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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Information

Length

2h45

Language

Multilingual

Audience

For Members only

Type of activity

Film

Mode

In Person
For Members only

Free for MMFA Members (limited quantity)

Saturday July 4, 2026 at 05:30 pm

Synopsis

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form.

Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life…

Festival de Cannes 2010 – Palme d’Or


Guest artist: Multidisciplinary artist Caroline Monnet

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the guest artist to contextualize the choice of film in relation to their journey of identity and artistic development.

 

About enraCINÉ
Cinéma du Musée presents enraCINÉ, a new film series that explores the intersections of migration, identity, artistic practice, and cinema.

From April to July, ten artists from immigrant and Indigenous backgrounds will each select a film that has profoundly shaped their understanding of identity, belonging, and cultural continuity.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Version: Original version with English subtitles

Length:
114 minutes
Director:
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Year: 
2010

Reservation terms: Please go to the ticket counter at Cinéma du Musée to pick up your ticket upon arrival at the screening.

Reservation terms for MMFA Members: A limited amount of free tickets are available for MMFA members (Online reservation is required). Once these free tickets have been claimed, MMFA members are entitled to a 25% discount on the purchase of a ticket

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

enraCINÉ has been made possible thanks to the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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