Ruang Rak Noi Nid Mahasan (2003)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 112 minuten
Alternative titles: Last Life in the Universe / เรื่องรัก น้อยนิด มหาศาล
Country:
Thailand / Japan / Netherlands
Directed by: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Stars: Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak
IMDb score:
7,4 (11.904)
Releasedate: 3 August 2003
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Ruang Rak Noi Nid Mahasan plot
"Why bother with suicide?"
A mysterious, suicidal Japanese man comes into contact with a Thai woman through a tragic series of events. The woman is everything he is not: he is someone who never gets dirty dishes and keeps all his books neatly stored and neatly arranged. She dresses like a slob, smokes marijuana and never cleans up. Still, it's a combination that works well for some reason.
Reviews & comments
Spetie
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- 38871 messages
- 8247 votes
Nice movie and a lot better than Invisible Waves, the only other movie I've seen by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang so far.
It starts off slow, but gets better and better after that. I never think Tadanobu Asano is strong, but here he is very good. The same can be said for his co-star and I have to say that I think it's a nice duo.
The cinematography is very good and especially the dreamy scene where the garbage is flying through the air, I really loved to watch. There is some nice, subtle humor intertwined here and there. It creates a nice atmosphere, where the beautiful soundtrack certainly contributes to the whole.
So it's a great film and sometimes that slow pace can be quite nice, as is proven here once again.
4.0*
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SmackItUp
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- 3505 messages
- 2648 votes
Not quite my thing.
Very slow and visually not much to see. That combination is deadly for me here. Due to some nice scenes, partly due to strong acting, it certainly remains entertaining. Everything is not put down ready-made and that's nice, but in the end it all just doesn't matter enough.
Was hoping for more from my first encounter with Pen-Ek. I also have Invisible Waves laying around, so maybe I like it better.
2.5*
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starbright boy (moderator films)
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- 22473 messages
- 5142 votes
While I don't have most of the movies too fresh in my mind, I do think this is the finest Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. I don't understand why anyone is talking about pretensions here because the nice thing was that this had a certain unpretentiousness. Often very beautifully shot and with nicely dosed quirky humor and surrealism. Nicely balanced, this film that I finally see long after this was a bit of a hype on the site.
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