Underplayed Gems

The Master (2014)

The Master poster
Directed by
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
Genre
documentary film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This documentary is about a video store in Bangkok that sold pirated copies of foreign non-mainstream movies. It interviews people connected to the store to tell the story of its rise and fall, its influence on Thai independent cinema, and the issue of copyright infringement.

nostalgicreflectiveinformativebittersweetcalm-pacedconversationalintimate

What happens

あの店長 (あのてんちょう、タイ語: เดอะมาสเตอร์ 英語: The Master ) は2014年に公開されたタイのドキュメンタリー映画。別名は「噂の男」。監督はナワポン・タムロンラタナリット。 過去にバンコクに実在した"แว่นวิดีโอ"(眼鏡"のビデオ)という、ウォン・カーウァイ、岩井俊二、北野武、ゴダール、そしてスタジオジブリ作品など海外の非主流映画を海賊版で取り揃えたビデオショップの栄枯盛衰と、そのショップが育てたタイのインディペンデント映画業界、そして著作権侵害の問題についてのインタビューで構成されている。インタビューされるのは、ショップに関係してきたタイの映画業界内外の人々である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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