Two Favourite Films

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Waiting for Happiness

(Abderrahmane Sissako)

At the threshold of a world (a language-learning sequence):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJx5dsoMGqw


Interview with director Abderrahmane Sissako, talking about Waiting for Happiness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIGzUN1p2sw

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Syndromes and a Century

(Apitchatpong Weerasethakul)





From Part One--the village:

Monk playing guitar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POcyqNMxc0w&feature=related

The doctor and the orchid man (confessing your love) / At the night party (the dentist's musical offering):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o31ciWU8g0c&feature=related

Two women (the eclipse):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNGPve4Kmqg&feature=related
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From Part Two--in the hospital (city):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yyKTE8TytA

The doctor's kiss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0cSdWvmZaY&feature=related

After the doctor's kiss--in the corridor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haDpNG2ULy8&feature=related
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[Bangkok afternoon aerobics: same urban phenomenon featured at end of film:]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOaZfgZazxw&feature=related
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