If like me (and Richard and Tara) you’re still coming to terms with last night’s losing of Lost, here’s another metaphysical jungle tale to your possible rescue (it will also suck up about 120 less hours of your life).  It’s this year’s winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Apichatpong Weerasethakul‘s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

Here’s this year’s jury head, Tim Burton, on the film: “I liked it because it is a movie that you normally don’t see, not Western, with fantasy elements done in a way I have never seen before.  It is a beautiful strange dream.  It has a quiet reflective nature, full of surprises.”

Surprises, indeed!  One of those past lives of Uncle Boonmee apparently features him as a catfish who makes love to a princess in a blue lagoon by wiggling his tale.  Let’s see ya try that one, Man In Black…I mean, Samuel!  The Lost-evocative trailer for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives follows below:

 
Tim Burton Announces Palme d’Or Winner at Cannes: Thai Film Uncle Boonmee