Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
With its loud acting style, exuberant sets and stunning shots in pastel colours, this Thai cult film is as much a parody as an homage to the Western and the romantic jearjerker. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Wisit Sasanatieng
Written By: Wisit Sasanatieng
Starring: Sombat Metanee, Philip Hersh, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Chartchai Ngamsan, Suwinit Panjamawat, Naiyana Shewanan, Stella Malucchi, Kanchit Kwanpracha, Pairoj Jaisingha, Arawat Ruangvuth, Chamloen Sridang, Nicole Dionne
AKA: Fah talai jone
Country: Thailand
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Tears of the Black Tiger belongs to 8 collections
1. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
3. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
4. Westerns not set in the Old West (collaborative: moderated by Supes - 5 stars)
5. Little People (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 3 stars)
6. Thai Pink Movie (collaborative: moderated by Tostadora)
7. Un Certain Regard 2001 (collaborative: moderated by toro913)
8. New & sealed (public: majikat)
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| Oct 06, 2020 |  |
driscarpin | 71 48th |
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Tears of the Black Tiger estreava há 20 anos no Festival de Vancouver. Esse filme é muito bonito esteticamente, o uso das cores é soberbo, mas confesso que esperava mais western e menos melodrama dele, não que isso constitua uma tragédia (sic), é claro. DVDRip PirateBay.
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| Feb 12, 2020 |  |
natebarrios | 65 40th |
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a crystal of tropes, wrapped in a blanket of post-modernism, doused in melodrama, and peppered with a little B-movie violence. in one word: cool.
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| Oct 18, 2018 |  |
lofisofi | 67 70th |
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lovely take on the western genre from Thailand
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| Mar 12, 2015 |  |
JakeAesthete | 14 12th |
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Let me put it this way, there's just way too much Tarantino and not nearly enough Guy Maddin in this film's particular brand of cinematic pastiche for my taste, and there's not really anything here that hadn't already been done better in Lemonade Joe (and even that was stretching it), despite some intermittently intriguing over-the-top stylization (which seems to be aiming for something along the lines of Hausu but which ultimately ends up closer to Amelie, or Sin City for the arthouse crowd).
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| Nov 30, 2012 | danastevens | 80 80th |
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Written and directed by Wisit Sasanatieng, a commercial director making his first feature film, Tears of the Black Tiger is a technical and aesthetic marvel.
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| Jul 05, 2011 |  |
TheDenizen | 75 74th |
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Bizarre Thai Western flick, it's basically a soap opera love triangle interspersed with stylized and comically gory cowboy shootouts. It's got a unique style with brightly painted backdrops, supersaturated colors and melodramatic music swells to punch up all the intentionally corny acting during the big moments. The plot is pretty formulaic, but this movie is bold and different and thoroughly entertaining.
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| Mar 06, 2011 |  |
closedmouth | 60 20th |
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I can see what the director was going for here, and there are frequently beautiful images, but the wonky editing, god-awful music and bad pacing conspire to turn this into something less than fun.
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| Oct 29, 2009 |  |
SNAKEFOOD89 | 77 17th |
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So close to being awesome but the story just drags, still interesting though. The pastel coloring and throwback sets are things I would really like to see more of in the films of today, they seem to add this whole artistic surreal feeling to everything.
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| Apr 19, 2009 |  |
muutanet | 49 39th |
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When they do the Western in Thailand, how they call it? Eastern? Anyway. This flick which is parodicaly shot in red and green makes you laugh for some time, but the result does not carry till the end. Maybe in certain mood it could be fun, but Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill humour is actally not my cup of tea. Extra points of original output.
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| Average Percentile 55.9% from 119 Ratings |  |