Fah talai jone (2000) - Tears of the Black Tiger

Directed by Wisit Sasanatieng

Starring Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi

This is one bizarre film, a Thai Western with an incredible pastel colour palate. Musically there's a mix of what sounds like Western songs and traditional Thai music.

As for the storyline, a parody of an old style romantic film interspersed with stylised gunfights and action sequences. Love, jealousy, revenge, betrayal all blended together into a quite campy, unique and often absurd package.

Asian angle - A definite pastiche of 1950's Thai cinema, the use of a loud colour palette and overacting, you'll either love it or hate it.

Personally I love the absurdity of the whole film so I give it a hearty thumbs up.

Cheers Trev.

BBFC rated 18 for violent scenes.