Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Rithy Panh's "The Rice People" will be shown in Bangkok today



Cambodian Classic

12/01/2011
Bangkok Post

Rithy Pahn is the best internationally known Cambodian film-maker, one who has been recounting the tale of tragedy and hope of his country for nearly two decades. Most chilling is his documentary S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003), an investigation into one of the most horrible crimes ever committed against humanity.

Pahn fled the Khmer Rouge and has been living mostly in France, yet his films about Cambodia have the distinctive flavour of an insider. Today, the Alliance Francaise will screen Pahn's 1994 film Les gens de la riziere (The Rice People), at 7:30pm. The film, which employs a stark documentary style, tells the story of a rice-farming family that struggles to continue its livelihood after surviving the horror of the Khmer Rouge years.

TODAY: 7:30PM THE RICE PEOPLE
At the Alliance Francaise, Sathon Road

The film was in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 (so Cambodia beat Thailand in that regard; we first had a film in the Cannes competition, considered the most elite, in 2004). It also represented Cambodia in the Oscar nominations for best foreign language film.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

many Khmer man was sluoghter in the war, but this movie he past away by affiction. it so sad, it arouse my anger, it hurt me, it hurt me great ly. please all Khmer leader His excelency lokprothean Sam rainsy, Kem sokha ro ranarith, and Cpp stope divide my people. if all of you want power please don't use dirty trick that may drive my beloved Khmer people to war again. Mike
please watch this movie at khmerizatio bloge it in the sam page of KI bloge.

Anonymous said...

Too bad that none in America can see it.

Anonymous said...

We can see it on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0E_zz5Apfk

Anonymous said...

i think in cambodia, they should grow variety of cash crops, not just rice, rice and more rice. how about also grow tropical fruits like khmer mango, khmer durians, khmer mongkut, khmer bananas, khmer sugarcanes, khmer oranges, khmer vegetables, etc, etc..., you know!

Anonymous said...

Congratulation Rithy Pahn.
That the way to go, we'll the Youn and the Thai what we the Cambodian can do and can achieves .

Anonymous said...

The best film I've seen so far of Cambodian movies. Of course I don't watch that much Cambodian movies until I came across this one on youtube.

Anonymous said...

It's the best sad movie that has a big place in my heart. I've seen it a couple of times a very long time ago, and I still find myself with teary eyes every time I watch it. Thanks Rithy Panh!

PL