Country Hotel
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| Country Hotel | |
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| Directed by | Rattana Pestonji |
| Produced by | Rattana Pestonji |
| Written by | Rattana Pestonji |
| Starring | Prachuap Lukgamdi Chana Sriubon Sarinthip Siriwan |
| Music by | Preecha Mettrai |
| Cinematography | Prasart Sukhum |
| Editing by | Rattana Pestonji |
| Distributed by | Thai Film Foundation |
| Release date(s) |  1957 |
| Running time | 138 min. |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
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Country Hotel (Thai: โรงแรมนรก or Rong ram narok, literally "hotel hell") is a 1957 comedy-drama film written and directed by Rattana Pestonji.
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[edit] Plot
Noi runs a rural bar and guesthouse called the Paradise Hotel. He tends bar and arm wrestles any challengers. The hotel, which has only one room, already has a guest, a man named Chana.
Chana is annoyed that the hotel plays host to various musical groups, including a man who sings European opera, another man who practices the trombone, a Peking opera troupe, a Filipina ballad singer and a brass band that accompanies two bare-knuckles boxers.
A young woman named Riam arrives and attempts to check in, only to be told that the one room is already occupied.
The reasons for Chana's stay at the hotel are mysterious, and Riam is equally enigmatic, stating her age at 65 years old, saying she has a dozen children and is an opium trader.
In reality, it appears that both Chana and Riam are on the run from the mafia, whose men come calling in search of some missing money they believe Chana or Riam have in their possession.
[edit] Cast
- Prachuap Lukgamdi as Noi
- Sarinthip Siriwan as Riam
- Chana Sriubon as Chana
- Tat Egatat as Din
- Sutasit Satayawon as Sit
- Thanom Akharaserini
[edit] Production
Country Hotel was filmed in 35 mm black-and-white, with one camera on a single set.
[edit] Release
The film was produced by Rattana Pestonji's Hanuman Film studio and released in Thailand in 1957. The film was shown at the 2005 Pusan International Film Festival as part of a special program, "Remapping of Asian Auteur Cinema".[1]
A DVD of Country Hotel, with English subtitles, was released in 2005 by the Thai Film Foundation.
[edit] References
- ^ Uabumrungjit, Chalida (2005). Special Program - Remapping of Asian Auteur Cinema 1. Pusan International Film Festival. Retrieved on 2007-08-03. (Additional use of search field for "Thailand" helps to find the links to the films.)
[edit] External links
- Country Hotel at the Internet Movie Database
- Country Hotel at the Pusan International Film Festival
- Country Hotel DVD at the Thai Film Foundation (Thai)
- Thai Film Journal review of Country Hotel at Rotten Tomatoes.
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