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Mon-rak Transistor (2001) - Transistor Love Story

Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Starring Supakorn Kitsuwon, Siriyakorn Pukkavesh

A Thai romantic, musical, melodramatic odyssey. 

Pan and Sadaw are a couple very much in love, unfortunately the course of true love never runs smoothly and a short while after they are married Pan is conscripted into the army. Most of the film is then occupied with Pans trials and tribulations as he tries to become a singing star and get back to his true love. The transistor of the title is one left with Sadaw so that hopefully one day she will hear him singing for her.

There is a quite funny scene especially for those who have seen Tears of the Black Tiger, they show silent scenes from it with a doctor doing his own script over a microphone, its even dafter than the original version.

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang describes his film as "A piece of candy with just a taste of satirical poison at its centre," and that pretty much sums it up. The film has been lambasted by several critics for having stereotypical characters but Ive seen worse, Ong Bak for example and at least Mon-rak Transistor doesnt take itself too seriously. As far as criticism is concerned, Ill leave the last comment to a Thai viewer, Full of laughs, tears and familiar with Thai Lifestyles. This movie is for Thai people by Thai people.

Asian aspect The whole Idol process, treating them as property, working them to death from morning till night to make them famous and make their managers rich.

Not a flawless movie but very enjoyable, recommended for light entertainment, vastly different from the same directors Last Life in the Universe.

Cheers Trev.

BBFC no rating at present but probably 12a