The Burnt Theatre (2005)
- Original title
- Les artistes du Théâtre Brûlé
- Directed by
- Rithy Panh
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- Cambodia, France
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 6 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
The film follows a group of Cambodian actors and dancers who perform in the ruins of a burned-out national theatre. They try to keep their art alive while dealing with their difficult daily lives.
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What happens
The Burnt Theatre (Khmer: មហោស្រពដែលឆេះ, romanized: mhaosrap del cheh, French: Les Artistes du théâtre brûlé) is a 2005 French-Cambodian docudrama directed and co-written by Rithy Panh. A blend of fact and fiction, based on the actual lives of the actors, the film depicts a troupe of actors and dancers struggling to practise their art in the burned-out shell of Cambodia's former national theatre, the Preah Suramarit National Theatre in Phnom Penh. The Burnt Theatre premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival as an official selection in the out-of-competition main programme, and has been screened at several other film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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