I've locked the translation to Book 1 i posted in the discussion for now to avoid spoilers as much as possible for now. But seeing as the series is incorporating both Book 1 & Book 2, I'm working on a PDF version of the sequel and I'll share it as soon as the series is over so people can compare the novel and series 🙇♀️🙏
The OST dropped already https://youtu.be/UEBqKtSl97U?si=F6otlo_2K194B1A3There's one more coming today
btw i look it up and the song when young Thicha jumped off the bridge is Even If I Die - Asia7. it's an old song of Asia7 so it's not new but the lyrics fit it so perfectly. https://youtu.be/ShWIivkJn0s
i like that we got a lot of thicha and phatchai in ep 2. even though they only know each other in a short time, the chemistry between the two actors are so good. i'm super convinced on why phatchai thinks thicha is like the love of his life and asks to marry her even though they've just met and she's like the first girl he ever dated. i also like that thicha already chose to let him go once, when she found out he's not related at all to his evil mother. it's just the fact that he asked her to marry him is a chance for her to get to bussara
can they get a mildly happy ending together PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
It's interesting that there is no hype for this series. I think this series need more hype and promotion because…
i think the series will be slowly get known as its airing. all the bl watching fans i'm following have posted about it. it's just not so easily hyped because one31 doesn't give their trailers engsub
Has anyone found a VPN for IQIYI yet? I've tried Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, USA
it should be working for all iqiyi countries except Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau. none of the episodes have come out yet so you won't see any "episodes" yet but you should be able to reserve from this link https://www.iq.com/album/spare-me-your-mercy-2024-cwqezk6hc9?lang=en_us
no but like the fact that patchai and thicha both face discrimination, just different kinds, one being racism as an international student studying abroad, one being class discrimnation working as a house maid for a rich arrogant woman. im so ready for these two broken souls to find each other. lighting all my candles so they both survive this series.
Synopsis MARCH and NAT are a happily married couple in their mid-30s, with Dot, their 7-year-old son. March runs the family-owned vacuum-cleaner-manufacturing factory. One day, Nat dies of respiratory disease caused by air pollution. Saddened by the death of his wife, March is worried that the same fate would fall upon his son, who gradually develops similar symptoms. Concerned with her son’s health, Nat returns as a ghost haunting the vacuum cleaner at the house. While everyone is afraid of her as the possessed vacuum cleaner, only her husband sees this as the chance to reunite the family. Nat-ghost tries desperately to get rid of dust in the house until she realizes that apart from these unwanted small particles the family is also stained by other things: the ghosts of dead laborers that had died at the family’s factory.
Director's note Thailand is a country full of ghost tales and one of the most enduringly popular is the story about the love between a human and a female ghost such as Mae Nak Phra Kanong. I find this taboo relationship between human and non-human fascinating. Always, at the end of these stories, villagers or communities would heavily intervene and dissuade the relationship to restore the ‘proper’ social order. The human man is assimilated back to the community, disillusioned with his so-called amoral relationship with the non-human female, whereas the female ghost is penalized by the state or religious authorities. These are not merely love stories between a human and a ghost but a prohibited love between two individuals. A Useful Ghost plays on this ghost convention. The couple in this version persists through society’s opposition until the female ghost eventually succeeds in finding a way to integrate back into society by becoming a useful ghost. However, the way to become a useful ghost is to get rid of the other useless ones and help the living maintain their lives ghost-free.
Visual concept I want the audience to always feel the space surrounding the characters, who will flow in and out of frame, where the temple architectures are featured prominently. The long shots will be intercut with the closely examination on the repeated rituals at the 9 temples. The environmental sound is rich. The film is an ensemble piece, and the audience will be immersed as an invisible member of the family through some long takes. Lights and shadows are extremely important. The light from dark-blue dawn to intense brightness of mid-day, gradually turns to orange dusk, and departs amidst the darkness with the artificial light, and the candlelight.
Producer's note As producers, we are fully aware of the limitations and obstacles in the process of film production, as well as the friction that exists between the creative workers and the film industry. But the aim of our company is to support new filmmakers who are obsessed with exploring new forms of cinema. We believe in creating work that challenges existing beliefs and rules of filmmaking, and that engages audiences both in Thailand and internationally, to communicate new possibilities in image making and explore the cinematic language that liberates the mind and converses with the world.
We believe in creating the work that reflects the existence of our times. Also, our experience shows us the importance of cross-cultural exchange, in terms of knowledge and collaboration, and especially in international co-operation. This is in a way to prove to Thai society that the value of independent cinema lies beyond mere economic figures and statistics. Not different from most people in Thailand, who have been in the same socio-political climate and upheld the same values for decades, we are excited to be a part of this new journey. Like the burst of abscess caused by the epidemic named ambition, our expectation rises once again as we see the endless possibility in the feature film of this emerging filmmaker.
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke‘s first feature film is another challenging journey ahead of us. It will challenge the history of world cinema and at the same time, it will present the transition from the age of doubt to the future. One stares at the horizon with an unvivid hope, like a dream. One tries to establish new structures while removing, covering, and trying to forget the remains of the past.
Seems like this is the project that Mai Davika will be starring in. It's the Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's directorial debut which Mai Davika reference in this interview. The film is during editing process and will probably come out next year (2025) (time stamp 33:45) https://youtu.be/ezI46fF-FDA?si=EAVcGxCFJ8UpbCyl
iQIYI for UNCUT version, CUT version on one31 Youtube for free (geo-blocked in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau because those region will have separate streaming platforms)
noooooo. i don't think she's ever leaving ch3 tbh. i meant last as in the ch3 lakorn that she filmed before my cherie amour (love at first night with mark prin) was not really good. like the script was really messy and it was filled with too much cliches
not a perfect drama but a 10/10 drama in my heart for all the good moments it's brought me. i gotta admit the frustrating parts were REALLY frustrating and sometimes unbearable but all the scenes between anong and khun pra really makes up for all my frustration. it's the way im willing to give this a 10/10 solely because this is like a HUGE step up from yaya's last ch3 lakorn, and a GIGANTIC step up from anne thong studio. it's s good adaptation that was able to expand upon the original novel and delve more deeply into anong/khun phra relationship as well. THANK GOD CH3 FINALLY DELIVERED in at least one series this year
im really just waiting for anong and wichai having their baby <3 anong hairstyle change tooooo we love it here. hopefully a lot of sweet moments in the last finale ep to make up for the very plot and angst heavy ep 18
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Song when Thicha and Phatchai slept together (EP 2): Forever Forever Ago - Blood Harmony https://youtu.be/EnID6FGk2R8
can they get a mildly happy ending together PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
https://youtu.be/UEBqKtSl97U?si=F6otlo_2K194B1A3
There's one more coming today
MARCH and NAT are a happily married couple in their mid-30s, with Dot, their 7-year-old son. March runs the family-owned vacuum-cleaner-manufacturing factory. One day, Nat dies of respiratory disease caused by air pollution. Saddened by the death of his wife, March is worried that the same fate would fall upon his son, who gradually develops similar symptoms. Concerned with her son’s health, Nat returns as a ghost haunting the vacuum cleaner at the house. While everyone is afraid of her as the possessed vacuum cleaner, only her husband sees this as the chance to reunite the family. Nat-ghost tries desperately to get rid of dust in the house until she realizes that apart from these unwanted small particles the family is also stained by other things: the ghosts of dead laborers that had died at the family’s factory.
Director's note
Thailand is a country full of ghost tales and one of the most enduringly popular is the story about the love between a human and a female ghost such as Mae Nak Phra Kanong. I find this taboo relationship between human and non-human fascinating. Always, at the end of these stories, villagers or communities would heavily intervene and dissuade the relationship to restore the ‘proper’ social order. The human man is assimilated back to the community, disillusioned with his so-called amoral relationship with the non-human female, whereas the female ghost is penalized by the state or religious authorities. These are not merely love stories between a human and a ghost but a prohibited love between two individuals. A Useful Ghost plays on this ghost convention. The couple in this version persists through society’s opposition until the female ghost eventually succeeds in finding a way to integrate back into society by becoming a useful ghost. However, the way to become a useful ghost is to get rid of the other useless ones and help the living maintain their lives ghost-free.
Visual concept
I want the audience to always feel the space surrounding the characters, who will flow in and out of frame, where the temple architectures are featured prominently. The long shots will be intercut with the closely examination on the repeated rituals at the 9 temples. The environmental sound is rich. The film is an ensemble piece, and the audience will be immersed as an invisible member of the family through some long takes. Lights and shadows are extremely important. The light from dark-blue dawn to intense brightness of mid-day, gradually turns to orange dusk, and departs amidst the darkness with the artificial light, and the candlelight.
Producer's note
As producers, we are fully aware of the limitations and obstacles in the process of film production, as well as the friction that exists between the creative workers and the film industry. But the aim of our company is to support new filmmakers who are obsessed with exploring new forms of cinema. We believe in creating work that challenges existing beliefs and rules of filmmaking, and that engages audiences both in Thailand and internationally, to communicate new possibilities in image making and explore the cinematic language that liberates the mind and converses with the world.
We believe in creating the work that reflects the existence of our times. Also, our experience shows us the importance of cross-cultural exchange, in terms of knowledge and collaboration, and especially in international co-operation. This is in a way to prove to Thai society that the value of independent cinema lies beyond mere economic figures and statistics. Not different from most people in Thailand, who have been in the same socio-political climate and upheld the same values for decades, we are excited to be a part of this new journey. Like the burst of abscess caused by the epidemic named ambition, our expectation rises once again as we see the endless possibility in the feature film of this emerging filmmaker.
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke‘s first feature film is another challenging journey ahead of us. It will challenge the history of world cinema and at the same time, it will present the transition from the age of doubt to the future. One stares at the horizon with an unvivid hope, like a dream. One tries to establish new structures while removing, covering, and trying to forget the remains of the past.
source: https://www.locarnofestival.ch/pro/projects/open-doors/hub/2021/Hub-A-Useful-Ghost.html
EP 1: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qroai
EP 2: https://www.facebook.com/analienscloset/videos/the-dreamer-2/1013553762024905/
EP 3: https://www.facebook.com/analienscloset/videos/the-dreamer-3/1013553968691551/
EP 4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qxh5l
https://www.iq.com/album/spare-me-your-mercy-2024-cwqezk6hc9?lang=en_us&sh_pltf=4