Phra Rod Meree
| Phra Rod Meree | |
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 Thai theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sompote Sands |
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Running time | 120 min |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
Phra Rod Meree (Thai: พระรถเมรี) is a 1981 Thai fantasy film directed by Sompote Sands, it is one of the most successful Thai feature films ever made in Thailand.[1]
The story is based on The Twelve Sisters, a Thai folklore myth that originated in one of the Jataka tales.[2] This same story was also adapted into a Thai fantasy lakhon.[3]
Plot
[edit]Twelve girls are abandoned by their parents because they are too poor to take care of them. The twelve daughters are rescued by an ogress (yaksha) in disguise who promises to take care about them as her own daughters.
Phra Rodasan (Phra Rod), the only surviving son of the twelve sisters, goes on a quest to the ogre kingdom in order to heal his mother and his aunts' blindness. There he falls in love with the ogress' daughter, Meree.[4]
Production
[edit]Sands stated that the film was aiming to teach younger generations the importance of filial devotion.[5]
Screenings
[edit]The film was screened in Kyoto in 2023.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thai-Style Kaiju: The films of Sompote Sands Part VIII - Phra Rot-Meri (1981)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ พระรถเมรี (in Thai)[dead link]
- ^ "พระรถเมรี (Phra rot meri) - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ Phra Rot Meri (พระรถเมรี) movie poster[dead link]
- ^ Fukuoka, Madoka (2022-11-30). Ramayana Theater in Contemporary Southeast Asia. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-58973-3.
- ^ FESTIVAL, KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART. "Phra Rod Meree | FILM | KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL 2023". KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-17.
External links
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