By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
Starring: Arawat Ruangvuth | Chartchai Ngamsan | Stella Malucchi | Supakorn Kitsuwon | Suwinit Panjamawat
Original language title: Fah Talai Jone
Country: thailand
Year: 2007
Running time: 110
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269217/
Michael says: “This buried treasure nominee is a visual feast, part Romeo & Juliet, part cowboy cum gangster flick, part wacky farce. Dum and Rampoey are have been in love since they first met as children, but different social classes keep them apart. As
adults Rampoey is now the governor’s daughter, betrothed by her father to the chief of police, and Dum is the notorious Black Tiger, ganglord Fai’s right hand man, whose sharp shooting is legendary. Neither is aware of the other’s situation at first, but despite their circumstances, their hearts belong to one another. Still, in the great tradition of tragic romances, you know this ain’t gonna end well. 4 cats.”
Ivy says: “It’s a Thai film. It’s a musical. It’s a melodrama. It’s a western. It’s a romance. It’s modern and classic. And it’s all in Technicolor. TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER is all of these things. It is also the epitome of a Buried Treasure: produced in 2000, TEARS premiered at Cannes to widespread acclaim and was immediately picked up by a distributor… Who changed the ending and then shelved it indefinitely. Luckily, another company obtained the rights in 2006 and released the original cut this year! This was the first film by director Wasit Sasanatieng, showing him to be a new talent that should be watched closely. Now that the film is finally available to audience, make sure that you take advantage of the opportunity and SEE IT! You won’t be sorry.”