Norodom Sihanouk filmography explained

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. He often simultaneously produced, directed and 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 title/Original title	Year	Role	Notes
Tarzan Among the Kuoy		1940s	Producer, director, scriptwriter		^[2]
Double Crime on the Maginot Line	Double Crime sur la Ligne Maginot	1940s	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Apsara	អប្សរា	1966	Producer and director	First feature film	^[3]
The Enchanted Forest	La forêt enchantée	1966-7	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor		^[4]
The Little Prince	ព្រះប្រជាកុមារ	1967	Producer, director, scriptwriter	Won the Golden Apsara Award at the 1968 Phnom Penh International Film Festival	^[5]
Shadows Over Angkor	Ombre sur Angkor	1968	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor
The Joy of Life	La Joie de Vivre	1968	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Twilight	Crépuscule	1969	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor	Won the Golden Apsara Award at the 1969 Phnom Penh International Film Festival^[6]
Tragic Destiny	Tragique destin	1969	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Rose of Bokor	Rose de Bokor	1969	Producer, director, scriptwriter, actor, music
The Mysterious City	La cité mystérieuse	1988	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea
Goodbye, My Love	Adieu mon amour	1988	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea
The Countess of Norkorom	La comtesse de Nokorom	1989	Director, scriptwriter	Filmed in North Korea
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
The Beacon That Lights Our Way	Le phare qui éclaire notre voie	1991	Director, scriptwriter
My Village at Sunset	Mon village au coucher du soleil	1992	Producer, director, scriptwriter	Winner of the Prix Special at the Saint Petersburg Festival
The Champa Flower of Battambang	La fleur Champa de Battambang	1992	Producer, director, scriptwriter
The Phantom of My Beloved Wife	Le fantôme de ma femme bien-aimée	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter
A Croesus Saviour of Poor Women	Un Cresus sauveteur de femmes pauvres	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter
The Four Elements	Les quatres éléments	1993	Director	Ballet film
See Angkor and Die	Revoir Angkor et mourir	1993	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Fatality	Fatalité	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Peasants in Distress	Un paysan et une paysanne en détresse	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Khmer Robin Hood	Robin des Bois Khmer	1994	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Nostalgia for China	Nostalgie de la Chine	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter
An Ambition Reduced to Ashes	Une ambition réduite en cendres	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, the Sole Refuge	Bouddha, Dharma, Sangha le seul refuge	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter
The Last Days of Colonel Savath	Les derniers jours du Colonel Savath	1995	Producer, director, scriptwriter
An 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

Documentaries

• Cambodge 1965 (1965)
• Cortège Royal (1969)
• Norodom Sihanouk, Roi Cinéaste (1997), directed by Jean-Baptiste Martin
• The Curious History of Cambodia's Beloved Kings (2021)

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cat Barton. Cambodia film makers aim to rebuild tattered image. 23 August 2007. 9 July 2015. Phnom Penh Post.
2. Chandler (1991), p. 344
3. Osborne (1994), p. 180
4. Jarvis (1997), p. 347
5. Web site: Baumgärtel, Tilman. KON - The Cinema of Cambodia. 2010. 11. Department of Media and Communication - Royal University of Phnom Penh. 8 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714154727/http://www.fliz.ch/pdf13/kon-the-cinema-of-cambodia.pdf. 14 July 2015. dead.
6. Osborne (1994), p. 183
7. Web site: Michael Hayes. Hang on - here comes the films. 7 March 1997. 9 July 2015. Phnom Penh Post.
8. Web site: Post Staff. Recollections of the King Father. 3 February 2013. 9 July 2015. Phnom Penh Post.
9. Web site: Post Staff. The Gecko: 14- July 2006. 14 July 2006. 9 July 2015. Phnom Penh Post.
10. Web site: Post Staff. The Gecko: 17 November, 2006. 17 November 2006. 9 July 2015. Phnom Penh Post.