Cemetery of Splendor
Film details
| Film Title | Cemetery of Splendor |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 122mins |
| Year | 2015 |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Thailand, Germany, Malaysia |
| Director | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| Actors | Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat Chaiburi, Tawatchai Buawat, Sujittraporn Wongsrikeaw, Bhattaratorn Senkraigul, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Pongsadhorn Lertsukon, Sasipim Piwansenee, Apinya Unphanlam, Richard Abramson, Kammanit Sansuklerd, Boonyarak Bodlakorn, Wacharee Nagvichien |
| Language | Thai, English |
| AKA | รักที่ขอนแก่น |
| Showings |
“A gentle masterpiece about dreaming together and healing”
In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in which goddesses can sit casually with mortals, a nurse learns the reason why the patients will never be cured, and forms a telepathic bond with one of them.
From the Thai arthouse director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, whose Uncle Boonmee won the Palme d’Or at Cannes a few years ago, comes another strange swooning dream, Cemetery of Splendour.
★★★★
Apichatpong’s singular method is by now familiar: he looks at present-day realities through a prism of personal and collective memories, refusing to distinguish between the everyday, dream-states and dark fantasies.
★★★★
This film will be shown as part of our In Dreams weekend, taking place from 13th to 15th March 2026. Mark Cousins, renowned filmmaker and creator of imaginative events, will be our first guest curator, programming a magical weekend of films and surprises centred around the theme of dreams and dreaming.
