If you loved Syndromes and a Century, try Tropical Malady

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Syndromes and a Century

2006 · dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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Both films are directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and they both carry the cozy, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Syndromes and a Century, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Tropical Malady is

Looks like someone's been reading structuralist film theory. A soldier has a sweet, tentative romance with a local boy, then a mythic jungle tale about a shaman and a tiger unfolds. It might test your patience, but at least it’s pretty.

If you loved Syndromes and a Century, try Tropical Malady

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What Tropical Malady is

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If you loved Syndromes and a Century, try Tropical Malady

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What they share

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