By Nuch Sarita, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
08 May 2008
“My Village at Sunset,” the first film produced by former king Norodom Sihanouk following his return from exile in 1991, was screened Tuesday at a Washington, DC, university.
The film, which stars the current king, Nordom Sihamoni, Sihanouk’s son, was screened at George Washington University and introduced by former ambassador to the UN Sichan Siv.
“‘My Village at Sunset’ is a love story about a well-educated young Khmer doctor who gives up a privileged life in France and returns to Cambodia,” the former ambassador told VOA Khmer.
The young surgeon spends his time working in a hospital, helping landmine victims, and slowly becomes entangled in a love triangle with a distant cousin and a nurse. He is eventually driven to join a mine-disposal team and dies in the countryside.
“The movie is terrific, and the scenery is beautiful,” said Joselynn Barber, a resident of nearby Arlington, Va. “I was fascinated to see the Cambodian sky [and] Angkor Wat, and the story itself was startling.”
Some Cambodian-Americans, unable to return to their home country, expressed admiration and adoration for the simple lives of the Cambodians and the beauty of the distant country.
“The movie revealed an inside perspective of Khmer culture, native music and traditional wedding,” said Narin Jameson, who lives in the state of Maryland.
The Cambodian Buddhist Association of Maryland plans to sponsor a showing of the film in Silver Spring, Md., for public viewing.
The film, which stars the current king, Nordom Sihamoni, Sihanouk’s son, was screened at George Washington University and introduced by former ambassador to the UN Sichan Siv.
“‘My Village at Sunset’ is a love story about a well-educated young Khmer doctor who gives up a privileged life in France and returns to Cambodia,” the former ambassador told VOA Khmer.
The young surgeon spends his time working in a hospital, helping landmine victims, and slowly becomes entangled in a love triangle with a distant cousin and a nurse. He is eventually driven to join a mine-disposal team and dies in the countryside.
“The movie is terrific, and the scenery is beautiful,” said Joselynn Barber, a resident of nearby Arlington, Va. “I was fascinated to see the Cambodian sky [and] Angkor Wat, and the story itself was startling.”
Some Cambodian-Americans, unable to return to their home country, expressed admiration and adoration for the simple lives of the Cambodians and the beauty of the distant country.
“The movie revealed an inside perspective of Khmer culture, native music and traditional wedding,” said Narin Jameson, who lives in the state of Maryland.
The Cambodian Buddhist Association of Maryland plans to sponsor a showing of the film in Silver Spring, Md., for public viewing.
8 comments:
It's good to see that the former king have some film making ability, but that his problem. He's into making movies and music and screwing around with the ladies since his early days. If only he was focus and concentrate on the country affair more, which is his solemn and sacred duty, Khmer may not have plunge into the KR hands and being a puppet of aH yOUN today. I have no respect for what this king have contributed to the fall our country.
IN REAL LIFE HE CANNOT EVEN PLAY HIS OWN PENIS!! THAT'S ALL THIS TINGMONG KING COULD DO SO...WHAT IS ABIG DEAL... A WASTE OF NATIONAL BUDGET FOR HIM AND HIS ENTOURAGES... IT'S A JOKE PLEASE DONT WASTE COMPUTER SCREEN POSTING THIS PIECE OF SHIT>>>>
Great,
It's for sure that grandpa king kong knew how to make movie, picks all kind girls don't care who belong to, write the song, sing sounds like ape in forest,great grandpa king kong know how to distroy the country also...
the former king was indeed very talented. god bless their majesties.
majesty's talent is below my ass!!!
Good to see Khmer movie spread around. Thanks to Sichan.
Somdach Euv had created many good master pieces from music to film to politic. It will lived forever as part of Khmer culture.
If the old King was not involving with the Khmer Rouge's war or The Lon Nol's Era, we all may have looking at this film very differently. In fact and indeed, this film is very beautiful! and undeniable Khmer! Prince Sihamoni was fabulous and perfect for the role. No one could have done it better!
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