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Last Life in the Universe

Rating
6.8
1,400
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Original title
Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe)
Year
Running time
104 min.
Country
Thailand Thailand
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Thailand-Japan;
Genre
Drama. Romance. Comedy | Yakuza & Triad. Magic Realism. Romantic Drama
Synopsis
A mysterious, obsessive-compulsive, suicidal Japanese man living in Bangkok, Thailand, is thrown together with a Thai woman through a tragic chain of events. The woman is everything he is not. He is a neat freak who keeps his dishes washed and his books neatly stacked and categorized. She dresses like a slob, smokes pot and never picks anything up. It's a match that somehow works, though. Slowly and entertainingly, more is revealed about the Japanese man and why he's suicidal and living in Bangkok.
Critics' reviews
  • "A brilliantly atmospheric, sweetly nutty film."
  • "The stars and Doyle's expressive cinematography add up to a disarmingly seductive yet always precarious film experience."
  • "Much of the pleasure of the movie is the way its mood lingers with you afterward."
  • "It's hard to know what's really happening in the movie versus what's merely running through the characters' heads, and the poignant final shot muddies the picture even more"
  • "Ratanaruang's simple willingness to tie different strands of melancholy melodramas and violent yakuza thrillers together with flashes of surreal mystery immediately sets him apart from the herd."
  • "Cheeky and elusive, 'Last Life in the Universe' inhabits a high-lonesome world unto itself, a bright daydream that dissipates in the aching gap of a missed connection."
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