Norodom Sihanouk filmography

Norodom Sihanouk was the King of Cambodia who reigned between 1941 and 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. Sihanouk was also known as a filmmaker, which he often simultaneously produced, directed, wrote the scripts of his films. He also acted in a few of his own films, and produced a total of 50 films throughout his lifetime.^[1]

Filmography

English title	Other names	Year	Role	Notes	Ref.
Tarzan among the Kuoy		1940s	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[2]
Double Crime on the Maginot Line		1940s	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[2]
Apsara		1966	Producer and director	First feature film	[1][3]
The Enchanted Forest	La Foret Enchantee	1966-7	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor		[4]
The Little Prince	Prachea Komar	1967	Producer, director, scriptwriter	Won the Golden Apsara Award at the 1968 Phnom Penh International Film Festival	[5][4]
Shadows over Angkor	Ombre sur Angkor	1968	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor		[4]
The Joy of Life	La Joie du Vivre	1968	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Twilight	Crepuscule	1969	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor	Won the Golden Apsara Award at the 1969 Phnom Penh International Film Festival[6]	[4]
Tragic Destiny	Tragique destin	1969	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
The Mysterious City	La cite mysterieuse	1988	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea	[4]
Goodbye, my love	Adieu mon amour	1988	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea	[4]
The countess of Norkorom	La comtesse de Nokorom	1989	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea	[4]
I shall never see you again, oh my beloved Kampuchea!	Je ne te reverrai plus, ô mon bien-aimé Kampuchea!	1990	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea	[4]
The beacon that lights our way	Le phare qui éclair none voie	1991	Director, scriptwriter		[4]
My Village at Sunset	Mon village au coucher du soleil	1992	Producer, director, scriptwriter	Winner of the Prix Special at the Saint Petersburg Festival	[4]
The Champa flower of Battambang	La Fleur Champa de Battambang	1992	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
The phantom of my beloved wife	Le fantome de mafemme bien-aimee	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
A Croesus saviour of poor women	Un Cresus sauveteur de femmes pauvres	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
The four elements	Les quatres elements	1993	Director	Ballet film	[4]
See Angkor and Die	Revoir Angkor et mourir	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Fatality	Fatalite	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Peasants in distress	Un paysan et une paysanne en detresse	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Khmer Robin Hood	Robin des Bois Khmer	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Nostalgia for China	Nostalgie de la Chine	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
An Ambition Reduced to Ashes	Nostalgie de la Chine	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, the sole refuge	Bouddha, Dharma, Sangha le seul refuge	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
The Last Days of Colonel Savath	Les dernier s jours du Colonel Savath	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter		[4]
Apostle of Non-Violence	Un apôtre de la non-violence	1997	Director, scriptwriter		[7]
Commander of the Royal Order of Koh Daung		2006	Producer, director		[8]
Four wives are not such fun		2006	Producer, director		[9]
Who doesn't have a mistress		2006	Producer, director		[10]
Miss Asina		2006	Producer	Final film	[5]

Documentaries

• Cortège Royal (1969)
• Cambodge 1965 (1965)
• Norodom Sihanouk, Roi Cinéaste (1997) by Frédéric Mitterrand

References

1. Cat Barton (23 August 2007). "Cambodia film makers aim to rebuild tattered image". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. Chandler (1991), p. 344
3. Osborne (1994), p. 180
4. Jarvis (1997), p. 347
5. Baumgärtel, Tilman (2010). "KON - The Cinema of Cambodia" (PDF). Department of Media and Communication–Royal University of Phnom Penh. p. 11. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
6. Osborne (1994), p. 183
7. Michael Hayes (7 March 1997). "Hang on - here comes the films". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
8. Post Staff (3 February 2013). "Recollections of the King Father". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. Post Staff (14 July 2006). "The Gecko: 14- July 2006". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
10. Post Staff (17 November 2006). "The Gecko: 17 November, 2006". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

Bibliography

• Chandler, David P. (1991). The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War and Revolutions since 1945. United States of America: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300057520.
• Osborne, Milton E (1994). Sihanouk Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness. Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1639-1.
• Jarvis, Helen (1997). Cambodia. University of Michigan, United States of America: CLIO Press. ISBN 1851091777.

External links

• Norodom Sihanouk at the Internet Movie Database