FILM DIRECTOR

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

1970 - Today

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thai: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; RTGS: Aphichatphong Wirasetthakun; IPA: [ʔà.pʰí.tɕʰâːt.pʰōŋ wīː.rá.sèːt.tʰà.kūn], born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong has directed several features and dozens of short films. Friends and fans sometimes refer to him as "Joe" (a nickname that he, like many with similarly long Thai names, has adopted out of convenience).His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there; and Cemetery of Splendour, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apichatpong Weerasethakul has received more than 855,801 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the 1,171st most popular film director (down from 955th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Film Director.

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Over the past year Apichatpong Weerasethakul has had the most page views in the with 109,330 views, followed by French (16,124), and Chinese (10,657). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (691.78%), Catalan (250.52%), and Malagasy (184.51%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 1,171 out of 2,041. Before him are Marc Caro, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Richard Rush, and John Musker. After him are Lone Scherfig, Luise Fleck, Vadim Abdrashitov, Luciano Emmer, Károly Makk, and Tomas Alfredson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 174. Before him are Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma, Samantha Mathis, Marc Rosset, Abelardo Fernández, Michael Rapaport, and Jason Gray-Stanford. After him are Jørn Lier Horst, David James, Peta Wilson, Paco Jémez, Louis Koo, and Michael Shanks.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 80 out of 186. Before him are Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948), Bajrakitiyabha (1978), Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901), and Suthida (1978). After him are Srirasmi Suwadee (1971), Mum Jokmok (1965), Jintara Poonlarp (1969), Kiatisuk Senamuang (1973), Piyapong Pue-on (1962), and Supachai Panitchpakdi (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Thailand

Among film directors born in Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 1. After him are Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (1962).

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Filmography

Cemetery of Splendor
Director
In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in which goddesses can sit casually with mortals, a nurse learns the reason why the patients will never be cured, and forms a telepathic bond with one of them.
Sep 2o 20155.8 / 10
Memoria
Director
One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting sound dispels her sleep for days, calling into question her identity and guiding her from recording studios to secluded jungle villages in an attempt to find its source.
Sep 30o 20216.058 / 10
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Director
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.
Jun 25o 20106.6 / 10