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Emerald
THAILAND · 2007

Emerald

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
memory and nostalgia dreams and subconscious place and location actor collaboration personal narratives
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Synopsis

Like Kamanita, the unchanged Morakot is a star burdened with (or fueled by) memories. Apichatpong collaborated with his three regular actors, who recounted their dreams, hometown life, bad moments, and love poems, to re-supply the hotel with new memories.

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