2007
Strand Releasing
1 h 45 m

2007
Strand Releasing
1 h 45 m

Summary A film in two parts which sometimes echo each other. The two central characters are inspired by the filmmaker's parents, in the years before they became lovers. The first part focuses on a woman doctor, and is set in a space reminiscent of the world in which the filmmaker was born and raised. The second part focuses on a male doctor, and...

Drama

Directed By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Written By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2007
Strand Releasing
1 h 45 m

2007
Strand Releasing
1 h 45 m

Syndromes and a Century

Name: Syndromes and a Century
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-04-18
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Rating: 71
Cast: Nantarat Sawaddikul, Jaruchai Iamaram, Sophon Pukanok, Jenjira Pongpas, Arkanae Cherkam

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 7 User Ratings

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Drama

Directed By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Written By: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

71% Positive
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The A.V. Club

These moments, enjoyable and arcane, may not add up to a masterpiece. But they're uniquely Weerasethakul's.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Salon

As human beings, we're geared to desire an actual plot in our movies, and I regret to inform you that nothing really happens in Syndromes and a Century -- and yet the experience of the movie is all about the NOT happening.

By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Strictly for art-house types, particularly those familiar with the director, who makes no concessions to mainstream audiences. You have to abandon any preconceived notions about movies and allow your mind to be seduced by the mystifying, occasionally humorous world of a one-of-a-kind filmmaker. You might even find yourself becoming a fan.

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The New York Times

Syndromes and a Century, like its curious title, has the logic of a dream, a piece of music or perhaps a John Ashbery poem. Its coherence is evident; it is too lovely and lucid to be frustrating or dull. But it takes place just on the other side of conscious apprehension.

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The Hollywood Reporter

An artful experiment that's imposingly cryptic but comes from a respected filmmaker, it should appeal to its art house niche.

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Village Voice

Syndromes and a Century, which was commissioned by the New Crowned Hope festival to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, is a movie of long serene takes and gentle absurdities.

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Variety

By the end, nothing much has happened, but all the same, picture casts a witchy kind of spell with its deep-breath pacing and undertow of unspecified malaise.

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Production Company Anna Sanders Films, Backup Media, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Fonds Sud Cinéma, French Ministry of Foriegn Affairs, Illuminations Films, Kick the Machine, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, New Crowned Hope, TIFA

Release Date Apr 18, 2007

Duration 1 h 45 m

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Awards

Asian Film Awards

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

Fribourg International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Deauville Asian Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Syndromes and a Century

Top Cast

Nantarat Sawaddikul

Dr. Toey

Jaruchai Iamaram

Dr. Nohng

Sophon Pukanok

Noom

Jenjira Pongpas

Pa Jane

Arkanae Cherkam

Ple

Sakda Kaewbuadee

Sakda

Nu Nimsomboon

Toa

Wanna Wattanajinda

Dr. Wan

Sin Kaewpakpin

Old Monk

Putthithorn Kammak

Off, a young patient

Manasanant Porndispong

Dr. Nant, a haematologist

Apirak Mitrpracha

Dr. Neng, Off's therapist

Norathep Panyanavakij

Temple boy with old monk

Nitipong Thinthupthai

Koh

Rangsan Sutthimaneenun

Hospital director

Kasansaeng Kamnerdmee

Physical therapist

Kosin Wongtes

Guitar player

Thanawat Thampreechapong

Doctor 1

Jarunee Saengtupthim

Joy, Nohng's bride

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