Khmer film show GOLDEN SLUMBERS on 16 June 2012, George Street, Sydney

All,

Just a soft reminder about the film show today and tomorrow.

GOLDEN SLUMBERS, is an eye-opening and touching documentary, tracing Cambodia’s lost celluloid years. Davy Chou, the director, will partake in a question and answer session after each screening. GOLDEN SLUMBERS screens Friday 15th June 6:15pm at Event Cinemas George Street and Saturday 16th June 2:15pm at Events Cinemas George Street. Following the screening on Friday, join us at Sydney Film Festival Hub @ Lower Town Hall for our Cambodian Psych-Out Party, starting 8:30pm.

View the trailer and buy tickets here - http://tix.sff.org.au/session2.asp?sn=Golden+Slumbers

Ly Bun Yim

Virak Dara in 1974

The gentleman in the picture above is Mr. Ly Bun Yim, a leading film maker in 1960 and 1970s. He was married to Virak Dara (born 1947), one of the most beautiful and sexiest movie stars of the time. She starred in 11 feature films, all directed by Ly Bun Yim. One of the most popular movies was On Oey Srei On, (Lady On) released in 1971:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Ka7WhnnW0

The boy in the movie is her oldest son, Ly Ratanak. The other big hit was Puthisean Neang Kong Rey in which starred as Kong Rey.

Contrary to the general belief, they were not killed during KR, although they were also trapped in Cambodia in the KR like us. Both now live in France and US respectively.

VOA interviews February 2012:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9-dbz03-XQ

Golden slumbers in Berlin:

http://goldenslumbersfilm.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/golden-slumbers-at-berlinale-forum-2012/

Kind regards

Bora Touch