Moving pictures from Sweden and Portugal
Dueling film festivals are pulling Bangkok cinema-goers in different directions, with selections from Sweden and Portugal competing for eyeballs.
UUnderway since Sunday, the Week of Portuguese Cinema continues at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre at 6 tonight with “What Now? Remind Me”, Joaquim Pinto’s first-person documentary about living with HIV. Tomorrow, the fest shifts back to the Thai Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, with rare 35mm screenings. First up at 1pm is the coup drama “April Captains”, directed by Maria de Medeiros, followed by encore screenings of classic films by the late Manoel De Oliveira, 1990’s military-conquest epic, “No, or the Vain Glory of Command”, and his 1942 debut “Aniki-Bobo”. Seats can be reserved online at bit.ly/portuguesefilmthailand.
The Swedish Film Festival meanwhile runs until Sunday at CentralWorld. At 7 tonight, it’s the black comedy “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” followed at 9.15pm by the romantic comedy “Ego”. Tomorrow has the divorce documentary “A Separation” at 3pm, “Ego” at 5 and the ensemble romance “Stockholm Stories” at 7. The closing day starts at 3.30pm with “The Reunion”, “The 100-Year-Old Man” at 5 and the drama “Shed No Tears” at 7.30pm. Tickets are free, and available 30 minutes before the shows. For details, check SFCinemaCity.com.
Take note
Bangkok Entertainment Week runs from Thursday to May 3 at various venues. A multi-agency effort, it includes the Bangkok Comic-Con, in which folks dress up in superhero costumes and attend panel discussions. Find out more at www.BKKEntWeek.com.
And documentary film fans have their own convention with Doc Weekend on May 2 and 3 at TK Park at CentralWorld. It will feature an all-Thai line-up of features and shorts, including such acclaimed titles as “Somboon”, “Mother” and “Wish Us Luck”. For details, see DocWeekend.exteen.com.
