Sixteenth film of my Letterboxd Friends Recs Film Festival. Recommended by Greg Dorr.

This is not an easily accessible film at all, both in terms of the style and content as well as actually being able to watch it. Greg was able to provide me with a copy, but the quality wasn't the best, and for this type of film, that may have hurt my experience. This is slow, quiet cinema, but it failed to connect with me in the way similarly paced films have. I had trouble following what was happening, so strong visuals would definitely have helped. Hopefully this gets some kind of distribution, because I like a lot of the ideas here, and I think it could really resonate emotionally if presented properly.

Eternity patiently and carefully looks back at a newlywed couple (Pattraporn Jaturanrassmee and Wanlop Rungkamjad) as they visit the husband's childhood home in the Thai countryside. That's about it, but Kongsakul's depiction of the young lovers is as delicate and sensitive as his capturing of the rural setting's pastoral beauty. With very few close-ups, and often minimal activity within the frame, he captures a palpable sense of longing, as if the memories of this love at this place are both as clear as yesterday and yet still one aching step out-of-reach. Eternity is extremely deliberate in its pacing, and its hushed sound design and minimalist narrative create a feeling of art-induced reverie that may not be for everyone, but is tuned just right for those who respond to this kind of thing.

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Sixteenth film of my Letterboxd Friends Recs Film Festival. Recommended by Greg Dorr.

This is not an easily accessible film at all, both in terms of the style and content as well as actually being able to watch it. Greg was able to provide me with a copy, but the quality wasn't the best, and for this type of film, that may have hurt my experience. This is slow, quiet cinema, but it failed to connect with me in the way similarly paced films have. I had trouble following what was happening, so strong visuals would definitely have helped. Hopefully this gets some kind of distribution, because I like a lot of the ideas here, and I think it could really resonate emotionally if presented properly.

ดูรอบที่ 2 แล้ว ก็ยังชอบ ทุกอย่างมันดูธรรมดา ธรรมชาติ แต่ออกมางดงามและตราตรึง

A love story from the reconstructed memory of a ghost.

Eternity patiently and carefully looks back at a newlywed couple (Pattraporn Jaturanrassmee and Wanlop Rungkamjad) as they visit the husband's childhood home in the Thai countryside. That's about it, but Kongsakul's depiction of the young lovers is as delicate and sensitive as his capturing of the rural setting's pastoral beauty. With very few close-ups, and often minimal activity within the frame, he captures a palpable sense of longing, as if the memories of this love at this place are both as clear as yesterday and yet still one aching step out-of-reach. Eternity is extremely deliberate in its pacing, and its hushed sound design and minimalist narrative create a feeling of art-induced reverie that may not be for everyone, but is tuned just right for those who respond to this kind of thing.

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It was a sweet romance and a charming slice of rural Thai life, but it seemed to last an eternity and nothing happened.