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''Syndromes and a Century'' ((タイ語:แสงศตวรรษ) ''S̄æng ṣ̄atawǎat'', literally ''Light of the Century''〔Li Min, Lim. November 2, 2006. ("A Thai director's elliptical view of the world" ), ''International Herald Tribune''.〕) is a 2006 Thai drama film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film was among the works commissioned for Peter Sellars' New Crowned Hope festival in Vienna to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.〔(New Crowned Hope detail page ).〕 It premiered on August 30, 2006 at the 63rd Venice Film Festival. The film is a tribute to the director's parents and is divided into two parts, with the characters and dialogue in the second half essentially the same as the first, but the settings and outcome of the stories different. The first part is set in a hospital in rural Thailand, while the second half is set in a Bangkok medical center. "The film is about transformation, about how people transform themselves for the better", Apichatpong said in an interview.〔Associated Press. August 31, 2006 (First Thai film to compete for Golden Lion premieres at Venice Film Festival ), via ''International Herald Tribune'' (retrieved September 4, 2006).〕 In Thailand, ''Syndromes and a Century'' became controversial after the Board of Censors demanded that four scenes be cut in order for the film to be shown commercially. The director refused to cut the film and withdrew it from domestic release.〔Rithdee, Kong. (Thai director cancels film's local release ), ''Bangkok Post'', retrieved 2007-04-12〕 Since then, the director had agreed to a limited showing in Thailand where the cut scenes were replaced with a black screen to protest and inform the public about the issues of censorship. ==Cast== * Nantarat Sawaddikul as Dr. Toey * Jaruchai Iamaram as Dr. Nohng * Nu Nimsomboon as Toa * Sophon Pukanok as Noom, the orchid expert * Jenjira Pongpas as Pa Jane * Arkanae Cherkam as Dentist Ple * Sakda Kaewbuadee as Monk Sakda * Sin Kaewpakpin as Old Monk 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Syndromes and a Century」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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