Episode 141: UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2010)

When was the last time a movie made you consider who you were before, during, and after watching it? Or where those people came from? Or what you do with those thoughts? The final installment in Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Primitive" project, UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES is an oft-cited example of slow cinema and the movie that made Weerasethakul a darling on the international stage. In this episode, we try to go further than the ‘WTF’ reactions and knee-jerk defenses we found on the internet. We just so happen to pick up a few ghosts along the way and leave little versions of ourselves behind – like the text you're reading or the podcast you might listen to in a few minutes. Say hello to those guys for us, would you? Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Music: “Acrophobia” by Jettamon Malayota (Penguin Villa) from the UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES soundtrack. 0:00 - Episode 141: UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2010) 2:19 - The episode actually starts 3:01 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary (franchised by Harry Mackin) 6:06 - Jason’s thoughts 9:54 - Cody’s thoughts 14:34 - Harry’s thoughts 20:38 - Boonmee and modes of being 34:06 - Understanding the movie’s impact on three levels 37:54 - Haunting mundanity 41:31 - The power of images 46:54 - Boonmee dies as he lived: A man 50:33 - Intentional, necessary abstraction & ambiguity 53:43 - A lamentation for the end of the film 1:03:03 - Final thoughts 1:08:43 - Cody’s Noteys: Uncle Notey (trivia)