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Cemetery of Splendor


Directed by: Apichatpong Weerasethakul


2015 | Thailand | 122 minutes | Unrated



Screening

Friday, May 27, 2016, 7pm

Matinee

Saturday, May 28, 2016, 3pm

Screening

Saturday, May 28, 2016, 7pm



Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors. Jen befriends young medium Keng who uses her psychic powers to help loved ones communicate with the comatose men. Doctors explore ways, including colored light therapy, to ease the men's troubled dreams. Jen discovers Itt’s cryptic notebook of strange writings and blueprint sketches. There may be a connection between the soldiers’ enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic. Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of Jen’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her. 

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