{"id":11213,"date":"2022-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:00:00","slug":"koktail-conversation-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/th\/2022\/07\/06\/koktail-conversation-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Koktail Conversations: Episode 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nigel Oakins meets with the director, screenwriter, and lead actress of Italian docudrama, shot in Thailand, &#8216;Me and The Magic Door&#8217; <\/h3>\n<p>In this episode of Koktail Conversations, Nigel Oakins sits down with screenwriter Francesca Andreini, producer-director Marco Gatti, and lead actor Stefania Kim Gardini of the docudrama <em>Me and The Magic Door, <\/em>to discuss the impact of Italian architects and engineers on the landscape of Bangkok at the turn of the 20th century. 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