Word: ratanaruang
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...cause for excitement is that Jan Dara is the filmed version of a 1966 literary novel known intimately to almost all in Thailand, or at least most of the males. "Jan Dara was where sex education started for most of us," says 39-year-old hipster director Pen-ek Ratanaruang (6ixtynin9). While the dramatic content is key, the flesh quotient in the movie is generous. Nonzee estimates that 20% of screen time features some nudity, and that includes voyeurism, four rapes and, of course, the lesbian scene Nonzee has held for the final day of shooting. "In my first film...
...possible. Nonzee is no different, and tips his hat to Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou for the same reason. "His films all smack of the East, particularly Ju Dou, and I want to give Thai cinema the same sense of identity that Yimou gave Chinese cinema." Rival director and friend Ratanaruang has Nonzee down better than any. "I think he's more Chen Kaige than Zhang Yimou," he enthuses. "Kaige is capable of art house, but he's also got business savvy. That's something Nonzee instinctively has." He may not be blessed with the talent of a Zhang Yimou...
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