Underplayed Gems

Monrak luk thung (1970)

Monrak luk thung poster
Directed by
Rungsri Tassanapuk
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
Thailand
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How it feels

A peasant man falls in love with a young woman from a wealthy family in rural northeast Thailand. Their romance unfolds against a backdrop of lively country-folk music and rural traditions.

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What happens

Mon Rak Luk Thung (Thai: มนต์รักลูกทุ่ง, or Magical Love in the Countryside or Wonder of Luk Thung) is a 1970 musical-comedy-romance film directed by Rungsri Tassanapuk and starring Mitr Chaibancha and Petchara Chaowarat. Released on May 15, 1970, the film was a hit, playing in Thai cinemas for six months. It featured a hit soundtrack with 14 luk thung (Thai country-folk music) songs that rhapsodize rural life in northeast Thailand. The story is about the romance between a peasant man (Mitr), and a young woman (Petchara) from a wealthy family. The film was remade in 2005, with the English title Sounds from the Field of Love. It was also adapted in a hit 1990s Thai television series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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