and having a lot of ignorance from an American perspective. So these movies, particularly from director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, help me chill out any prejudice I may have and invite me enjoy the country and language for what it is. The experience is beautiful.

January 10, 2014
A screenshot from the film 'Wonderful Town' showing a woman riding her bicycle on the road alone. An animated gif of a scene from the movie 'Wonderful Town' showing a caravan of guys on motorcycles waeaving back and forth across the road lanes. A screenshot of a couple embracing in a hallway with laundry hanging on clothes lines, shot from outside the windows. From the movie 'Wonderful Town'.

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