Jan Dara
directed
by Nonzee Nimibutr
Thailand 2001
"The third film of Thai director Nonzee
Nimibutr is an overheated art-house melodrama, dripping with sexual desire,
secret loathings and disturbing acts of revenge. Based on a bestselling and
controversial erotic novel published in 1966 and set in pre-Second World War
Thailand, Jan Dara follows the life of its titular character from his birth to
his early teens -- when our sympathies are with him -- then skips to his
adulthood, when a marriage of convenience gives him the revenge he has patiently
awaited and, with it, the bitter realization that he has become the thing he
most despises."
By JENNIE PUNTER
excerpt
taken from the Globe and Mail review located
HERE
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| Distribution | Seville Pictures Region 1 - NTSC | ||
| Runtime | 1:48:12 | ||
| Video | 1.85:1
Widescreen anamorphic Average Bitrate: 5.7 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Thai
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| Subtitles | (white) English, French, None | ||
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DVD FEATURES: ·
16/9
Presentation, 1.85:1 ·
Optional
English & French subtitles ·
Theatrical
Trailer ·
Trailer
Gallery · Scene Selection - 12 Chapters ·
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DURATION: 113 minutes Universe DVD version with removable English/Chinese subtitles (Region 3 - NTSC) DVD EXTRAS:
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'Jan Dara' is
the first Thai film I have ever seen and I have my doubts that they are
all this sexually charged. The cast includes Christy Chung, a Canadian
born Asian (Voted the Sexiest Woman in Asia 2000 by FHM magazine) who is
not adverse to show her body. She is given ample opportunity starring in
Jan Dara. This premiered at
the Toronto Film Festival September 12th, 2001 receiving warm if not scorching
reviews. I enjoyed the film itself and the competent anamorphic DVD
transfer by Seville. It does not appear to be film sourced, but there is
no visible edge enhancement. Black levels are true and skin tones ( of
which there are a lot) are vibrant. It shines above the Korean R3 ( 0 )
release and is an interesting film with a solid transfer. There are no
extras to speak of but I give this DVD
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| DVD Release Date:
November 19th, 2002 Keep Case Chapters: 12 |
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