News: Tropical Malady Sets DVD Release Date

DVD Confidential has the info on "Tropical Malady" and it's upcoming DVD release. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and an Official Selection of both the New York and Toronto Film Festivals, “Tropical Malady” is the lyrical and mysterious new film by maverick Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, one of the most prominent young directors of the Thai New Wave. “Tropical Malady” is to be released on DVD November 1st. Here is the background on Tropical Malady:

A film truly unlike no other, “Tropical Malady” chronicles the mystical love affair between a young soldier and the country boy he seduces. But just when this tender account of two men falling for each other (including one startlingly erotic moment) is expected to follow a conventional storyline, the movie dramatically changes, launching into the realm of myth and legend, in which human and animal join together in a fantastic union.

Just as the romance begins to get heated, the boy suddenly disappears. Local legend claims he was transformed into a mythic wild beast. The soldier journeys alone into the heart of the Thai jungle, stalking a fearsome tiger that just may be a transmuted version of his missing lover. He encounters a talking baboon and a ghostly cow, among other exotic creatures, in his quest to be reunited with the man he loves. As formally audacious as it is visually stunning, this strikingly original work is also suspenseful and hypnotic, reminding that when we wander the forests of love, we encounter the most unexpected of creatures – even if some of them are unattainable.