Chao Praya River Movie

**peiyan** · #1 09-10-09, 10:32 PM

Hi all, hope this doesn't sound so vague....

15 years or so ago (LOL!), I watched this Thai movie which I remembered was titled Chao Praya River, but recently when I went Youtube to check the acccuracy of its name, I can't find any movie by that name.. It's actually a very simple and heartwarming love story... The movie started off with a scene of a young man who is one of those Chao Praya river people (has a boathouse on the river and lives there) bathing in the river and a faeces floated onto his head, to which his neighbour or friend joked with him about, which he took in good humour...

Anyway, I can't remember why, but his wife somehow went to become a sex worker in Bangkok (I think it's BKK), and he just packed up and looked everywhere for her until he found her in a brothel, then somehow they just got back together again...

Wonder if anyone knew the title of that movie? It has a nice soundtrack on Chao Praya River too...

Ok, I know this is really vague, and 15 yrs ago too...

**Thai-Dan** · #2 10-10-09, 07:14 AM

I found a link.

A wonderful movie. The River Chao Phraya has won countless awards around the world. Distribution is provided via The Blum Group. Look us up on the web.

Grand Prize winner at both the Santa Barbara Film Festival and the Laguna Beach Film Festival. Playing to sold-out crowds in over 15 film festivals and 30 cities around the world, The River Chao Phraya has inspired and entertained countless moviegoers of all ages worldwide. When Jod and Ju's mother falls ill, the two brothers construct a makeshift raft. They venture from their rural home and into Bangkok in the hopes of making some money to help their ailing mother. Once they reach the city, they encounter one obstacle after another as their dreams of adventure turn into a nightmare struggle for survival. This classic fish-out-of-water tale will inspire and delight even the most cynical of viewers, with its breathtaking scenery, masterful cinematography, and magnificent soundtrack. Follow Jod and Ju on the adventure of a lifetime down the River Chao Phraya. "A kid's movie with brains!" The San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133182/

And here is a short trailer

YouTube - The River Chao Phraya Preview

**peiyan** · #3 10-10-09, 12:12 PM

I will check it out, thanks =)

**Jasonkoh82** · #4 10-10-09, 01:12 PM

Many thanks for peiyan sharing this heartwarming love story which i don't even know about. I admire the young man who have selfless love for his wife (which he don't mind his wife somehow went to become a sex worker) and spent time searching everywhere for her until he found her in a brothel.

I'm glad that in the end somehow they just got back together again...

I personally feel if you really love the person wholeheartedly. You wouldn't mind about the person's past

**peiyan** · #5 12-10-09, 09:02 PM

Thanks, I just watched the trailer; it looks like quite a good movie

Unfortunately it's not the movie I am looking for.. The one I was looking for is much older - an early 1980s movie I believed

**Jasonkoh82** · #6 12-10-09, 11:07 PM

Huh?? An early 1980s movie? The movie should be in black and white right? Nevertheless it's still a heartwarming love story. Like the return of the condor hero got 1 touching word that is..Asking the world what is the meaning of true love, only the loving couple can't separate them apart till death.

Hehe is the translated part correct or not?

**peiyan** · #7 13-10-09, 10:28 AM

We grow up in the 80s... Do you remember any of our TV shows or movies in black and white?????

I know my favourite Chaplin (1910s/20s) and Apu (1950s) series are all in black and white, but since the 70s, all are coloured already

**Jasonkoh82** · #8 13-10-09, 12:40 PM

Mm..sorry i have a long/short term loss of memory

Is Charles Spencer Chaplin the one who got do a bit of dance plus without any words coming out of him?

**peiyan** · #9 13-10-09, 02:02 PM

I only know him as Charles Chaplin or Charlie Charlin; not sure of his middle name, if any so not sure if he's the same as the one you talk about

Yes, his shows are all mime

**Jasonkoh82** · #10 13-10-09, 02:26 PM

Even i also didn't know about his full name. Just did a search on the internet haha

Oh from what i can recalled in childhood days, i also watched the show and also one of my favourite