07 Jul 2023
#CULTURE + LIFESTYLE
Did you know you've got free access to thousands of interesting movies thanks to Timaru District Libraries?
This week we travel to Thailand for this Palme d'Or winner that's a unique and woozily surreal look at the end of a life, and a celebration of what came before it.
Stream now on Kanopy with your library card: https://www.kanopy.com/en/timaru/video/62915
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 - 1hr 49min
Thai (with subtitles)
Dir: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form.
Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life…
Winner Palme d’Or Cannes Film Festival 2010