Synopsis
Min is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysterious painful rash covering his upper body. His girlfriend, Roong, and a middle-aged woman, Orn, take him to see a doctor. Min pretends that he cannot speak because he is not fluent in Thai and speaking would reveal him to be an illegal immigrant.
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The New York Times
Marks the emergence of one of the more original and promising new voices to hit the international cinema scene in recent years. - 100
Christian Science Monitor
Thai filmmaking continues its renaissance with this moody, offbeat drama. - 88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A rare example of a truly independent film, Thai or otherwise, the fascinatingly aesthetic Blissfully Yours.... has a simple narrative and an adoration of nature that lists the film toward the experimental. [10 Sept 2002, p.R4] - 80
Village Voice
A deadpan, self-consciously prehistoric version of Jean Renoir's rueful idyll A Day in the Country, Blissfully Yours is unconscionably happy. - 80
Time Out London
A languid celebration of the pleasures of the moment, which climaxes with an image of startling sexual candour. - 70
Chicago Reader
A moving evocation of longing unfulfilled. - 50
Variety
A rare example of indie filmmaking produced outside the Thai studio system, Blissfully Yours takes the good-humored nonsense of director Apichatpong Weeasethakul's first feature, "Mysterious Object at Noon," several steps further into the realm of non-communicative minimalism. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
After a while, the extremely limited camera movement and languid pacing take an exacting toll, resulting in a viewing experience that is considerably less than idyllic.
