Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy

2013 Thai film
  • 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) (Venice)
  • 28 November 2013 (2013-11-28) (Thailand)
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Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy is a 2013 Thai coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, starring Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui and Wasupol Kriangprapakit. The film was based on 410 tweets by Twitter user @marylony, and revolves around Mary (Patcha Poonpiriya) and her friend Suri (Chonnikan Netjui) who are studying at a fictional high school. The film was one of three films which were developed, produced and funded by Venice Biennale in 2013 and had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Patcha Poonpiriya as Mary
  • Chonnikan Netjui as Suri Aksornsawang
  • Wasupol Kriangprapakit as M

Release

Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy had its world premiere at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2013. The film had its Asian premiere at the 18th Busan International Film Festival, beginning 3 October 2013,[4] and screened at the Valdivia International Film Festival on 11 October 2013,[5] the Tokyo International Film Festival on 19 October 2013,[6] the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival starting 8 November 2013,[7] and the Torino Film Festival starting 22 November 2013.[8]

The film had a limited theatrical release in Thailand on 28 November 2013 in selected theatres in Bangkok.[9]

References

  1. ^ "The Year of June". Pop Pictures. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
  2. ^ Hoad, Phil (20 November 2014). "Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy review – the first film based on a Twitter feed". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ Kuipers, Richard (2 November 2013). "Film Review: 'Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'". Variety.
  4. ^ "Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy". BIFF.
  5. ^ "MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY" (PDF). Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia. p. 49.
  6. ^ "Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy". 26th Tokyo International Film Festival. Yahoo! Movies GYAO!. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy". HKAFF - Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.
  8. ^ "MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY". Torino Film Festival.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY". Major Cineplex (in Thai). Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
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