Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
- Original title
- ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร
- Directed by
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Thailand
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Thai documentary uses a game of telephone to build a surreal story. The director asks people in everyday settings to continue a tale started by someone else. The film blends real life and fiction as the story is passed from one person to the next.
contemplativeimprovisationalexperimentalslow-pacedfragmentedeverydayintimatedocu-fictionplayful
What happens
Mysterious Object at Noon (Thai: ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร, or RTGS: Dokfa Nai Meu Man, lit. 'Flower of the Heaven (High-Class Woman) in the Devil's Hand') is a 2000 Thai experimental documentary film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul in his feature directorial debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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