W/ his usual languid pace and long takes, Weerasethakul weaves personal memories & a latent political commentary into a gentle contemporary folklore. With its deliberately low-tech filmmaking, Uncle Boonmee playfully alludes to the genre conventions of Thai TV melodramas which the director recalls from his childhood. Memory is an essential theme in his films, informing the storyline as well as his creative process. #thaicinema #uncleboonmeewhocanrecallhispastlives #ApichatpongWeerasethakul