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Cherd Songsri

Cherd Songsri (Thai: เชิด ทรงศรี, September 20, 1931 – May 21, 2006) was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his best-known work is the 1977 romance film Plae Kao (The Scar), which earned more box-office receipts than any Thai film before it. It won a prize at the 1981 Three Co…

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NorahNorah · 1966
Norah
1966
MovieDrama
A young Norah dancer falls in love with a beautiful woman, but circumstances force her to become the wife of a nobleman. Heartbroken, she leaves him and moves to Bangkok without telling him that she is pregnant with his child. She later raises their daughter to adulthood, and the young woman becomes the object of affection of a wealthy young businessman.
Ruen MayuraRuen Mayura · 1996
Ruen Mayura
1996
MovieDramaRomance
Nookyoong a girl in the late Ayutthaya period The person who lives in the Ruen Mayura, the wood that has been sheltered, not for anyone to see. And the time in the wooden house will walk slower than the outside time In order to escape the war Time in the Ruen Mayura passed two years, but the outside time passed two hundred years. Nookyoong leaves the house to meet with the new world that she is unfamiliar. And met Pra Nai, a young man who looked and named similar to the people she knew in the past The event leads to love across the national world that both have to overcome and solve the problem.
Puen-PaengPuen-Paeng · 1983
Puen-Paeng
9.01983
MovieDramaRomance
Ploy TalayPloy Talay · 1987
Ploy Talay
1987
Movie
Film by Cherd Songsri.
Southern WindsSouthern Winds · 1993
Southern Winds
4.01993
MovieDrama
An Asian anthology: Mirage, Aliwan Paradise, The Tree Of Life, and The Tokyo Game.
Muen and RidMuen and Rid · 1994
Muen and Rid
7.11994
MovieDrama
The true story of Muen, a Thai woman living in the 1800s under the rule of King Mongkut. At that time, women had no rights. Wives and daughters were bought and sold as if they were cattle. Muen is regarded as being the first Thai woman to stand up for women's rights.
Behind the PaintingBehind the Painting · 2001
Behind the Painting
6.52001
MovieDramaRomance
An older Nopporn looks at a simple painting and recollects the story behind it. As a young student in Japan, he once met and fell in love with Kirati, who was unhappily married to an older man.
The ScarThe Scar · 1977
The Scar
7.01977
MovieDramaRomance
In 1936 in rural Bang Kapi, among the rice fields, Kwan and Riam, the children of rival village chiefs, fall in love. Riam's father disapproves of the relationship, and wants to marry her off to Joi, the son of a wealthy local nobleman. Riam's father, Joi and some other men go to confront Kwan and find him on the spirit-house island with Riam.

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Lued SuphanLued Suphan · 1979
Lued Suphan
1979
MovieDramaHistory
In 1765, at the end of the Ayutthaya period, at a village in Suphan Buri. The villagers live in peace. Despite the news of the war from Angwa, they thought that the Burmese army is not convenient for marching and make a war in flood season. With Unawareness of the Thai people, the Burmese army was able to easily invade Suphan Buri. The moon survives by disguising himself as a man, while many village women have been raped by the Burmese army. Duangjan's friend is dragged to Mangratho (Suthat Intranupakorn), a right-wing commander, but is saved by Mangrai (Pairoj Sangwaributr), a left-wing commander who is the son of Mang Mahasuranat (S. Asan Chinda), the general who commanded the army this time. Mangratho fights with Mangrai and is defeated, therefore he have a great malice toward Mangrai.

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