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September 26, 2005
FAN CHAN SIX MOVE ON
In 2003, the sentimental kids' picture, FAN CHAN (MY GIRL), was a surprise hit in Thailand. Its goopy, sentimental nostalgia trip was the product of six writer-directors (all of whom were friends in university) and it earned 140 baht at the box office. Now the "Fan Chan Six" are moving on to other movies, according to this Bangkok Post story, and here's the rundown on three of them:
Komkrit Treewimol - has the first film of the bunch, CLOSEST FRIEND (PUEN SANIT), about a guy at art school who falls for his best friend and then there's a cute nurse and now we've got a cozy love triangle.
Nitiwat Tarathorn - is shooting SEASONS CHANGE, a love story in a music college.
Adisorn Treesirikasem - is shooting a football comedy called MAK TAE.
September 26, 2005 at 05:48 AM in News | Permalink
Comments
Presumably Fan Chan earned 140 million baht, not 140 baht.
I kinda want to see it but not enough to import a DVD.
Posted by: Frisco Brian | Sep 26, 2005 6:14:40 PM
Both Fan Chan and Puen Sanit are delightful movies, well worth importing the DVD.
Posted by: Joe Cummings | Oct 4, 2005 5:28:46 AM
I probably will eventually, if no Bay Area film festivals screen it. To be honest, "delightful" movies tend to be less of a priority for me than "artier" fare and I really don't do much on-line ordering. But I would make an exception for this film in part because of your high recommendation for it, Joe. After all, you're the guy who first steered me to CHANG oh so many years ago. (Is now the time to admit that the first thing I do whenever a new Lonely Planet edition catches my eye in a bookstore is look up "Film" and "Movies" in the index? That's kind of sick, isn't it?)
Posted by: Frisco Brian | Oct 4, 2005 1:40:33 PM
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