Fresh
If you don't mind a bit of treacle in your cinematic cultural-exchange program, The Overture will warm you inside and out.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
The Overture
He fights through his music.
2004 · 1h 40m · N/A
Drama, Music
Directed by
Itthisoontorn Vichailak
Overview
Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII, the movie traces the life of Sorn, who picked up the Thai xylophone mallets as a small child and played all his life.
Director and cast
- Itthisoontorn Vichailak Director
- Anuchit Sapanpong as Sorn
- Adul Dulyarat as Elderly Sorn
- Pongpat Wachirabunjong as Lieutenant Colonel Veera
- Narongrit Tosa-nga as Kun In
- Phoovarit Phumpuang as Terd
- Sompob Benjathikul as His Royal Highness
- Kiat Punpiputt Cast
- Arratee Tanmahapran Cast
- Sumet Ong-ard Cast
- Somlek Sakdikul Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A by-the-numbers, simple tale that pulls out all the cliched melodramatic stops when it should be exploring an obviously fascinating character in Thai history.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
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