Gagee: The Lady’s Tale
100 mins / Thailand / 2018 – no dialogue

If you’re allergic to the term ‘experimental theatre/art film’, you could be missing an unforgettable cinematic experience. It’s possible that, in its wide-eyed waking dream state, ‘Gagee: The Lady’s Tale’ is the best-looking Thai movie ever. The images, the sound design, the wordlessness and mind-blowing visual effects that erupt out of nowhere, should all be seen on a big screen with good sound, without expectations and prejudicial hysterics. It is a wordless opera of power and possession. For the rest, let the filmmaker speak for himself. Thai Censors Rating 15, in case you’re wondering. (Alice Skinhead)

Director Achitaphon Piansukprasert: “A record in moving images of a timeless dimension, the tragedy takes place in a dark void where the voiceless ones enact their drama in a theatre of infatuation, power and vengeance. The force of the roar reverberates as insanity erupts from total stillness, free of dialogue. An atmosphere of total darkness envelops every single particle and atom, external and internal, in dreams and in the heart. This film is adapted from the Thai folk tale of Gagee, a maiden so enchanting and fragrant as a flower, so irresistible that all who gaze upon her fall under her spell. They vie with each other to possess her, leading to war. This ancient legend has been reimagined and retold by new characters as a silent, surreal movie.”

Director/Writer/Editor: Achitaphon Piansukprasert

Cinematography: Taweep Sangwattana
Production & Costume Design: Pati Tinyasugandha, Achitaphon Piansukprasert
Hair & Make Up: Alisa Pien
Art Director : Achitaphon Piansukprasert
Music: Achitaphon Piansukprasert
Producer: Achitaphon Piansukprasert, Paramata Srirunyarat

Cast: Sasithorn Jitprasert, Chanidapa Sujaritpong, Sornchai Chatwiriyachai, Kunawut Jantawat