Underplayed Gems

The Teacher's Diary (2014)

The Teacher's Diary poster
Original title
คิดถึงวิทยา
Directed by
Nithiwat Tharathorn
Genre
drama film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
G
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A rural schoolteacher on a houseboat discovers a diary left by a previous teacher. They connect through their shared observations and experiences in the diary without ever meeting in person.

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What happens

The Teacher's Diary (Thai: คิดถึงวิทยา; RTGS: Khit Thueng Witthaya) is a 2014 Thai romance drama film directed by Nithiwat Tharathorn. It was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The film was remade in India as Notebook, released in March 2019. The film is based on a real life teacher of a houseboat school, Ban Ko Allocated School (Ruen Phae Branch), on the Ping River at the Bhumibol Dam in Mae Ping National Park in Li district, Lamphun province. The motif of a left behind diary is based on an incident from the marriage of a producer's friend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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