De Mingmongkol Sonakul Feature/fiction, 2002, 112′, colors, 35MM., V.O., english subtitles I-San Special est le nom d’un autobus qui relie Bangkok à Nong Bua, au nord-est de la Thaïlande. Un groupe de voyageurs rentre chez lui par la route habituelle. Mais sous le clair de lune, c’est bien l’univers d’un fameux Soap Opera thaï qui prend place. A travers différentes situations, les vrais personnages endossent les vies de leur alter ego de fiction et peut-être révèlent leur vrai visage. Maison des Arts 16/03 at 19H GS
I-San Special is a bus that travels from Bangkok to Nong Bua, a small town in Northeastern Thailand. On this bus, a group of people is returning to their hometown. However, in this » Special Bus » the routine route under a full moon night is anything but usual. The travelers become the focus of a story worthy of the surreal world of Thaï Soap Opera… I-San Special explores the influence of television on our everyday lives through the conflict between real life and performance, which at a certain point merge into one. Maison des Arts 16/03 at 19H GS
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