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Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive as a Model of an Expanded Narrative

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive as a Model of an Expanded Narrative

Milagros Expósito Barea
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781799831198|ISBN10: 1799831191|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799837244|EISBN13: 9781799831204
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3119-8.ch006
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Expósito Barea, Milagros. "Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive as a Model of an Expanded Narrative." Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling, Audience Engagement, and Business Strategies, edited by Víctor Hernández-Santaolalla and Mónica Barrientos-Bueno, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 76-89. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3119-8.ch006

APA

Expósito Barea, M. (2020). Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive as a Model of an Expanded Narrative. In V. Hernández-Santaolalla & M. Barrientos-Bueno (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling, Audience Engagement, and Business Strategies (pp. 76-89). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3119-8.ch006

Chicago

Expósito Barea, Milagros. "Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive as a Model of an Expanded Narrative." In Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling, Audience Engagement, and Business Strategies, edited by Víctor Hernández-Santaolalla and Mónica Barrientos-Bueno, 76-89. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3119-8.ch006

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Abstract

Primitive is a multi-screen video installation created by the independent filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The multi-platform project presents strong ties to Thai culture and consists of a video installation with simultaneous interrelated screens, two short films, a book of art that includes a series of photographs, a journal, a draft text, and its final product, one of his most recognized films, Uncle Boonmee, Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010), which was awarded the Palme D'Or at the Cannes film festival. The project aims to convey is a unified idea and achieves this through stimulating the spectator in various formats. Apichatpong's films use non-conventional narrative structures which explore the juxtapositions between man and nature; rural life and city life; and personal memories alongside political ones. The film maker creates his own universe, which is a recurring theme throughout his filmography. Primitive is destined to be experienced as a dream of “reincarnation and transformation.”

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