Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul discusses his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives [+see also:
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film profile]; the story's origins; the importance of having as wide a co-production network as possible; how he feels Cannes is "like an international masochists' club where directors want to be in order to be chopped up"; how festivals in general play a key role in supporting art-house films; and his plans about future projects already in motion.

On Uncle Boonmee who can Recall his Past Lives
"This film is a way for me to pay a tribute to a certain kind of cinema that's dying or transforming. It's something very personal."

On Cannes
"Cannes is like an international masochists' club, where directors want to be in order to be chopped up".

On festivals
"Every time I go to a festival, I feel inspired, I feel like I want to go back and work on my script"