Cemetery of Splendor

Given the cultural boundaries, there is much in the film that we may never fully grasp, but the less we're told, the more were sucked in by the film's hypnotic, ever-expanding aura of mystery.

If you haven't seen a Weerasethakul film yet, here's a good opportunity, but leave your expectations at the door. There's no one like him.

The point seems to be a sort of symbolic political wake-up call for a nation where modern life takes a very long time to arrive.

The actors seem to be miles from the cameras.

An enchanting interpretation of where our sleeping and waking minds wander.

It's a sinuous tale shaped by the writer-director's favorite motifs - animism and medicine - and by sideways glances at the myths, religious traditions and political convulsions of his native Thailand.

A film that shows the uneasy allegory of a country spoiled by the omnivorous military pressure on the defenseless civilian population. [Full review in Spanish]

What other filmmaker could create a tissue of metaphor, almost musical, from the hum of rotary objects?

From the Thai arthouse director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, whose Uncle Boonmee won the Palme d'Or at Cannes a few years ago, comes another strange swooning dream, Cemetery of Splendour.

It's hard to keep your eyes open while watching a still frame of a group of sleeping men, but manages to accomplish truly magical moments. [Full review in Spanish]

Not the best of Weerasethakul but definitely stands out and it's worth watching. [Full review in Spanish]

This film is so visually amazing that stimulates the audience's senses and imagination. [Full review in Spanish]