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In the 1950s and 1960s, movie theatres across Thailand were important architectural statements and centres of social and cultural life. At a time when few houses had electricity, the local movie theatre was where people came together, irrespective of class or occupation. In today's era of shopping-mall multiplexes and movies streamed on personal devices, the popularity of the standalone cinema has become a thing of legend; few remember the once-familiar scenes of overflowing crowds spilling out onto the streets or frantic ticket buyers thrusting fists full of cash through small ticket windows. In 2008, Philip Jablon (who now resides in Philadelphia, PA), then studying for a Master's degree in Thailand, began recording the demise of the country's standalone cinemas. In bringing together his poignant photographs and the ephemera of a vanished culture, such as highly collectable hand-painted Thai movie posters, this book records an irreplaceable slice of social, cultural and movie history. It is introduced by Kong Rithdee, writer, documentary film-maker, and long-time movie critic for the Bangkok Post newspaper.
Contents
Preface 9
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 - Early Days of Cinema: From Siam to Thailand 16
Pre-World War II Theatres 18
State-built Theatres 30
Chapter 2 - The Boom Years: 1961-1981 36
Double-feature Cinemas 110
Chapter 3 - The Latecomers of Isan 134
Chapter 4 - Over the Mekong: Laos 144
Chapter 5 - Behind the Scenes 160
The Projectionists 162
The Dubbers 170
The Painters 176
Epilogue 190
Acknowledgements 192
Index to Movie Theatres 194
Index to Movie Posters 196
