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The People of Angkor

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The People of Angkor
Directed byRithy Panh
Written byRithy Panh
CinematographyPrum Mesa
Edited byIsabelle Roudy
Marie-Christine Rougerie
Music byMarc Marder
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesCambodia
France
LanguageKhmer

The People of Angkor (French: Les Gens d'Angkor) is a 2003 French-Cambodian documentary film directed by Rithy Panh. It was exhibited at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2005 and had its US premiere at the Tribeca Festival.[1]

Content

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The film follows a young Cambodian boy around the temples of Angkor Wat as older men tell him about the legends depicted on the walls, and tourists tour the site.

Reception

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The People of Angkor was called "the most original film ever made about Angkor".[2] The way the film focused attentively on the importance of spoken word was noted in a review in Trafic.[3] In a similar manner, Les Inrockuptibles praised the sense of silence in the film.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The People of Angkor | 2004 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ Tertrais, Hugues (2008). Angkor VIIIe-XXIe siècle: mémoire et identité khmères (in French). Autrement. ISBN 978-2-7467-1076-4.
  3. ^ Trafic (in French). P.O.L. 2006.
  4. ^ Les inrockuptibles (in French). Editions Indépendantes. 2004.
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