Poetry (Movie - 2009)

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  Yoon Jung-hee
  윤정희
  As
  Yang Mi-ja
  (양미자)
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  Lee David
  이다윗
  As
  Jong Wook
  (종욱)
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  Kim Hee-ra
  김희라
  As
  Elder Kang
  (강 노인)
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  Ahn Nae-sang
  안내상
  As
  Ki-beom's father
  (기범 아버지)
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  Kim Yong-taek
  김용택
  As
  Poet Kim Yong-tak
  (김용탁 시인)
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  Park Myung-shin
  박명신
  As
  Hee-jin's mother
  (희진 어머니)

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  [Interview] Park Jung-bum
  2019/12/21
  Born in 1976, Park Jung-bum graduated from Yonsei University with a major in physical education and dreamed of becoming a physical education teacher. He entered the film industry by winning the grand prize at the Yonsei Film Festival for his short film "Templementary" in 2000. The 16-millimeter short film was invited to the Busan International Film Festival's Wide Angle section and the Seoul Independent Film Festival that year,...More

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  [HanCinema's News] Kim Dong-ho Honors Yoon Jung-hee at Gangneung International Film Festival
  2019/11/13
  The first annual Gangneung International Film Festival is drawing to an end. The festival had distinguished itself by featuring live dubbing and interpretations for classic films without audio,...More

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  [HanCinema's News] Actor Shin Young-kyun Expresses Sadness for Yoon Jung-hee's Alzheimer's Diagnosis
  2019/11/12
  On November 12th actor Shin Young-kyun put out an official statement expressing sympathy for the publication of actress Yoon Jung-hee's worsening Alzheimer's prognosis. The ninety-one year old actor and former national assembly member was among Yoon Jung-hee's contemporaries in the South Korean film scene of the sixties,...More

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  [HanCinema's News] Actress Yoon Jung-hee's Alzheimer's Disease Has Worsened
  2019/11/11
  Yoon Jung-hee in "Poetry" by Lee Chang-dong Recent comments by family members have confirmed that the condition of actress Yoon Jung-hee has degraded in recent years. The actress was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease back in 2009, which was also the year of her last film, the internationally acclaimed drama "Poetry",...More

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  Actress Yoo Jung-hee Suffering from Dementia
  2019/11/11, Source
  Paik Kun-woo brushes his wife Yoon Jung-hee's hair during an interview with the Chosun Ilbo in July 2016, in this file photo Actress Yoon Jung-hee has been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease for several years, her husband Paik Kun-woo said Sunday,...More

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  [HanCinema's News] "Parasite" Seventh South Korean Film to Be Honored at Cannes Film Festival
  2019/05/27
  "Parasite" made history at the Cannes Film Festival this year by winning the Plame d'Or. Although "Parasite" was the first South Korean film to be granted the festival's highest honor, it is the seventh South Korean film to be granted some honor,...More

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  Award-winning Director's Latest Film Screened at Cannes Film Fest
  2018/05/18, Source
  The main cast and the director of "Burning" attend a red carpet event at the annual Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday. From left, Steven Yeon, Jeon Jong-seo, Yoo Ah-in and Lee Chang-dong /Reuters-Yonhap Award-winning director Lee Chang-dong's latest film "Burning" was screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday,...More

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  Lee Chang-dong Speaks Ahead of Latest Film Release
  2018/04/25, Source
  Director Lee Chang-dong (far right) poses with the cast of his film "Burning" at a press junket in Seoul on Tuesday. From left, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo and Yoo Ah-in Award-winning director Lee Chang-dong shared his feelings ahead of the release of his latest film at a press event on Monday. "Burning" is his first film in eight years since "Poetry" in 2010,...More

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  Lee Chang-dong Retrospective: The realistically melodramatic cinema of the "marginalized" - Part 2
  2018/04/21
  His next film, "Oasis", was a transitional one, since his focus started to change from male characters to female, although in the particular movie, it lies in both. At the same time, his way of shooting also changed. As Lee states: "I used to plan everything out and shoot the scenes accordingly, but with "Oasis", I tried not to script things. If I saw a pattern, I changed it. If you script things, you can only see the emotions of the main characters. We went through many takes with the supporting actors. And sometimes for the extras also. I think everything in the frame influences the main character's emotions. If their actions contradict this in any way, it can dilute the emotion. That's why I was so picky about these small details. Sol Kyung-gu told me that I could only see the drawbacks" (Source: Kim Young-jin, "Lee Chang-dong", Seoul, Korean Film Council, 2007),...More

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  Lee Chang-dong Retrospective: The Realistically Melodramatic Cinema of the "Marginalized" - Part 1
  2018/04/21
  I make films for the kind of people that are characters in "Oasis" or "Poetry". Considered by many as the greatest contemporary Korean filmmaker, Lee Chang-dong is a truly rare case in the peninsula's cinema, both due to his impressive filmography and the rather unusual (unconventional if you prefer) path he followed in his life, which brought him from a teacher's position to the seat of the Minister of Culture. Let us take things from the beginning though. (Since his films have been analyzed to the fullest, I have included only my personal comments on each one) Lee Chang-dong was born July 4, 1954 in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, a city considered by many as the most conservative (and rightist) in the country, to lower middle class parents, who were leaning to the left, particularly his father, who was an idealist who never had a job, thus forcing his wife to work hard in order to support the family. On the other hand, his family came from noble class of the old Korea, and this contradiction, of growing up in a ruined, ex-noble family with communist ties shaped his character quite significantly,...More

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  [HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets
  2018/04/15
  Lotte Cinema and CGV take their first steps towards 'VR Cinema', Mic Network explores Hollywood's fascination with East Asian cities, award-winning director Lee Chang-dong makes his return with his new film "Burning", and KoBiz's latest infographic looks at the power of Oscar-winning films in Korea,...More

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  Lee Chang-dong's New Film Invited to Cannes Fest
  2018/04/13, Source
  Award-winning filmmaker Lee Chang-dong's latest film "Burning" has been invited to the competition section of this year's Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on May 8,...More

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  Award-Winning Filmmaker's New Movie Set for Release in May
  2018/04/07, Source
  A poster and trailer for award-winning filmmaker Lee Chang-dong's latest film was released on Thursday,...More

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  [Guest Film Review] "Poetry"
  2018/01/20
  One of the most important South Korean filmmakers, Lee Chang-dong, directs and pens another masterpiece, this time using a real-life case where a small town schoolgirl was raped by a gang of teenage boys, as a base, to focus, instead, on the character of one of the boy's grandmother. For the part, he chose, and actually wrote the lead part for Yoon Jung-hee, a star of the 60s and the 70s who had retired in 1994. The result is truly magnificent,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho and Hong Sang-soo come home empty handed
  2017/05/28, Source
  They returned empty handed. The 70th Cannes International Film Festival was held in Cannes, France on the 28th of May at 7PM. The Palm d'Or went to "The Square",...More

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  Two Korean Films Invited to Compete at Cannes Film Festival
  2017/04/14, Source
  Bong Joon-ho (left) and Hong Sang-soo Two Korean films, Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" and Hong Sang-soo's "The Day After - 2017", have been invited to be presented in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens in late May,...More

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  Director Lee Chang-dong to Start Shooting New Film Next Month
  2016/10/12, Source
  Director Lee Chang-dong will start shooting his new film "Burning" next month, about 7 years after his last film "Poetry" which won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010,...More

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  [HanCinema's Feature] Local Popularity of Independent Korean Film (Part 1)
  2016/09/10
  I promised to discuss crowdfunding this week, I know, but Willa Schitz had a really good question in the comments section last week that I felt warranted a full explanation. Here's her post, the first part being a quote from last week's article-,...More

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  Jung Jae-young wins Best Actor Award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards
  2015/11/27, Source
  Film production company Jeonwonsa has announced on November 27th that actor Jung Jae-young won Best Performance by an Actor for his role in "Right Now, Wrong Then" at the 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which took place in Brisbane in Australia. This is the third time for Jung Jae-young to win an Award for his role in this movie after he was awarded at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival and the 35 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards,...More

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  Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun, Lee David, Joo Da-young in movie 'Innocent Love'
  2015/06/02, Source
  Actor singer Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun, Lee David, Joo Da-young, and Yeon Jun-suk have joined in 'Innocent Love'. Movie 'Innocent Love' depicts ardent first love going back and forth between the different timeframes through a letter delivered from the past 23 years ago as well as the sincere friendship among the five friends. It is the debut project in full length movie by director Lee Eun-hui, who is a graduate from Korea National University of Arts, with a lot of field experiences in film industry,...More

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  EXO Do Kyung-soo and Kim So-hyun to star in movie "Pure Love - Movie"
  2015/06/01, Source
  EXO member Do Kyung-soo and actress Kim So-hyun-I are starring in the movie "Pure Love - Movie". Other than that are Joo Da-young, Lee Da-wit and Yeon Jun-suk,...More

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  Lee David in "Who Are You - School 2015"
  2015/04/09, Source
  Actor Lee David succeeded with his first take of the KBS 2TV drama "Who Are You - School 2015". Lee David plays Park Min-joon, a hard working student who has never lost to first place,...More

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  Director Bong Man-dae invited to the 29th Fribourg International Film Festival
  2015/03/24, Source
  Director Bong Man-dae has been invited to the 29th Fribourg International Film Festival and he will depart on March 25th to attend the festival. Fribourg International Film Festival selects a cinematic theme each year and invites the films that fit the theme. This year's theme is Erotic cinema. 'Playboy BONG' was invited as a main film representing Korea. Other Korean films invited include 'Haemoo', "A Girl at My Door" and 'Scarlet Innocence',...More

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  [HanCinema's Image Gallery] Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry"
  2014/03/22
  A selection of stills from Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry"… This award-winning piece of cine-magic explores the final chapter of one chic granny in search of inspiration and beauty. It's a fitting addition to director Lee Chang-dong's short, yet stunning, filmography and is arguably one of his greatest efforts. "Poetry" won a number of awards both locally and abroad, including Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, and remains a heartfelt masterpiece of modern Korean cinema. Enjoy! [spoilers],...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "Poetry": Empathetic Cinema at its Finest
  2014/03/22
  In the Spotlight this Week: Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry"... The American writer and poet Maya Angelou once said: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you". In "Poetry", Lee Chang-dong's last film, this affliction is brought to bear on an aging soul who so desperately searches for meaning, peace, and poetry. Lee's short filmography is impressive, and reflects the wills of a storyteller who seeks the substance behind mere matters and modern mayhem. His compelling ruminations are romantic and robust; graphic poems that present hardships and hope in visual verses that demand both our attention and praise. This award-winning film drew inspiration from a real-world rape case in Korea, a Japanese television program on nature, and, of course, Lee's own storytelling genius and acute appreciation of the human condition,...More

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  Martin Scorsese talks about "Han Gong-ju"
  2014/03/13, Source
  Director Lee Su-jin's "Han Gong-ju" is in the competing section of Fribourg International Film Festival. "Han Gong-ju" is about the growth of a teenage girl who loses a friend to an accident and moves to another school,...More

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  [HanCinema's MovieBarcodes] Lee Chang-dong's Complete Filmography
  2014/01/10
  K-Films compressed into a single image! Lee Chang-dong is a master storyteller and has thus far produced five compelling and heartfelt features. From his debut film "Green Fish" in 1997 to the award-winning "Poetry" (2010), his films are dramatic and honest as he taps into Korea's consciousness like no other. The following images are each of his films ("Green Fish", "Peppermint Candy",  "Oasis", "Secret Sunshine", and "Poetry") compressed into single frames-To Remember, Share, and Enjoy!,...More

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "Secret Sunshine": Soul Food for Thought
  2013/12/14
  In the Spotlight this Week: "Secret Sunshine" by Lee Chang-dong Life can be really tough going, gruelling and cruel. Changes in career, a death in the family, and relocating are some of the biggest stressors a human being can expected to endure in the name of life. In "Secret Sunshine", cine-poet Lee Chang-dong tackles these hard-hitting events and asks what someone might have to do to support a truly troubled soul experiencing these major life forks. We can empathise, we can befriend, we can lie to them and tell it's all going to be okay, but sometimes we just need to be patient and follow them as they trudge through the pain. Lee's films have a remarkable spirit about them, a humanist honesty that don't force change, push healing, or prescribe artificial catalysts for growth. In "Secret Sunshine" Lee winds up a tragic heroine as tight as you can imagine, then watches her march off down an uneven road with only a shadowing mechanic to love her unconditionally along the way,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] The Journals of Musan
  2012/07/15
  Film: "The Journals of Musan" Director: Park Jung-bum (Assistant director to Lee Chang-dong in "Poetry") Stars: Park Jung-bum, Jin Yong-wook, Kang Eun-jin and Park Young-Duk Review Score: 8/10 Also try: "Poetry", "Poongsan", or "Peppermint Candy" With Lee Chang-dong as his cinematic mentor, Park Jung-bum, his assistant director for the internationally acclaimed melodrama "Poetry", burst out the gates in 2010 with his directorial debut "The Journals of Musan". It's a tragic and personal story of Park's that was inspired by his real-world relationship with his troubled friend; a North Korean defector whose heartfelt personal struggle is meaningfully woven in to each frame by Park's intense relationship to the piece,...More

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  [HanCinema's Interview Corner] Ten Questions for the KOREAN CINEPHILE
  2012/06/30
  Your website, Modern Korean Cinema, has been up since mid-2010, how did you come to discover Korean cinema and what was it about Korea's film industry that really cemented your passion for it? My first exposure to Korean cinema came long before the inception of MKC and it's kind of a funny story (at least I think it is)! When I was in boarding school in Dublin (high school) we were studying Macbeth and as a nascent cinephile I wanted to seek classic filmed versions of Shakespeare's work, first came Polanski's, then Orson Welles' version but soon I came across Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" (1957) and fell in love with it. Thus began my discovery of Japanese cinema and one day I was in my local media retail store in Switzerland when I came across a striking DVD in the Asian section. I thought it might have been something like a Takashi Miike film but it turned out to be none other than "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" (2002) and... I hated it, it made me furious. But I couldn't stop thinking about it and a week later I forced my self to watch it again and my whole world changed. My next film was Lee Chang-dong's "Peppermint Candy" (2000) and it's safe to say that the quality and social engagement of those works resulted in my becoming deeply attached to Korean cinema,...More

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  Two Korean Movies in Running for Palme d'Or at Cannes
  2012/05/16, Source
  The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d'Or, the highest honor awarded to the best feature film in the official competition. Two Korean movies -- Hong Sang-soo's "In Another Country" and Im Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money" -- are among those competing for the top prize. Another three Korean films have been invited to non-competitive sections of the world's leading movie festival, including the Directors' Fortnight,...More

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  Kanryu Currents in Japan, Past and Present
  2012/03/11, Source
  Tokyo-based journalist, translator and filmmaker Jason GRAY examines the ebb and flow of the Korean Wave in Japan over the past ten years, pinpointing the highs and lows. The Korean wave of popular culture in Japan, referred to as "kanryu" or "hanryu" in Japanese, has had an interesting ebb and flow over the past decade. There were earlier booms here including traditional Korean ballads ("enka") in the late 70s, the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and the South Korea-Japan co-hosted World Cup in 2002. Japanese cinema exhibitors saw their first genuine Korean smash with Kang Je-gyu's "Shiri" (2000), which earned JPY1.8 billion (US$22.1 million) - an impressive result to this day. As we'll see, KANG is unique in that he figures into pre, peak and post kanryu cinema,...More

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  HAF feature interview with KIM Baek-jun, "Monsters"
  2012/03/11, Source
  Director KIM Baek-jun (born in 1970) is preparing his third film "Monsters" with production company JK Film ("Haeundae". The project's budget is set at about KW 800 million (US$711,000). He graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Kyungsung University in Busan and worked as assistant director on films such as "Crazy First Love" (2003) and "Way To Go, Rose" (2005). He made his directorial debut with "My Dear Diary", which was invited to the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) competition. His second feature "Farewell - 2011" was in the Butterfly competition at the Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (CinDi). "Monsters" will be taking part in the 10th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) this month,...More

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  Korean Blogathon 2012 : Sixth Batch
  2012/03/10, Source
  Saturday 10th March 2012 : Remember to add names of authors if possible! Feel free to message us if we miss you, there are a lot of links rolling in!,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Where did it all start for you?
  2012/03/10
  If you had asked me five years ago about Korean cinema I would not have been able to name a single film, let alone any actors, directors, or anything close to the mark. Korean cinema in all its richness and fluidity was unknown to me and its riveting array of melodramas, thrillers, and comedies were well clear of my cinematic radar. Then, in 2007, I had my first taste of it when I came to Seoul on a brief two-week trip. In a dark and crowded apartment, I took up the chance to watch an unknown Korean horror titled "Red Eye", and that marked my first step towards becoming a true Korean cinephile,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Incoming! Korean Blogathon 2012 almost here...
  2012/02/25
  Last year "New Korean Cinema" and "cineAWESOME!" took a leaf out of "WildGrounds"' Japanese Blogathon and kicked off the first Korean Blogathon. Their efforts paid off as the "2011 Korean Blogathon" generated one hundred and fifty posts from the fifty blogs that got involved and shared their thoughts on Korea's film industry. This year, the popular metablog is back and is hoping to build on the success and support of last year's stellar turnout,...More

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  AmerAsia announces exciting 2012 lineup of categories
  2012/02/18, Source
  The AmérAsia Film Festival is proud to announce the five principle subcategories – Asian Treasures, Animation Spotlight, WeDistribute, Québécois Special and AmerAsia (AA) Shorts – for this third edition of Montreal's premiere festival celebrating the latest Asian and Asian-Canadian cinema, taking place on the first two weekends of March. Asian Treasure The full line-up of blockbuster Asian films that will screen over the course of the festival has been chosen from the best of the continent's creative talent. Oscar-nominated Chinese blockbuster Aftershock, the international premiere of Kyung Soon's "Red Maria", funny and moving major festival selection "The Day He Arrives" by director Hong Sang-soo, the Cannes award-winning "ARIRANG - Movie" by renowned Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Best Newcomer nominee at the 2012 Asian Film Awards I Wish, and Vietnamese director Cuong Ngo's captivating personal portraits in Pearls of the Far East will all feature,...More

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  Korean Film Night in Berlin a success
  2012/02/16, Source
  This year at the Berlinale, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held its annual Korean Film Night reception Feb. 13 at the Café Einstein in Berlin. Celebrating Korean cinema and the Korean films selected to the festival, the event was held in cooperation with the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). All the Korean directors invited to the festival were on hand to receive the spotlight: Kang Je-gyu - whose "My Way" is screening in the Berlinale Panorama, Lee Han - whose "Punch" is in the Generation 14plus section, Kim Joong-hyeon - whose "Choked" is in the Forum, Jeon Kyu-hwan– whose "From Seoul to Varanasi" is in the Panorama, and Lee Woo-jeong-I ("Ad Balloon") and KIM Souk-young ("Anesthesia") in the Berlinale Shorts competition. "From Seoul to Varanasi" lead actor Yoon Dong-hwan was also on hand,...More

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  CINEMA ON THE PARK Season 2 Announced!
  2012/01/22, Source
  The Korean Cultural Office in Sydney has just announced another exciting Season of Cinema on the Park, the film night that delighted audiences in 2011 will return once again in 2012. A surprise hit with more than 1,000 people attending, Thursday nights are now etched firmly on the Sydney cinema calendar as Korean night and will see 21 feature films and 14 guest speakers in the first half of the year alone, surely enough to satisfy anyone's appetite for Korean cinema!,...More

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  Lee Chang-dong's Poetry set for release in Japan
  2012/01/17, Source
  Korean auteur director Lee Chang-dong's film "Poetry" is set for release in Japan on Feb. 11, 2012. The Cannes Best Screenplay Award-winning film will be distributed by KinoEye Japan and Siglo, which released the film's Japanese poster and trailer today. The film's Japanese title translates to "Poetry: Agnes' Song". "Poetry" stars veteran actress Yoon Jung-hee (also known as Yoon Jung-hee) as the grandmother of a troubled youth, learning to express herself through poetry. Her performance has won her many accolades including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Best Actress Award,...More

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  Korean movies burst into Japan this year
  2012/01/08, Source
  Korean movies will be continuously released in Japan this year. "The Yellow Sea" by Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok and "White Night" by Han Suk-kyu and Go Soo were released at the same time on January 7th and on the 14th comes Jang Dong-gun and Odagiri Joe's "My Way",...More

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  Film Archives releases Kim Soo-yong DVD collection
  2011/12/22, Source
  The Korean Film Archives (KOFA) has released a four-disc DVD box set of master director Kim Soo-yong's works. In addition to commentary on the films, the box set includes a documentary, a booklet by renowned critic Kim Young-jin, and other supplements. The DVDs come with English, Korean and Japanese subtitles,...More

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  'Poetry' Best Film of Year, According to Chicago Tribune
  2011/12/21, Source
    Director Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry", starring actress Yoon Jung-hee, was named as the best film of 2011 by the Chicago Tribune on Sunday (local time). The paper named the 10 best and 10 worst movies of the year, with "Poetry" edging out all other contenders,...More

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  Archive spotlights '60s literary films
  2011/12/19, Source
  (Above picture: Actress Yoon Jung-hee and Kang-Shin Sung-il in a scene from Kim Soo-yong's "Night Journey") Cinephiles will have a rare chance to look at some of Korea's hallmark 1960s "literature films". The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) has released a DVD collection of masterworks by Kim Soo-yong, a leading filmmaker of the Golden Age. Kim is renowned for adapting literary works to depict various aspects of contemporary life, adding to the richness of one of the most productive, artistically experimental decades in Korean cinema history,...More

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  Yoon Jung-hee wins LA Film Critics Award
  2011/12/13, Source
  The 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards gave its Best Actress honor to Korea's Yoon Jung-hee for her performance in "Poetry". Directed by Lee Chang-dong, the film stars Yun as a dandy old lady who lives with her grandson and the inner awakenings she experiences as she starts to take a poetry class and the harsh realities she finds she has to face,...More

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  Bittersweet Life: Korean cinema's secret popularity in the UK
  2011/12/07, Source
  International distribution expert and analyst and former Screen International journalist Robert Mitchell looks at the gulf between artistic and business successes of Korean cinema in the UK. Ask any cine-literate film-goer, critic, blogger or tweeter in the UK about Korean cinema and you'll be greeted with an enthusiastic response. They will talk of the Hallyu period of the past decade, a wealth of some of the most creative and interesting film-making in the world. They will speak with passion about Park Chan-wook, Kim Ki-duk and Bong Joon-ho. International festivals like Cannes play a major role in building this awareness. "The route to the international market is through festivals", says Danny PERKINS, CEO of StudioCanal UK, which released Bong's "The Host" and Kim's "3-Iron" amongst other Korean titles. "If a director's film features in one of the bigger festivals it can put them and their work permanently on the map",...More

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  Kim Hee-ra wails on TV
  2011/11/29, Source
  Kim Hee-ra cried when thinking of his grateful wife. On the YTN show "News and Issues, Issues and People", film actor Kim Hee-ra confessed his affection for his wife,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Putting the 'Han' in Korean Cinema: Meta-narratives and Cultural Identity
  2011/11/05
  Where are Korea's happy endings? If you have ever watched a Korean film you will know that they don't always conclude as they might have done if produced by Hollywood. The characters and their stories seem to be influenced by an invisible force that marks a film as typically "As One". From its melodramas to revenge thrillers, there is something tragic and constant driving the Korean film culture, but what exactly? How can one begin to understand Korean cinema in its entirety, as a product of cultural influences and collective consciousness? The exclusively Korean notion of 'Han' might provide some clues as to why Korean cinema has produced the type of films it has,...More

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  Actress duo hosts open new chapter for BIFF
  2011/10/07, Source
  BUSAN ― The 16th Busan International Film Festival made sure Thursday's opening gala showed that Asia's largest cinema event was beginning a new chapter. Not only does the festival assume a new name, with the outdated Romanization "Pusan" changed to "Busan" ― but this year's event will be the first to be headed by Lee Yong-kwan after founding director Kim Dong-ho stepped down. Both men took part in the event, alongside Busan Mayor and festival chairman Hur Nam-sik,...More

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  KOFIC to open first and largest umbrella stand in Busan
  2011/10/03, Source
  By KOFIC Staff At the upcoming Asian Film Market held during the 1,...More

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  5th Annual Film Festival "Zerkalo"
  2011/06/11, Source
  S. Korean Director Park Jung-bum Wins "Best Featured Film" Award at Russian Film Festival for His Social Drama "Journals of Musan" at "Zerkalo" By Lidia Okorokova Moscow Corespondent S. Korean Director Park Jung-bum wins "Best Featured Film" Award at Russian Film Festival "Zerkola" in Moscow. South Korean director Park Jung-bum won "Best featured film" award at the prestigious Russian film-festival "Zerkalo" (Mirror) named in honour of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, for his social drama "The Journals of Musan",...More

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  Meeting of two maestri: Isabelle Huppert, Lee discuss cinema in Seoul
  2011/05/29, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won It's not often one gets to see two revered artists from opposite corners of the globe come together to speak about their visions and inspirations. When news broke that French cinema icon Isabelle Huppert was coming to Korea for the first time in 13 years, Cannes-winning director Lee Chang-dong took the opportunity to organize a special event, Friday, in Seoul, that might only be possible during film festivals,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] Introduce Yourself to Korean Cinema: 7 Films to Get You Started
  2011/05/28
  Are you interested in Korean cinema but don't know where to start? The following is a short list of films that I believe would give any film enthusiast a good grounding for what Korean cinema has to offer. They include award-winning films, films that provide insight into Korea's history and culture, as well as a couple of fantastic genre films that Korean cinema tends to favour.,...More

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  47th Baeksang Awards - Winners' List
  2011/05/27, Source
  47th Baeksang Awards - Winners' ListX In films Daesang: Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) Best Picture: "The Man From Nowhere" Director: Lee Chang-dong ("Poetry"),...More
• Top Korean Directors Attend Florence Korea Film Festival
  2011/05/03, Source
  by David Oxenbridge (KOFIC)
  
  Italy was once again awash with Korean colours at the 9th Florence Korean Film Festival.
  This year the festival was able to secure a veritable whose who of Korean directors including Bong Joon-ho (,...More

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  Korea fails to enter Cannes main competition... Hong Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Na Hong-jin 'Noticeable'
  2011/04/14, Source
  Director Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives", Kim Ki-duk's "ARIRANG - Movie" and Na Hong-jin's "The Yellow Sea" have been invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" category. It's disappointing this isn't a competing category. With the opening coming up this 11th of May, the 64th Cannes Film Festival mass revealed the contents in the competing categories as well as the noticeable and midnight sections.,...More

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  S.Korean Directors to Head Cannes Juries
  2011/04/08, Source
  South Korean directors Bong Joon-ho and Lee Chang-dong have been named to serve as t,...More

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  Bong Joon-ho, appointed judge for Cannes, Golden Camera Award
  2011/04/07, Source
  Director Bong Joon-ho has been appointed as a judge for the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Movie Festival. The movie executive office revealed on the 7th that director Bong was chosen to be the judge for the Golden Camera Award category at the 64th Cannes International Movie Festival. The Golden Camera Award goes to a rookie director for a feature film amongst the couple invited to the Awards this year.,...More

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  Yoon Jung-hee Awarded France's Top Artistic Honor
  2011/04/04, Source
  Veteran actress Yoon Jung-hee on Tuesday will be awarded the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal, one of France's highest artistic honors. The 66-year-old film star received rave reviews from French critics for her performance in the Korean movie "Poetry", which was released in France last year,...More

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  'Late Autumn - 2010' picks up awards at Fribourg Fest
  2011/03/29, Source
  A scene from 'Late Autumn - 2010' By Lee Hyo-won Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" won the top award, the Regard d'Or, at the 25th Fribourg International Film Festival while Kim Tae-yong's "Late Autumn - 2010" picked up two prizes at the Swiss event. Co-starring China's Tang Wei and South Korea's Hyun Bin, "Late Autumn - 2010" won the Special Mention of the Jury of the International Federation of Film Societies and the Ex-Change Award. The latter is a prize selected by a special jury of youths,...More

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  'Poetry' Wins Top Prize in Fribourg Film Fest
  2011/03/28, Source
  The film "Poetry" by director Lee Chang-dong captured the top award in the 25th Frib,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Mother
  2011/03/26
  Bong Joon-ho's "Mother" won big at the 4th Asian Film Awards last year. Taking home Best Screenwriter, Actress, and the Best Film Award. Building on his previous successes ("The Host" and "Memories of Murder"), Bong Joon-ho produces another stunner with an interesting mix of comedy, mystery and tragedy.,...More

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  Korea Honored at Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong
  2011/03/25, Source
  By Lukas Schwarzacher Korea was in the limelight at the Asian Film Awards (AFA) in Hong Kong on March 22. Best Director and Best Screenplay kudos went to director Lee Chang-dong for "Poetry". Ha Jung-woo won Best Actor for "The Yellow Sea", and Youn Yuh-jung was awarded the Best Supporting Actress prize for "The Housemaid - 2010". The Best Editor was Nam Na-yeong for "I Saw the Devil" (in American release since two weeks ago),...More

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  Korean cineastes sweep Asian Film Awards
  2011/03/22, Source
  From left, actor Ha Jung-woo, the winner of Best Actor award, Youn Yuh-jung, the winner of Best Supporting Actress award, and director Lee Chang-dong, the winner of Best Director award, pose with their trophies at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, Monday. / AP-Yonhap By Lee Hyo-won HONG KONG ― South Korean cineastes shone at the Asian Film Awards Monday, winning Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing. The fifth edition of the awards, held in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Film Festival, featured a tough competition among some of the most renowned Asian cineastes and the red carpet event beamed brighter than ever with the attendance of top stars. Yet it was marked by many absences in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquakes in Japan, and ovations were respectful rather than enthusiastic,...More

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  Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jung-woo and TOP, absent at the Hong Kong Film Festival
  2011/03/20, Source
  Actors and actress Jeon Do-yeon, Ha Jung-woo and Choi Seung-hyun (Choi Seung-hyun) will not be able to attend the Hong Kong International Film Festival. While Korean movies have been put up as possible nominees for various categories in the Hong Kong Film Festival on the 21st, those who have been nominated for best actor and actress will not be able to attend this event.,...More

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  [HanCinema Korea's Diary] The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)
  2011/02/26, Source
  The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) was founded in 1974 (then called "Korean Film Depository") and gained full membership into the FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) in 1985. It serves to preserve, catalogue and showcase Korea's national cinema heritage. I recently visited them at their DMC Complex in Sangam-dong and will definitely be returning for another trip to learn about Korea's fascinating cinema history,...More

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  Strong Korean Representation among Asian Film Awards Nominations
  2011/02/19, Source
  "Poetry" Nominated for Best Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay The 5th Asian Film Awards, to be presented March 21 in Hong Kong, is already starting to create buzz around its nominees. The Awards' website explains: "Launched in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) is a pioneering program honoring filmmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema. The AFA is the only platform in the world that brings together the best cinematic talents of Asia, drawing film fans and professionals from all across the globe. The AFA Presentation Ceremony takes place as part of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong Opening Gala,...More

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  Pusan Film Festival Expands Asian Cooperation
  2011/02/17, Source
  The February 16 edition of Film Business Asia reports that Korea's Pusan International Film Festival and the Mumbai Film Festival in India have signed a memorandum of understanding on "artistic, financial and educational exchanges and mutual collaboration",...More

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  Berlin "Korean Film Night": Record-breaking number of people attend
  2011/02/16, Source
  by Berlin = KIM Hong-chun (KOFIC International Promotion Center, East Europe Manager) On the night of Valentine's Day – when the 61st Berlin International Film Festival began – the 'Korean Film Night' hosted by the Korea Cultural Center in Berlin, was in full swing. The 'Korean Film Night', co-hosted by the Korean Film Council, Pusan International Film Festival, and Women's Film Festival in Seoul, actively supported the promotion of Korean films as this year's Berlin International Film Festival was the first to feature ten Korean films with the night's other function being to promote substantial exchange between Korea and overseas' film businesses. 300 participants were expected at this event, but almost 500 movie movers-and-shakers attended, making it absolutely clear that there was a higher-than-expected interest and very welcome response towards Korean film,...More

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  New York Times Praises Actress Yoon Jung-hee
  2011/02/05, Source
  In today's New York Times, Frank Lidz interviews revered Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee, star of "Poetry". Described as "Lee Chang-dong's intricate meditation on art and empathy", the film opens Friday in New York,...More

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  Hong retrospective to be held at Harvard
  2011/01/28, Source
  Hong Sang-soo By Ines Min Acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo will be featured in a retrospective at Harvard University's Film Archive from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7. Hosted in conjunction with the university's Korea Institute, the retrospective "Play it as it Lays" will screen eight of the director's 11 works,...More

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  Korean Presence at Rotterdam International Film Festival
  2011/01/26, Source
  The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) describes itself as offering "a quality selection of independent, innovative and experimental cinema, video and media art". Celebrating its 40th edition this year, IFFR will run January 26-February 6. Rotterdam's Bright Future section, featuring "first or second films by filmmakers from whom the festival expects a lot in the future" is comprised of 80 titles selected from 38 countries this year,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Poetry
  2011/01/21
  Humanising, touching and beautiful, "Poetry" (2010), directed by Lee Chang-dong, is a deeply real film that engages the heart on many levels. This artfully-constructed film lures you in with its sense of realism that just isn't showcased enough in film.,...More

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  Special Screening of Poetry at The Museum of the Moving Image
  2011/01/20, Source
  The Korea Society cordially invites you to: Special Screening of "Poetry" @The Museum of the Moving Image The Korea Society joins the newly renovated Museum of the Moving Image in presenting Lee Chang-dong's masterful "Poetry", which took the 2010 award for best screenplay at Cannes, a first for Korea,...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2011.01.07 ~ 2011.01.09
  2011/01/11, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  Final Korean Box Office for the Week-end 2010.12.31 ~ 2011.01.02
  2011/01/04, Source
  The number one movie this week is "The Last Godfather" (라스트 갓파더),...More

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  10 moments in culture
  2010/12/29, Source
  By Culture Desk 1 Gwanghwamun restored
  
  Gwanghwamun, the,...More

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  Film on N.K. defector wins Grand Prix in Morocco's film festival
  2010/12/15, Source
  Still cut from the film "The Journals of Musan" (2010) [Courtesy of PIFF] Korean film "The Journals of Musan" won the top prize at the 10th Marrakech International Film Festival held in Morocco last week. "The Journals of Musan" (2010), director Park Jung-bum's first feature, won the Grand Prix at the annual fest held from December 3 to 11,...More

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  "Poetry" actress and director win at film fest in Australia
  2010/12/03, Source
  Official poster for "Poetry" [Uni-Korea] Actress Yoon Jung-hee and director Lee Chang-dong of Korean movie "Poetry" both won honors at the 4th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). According to the official Asia Pacific Screen Awards website on Friday, Yoon Jung-hee won the award for best performance by actress and Lee Chang-dong the honor for achievement in directing,...More

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  "Secret Reunion" wins best picture at Blue Dragon awards
  2010/11/29, Source
  Poster for film "Secret Reunion" [Showbox] Korean film "Secret Reunion" starring top actors Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won took the prize for best picture at this year's Blue Dragon Film Awards held last Friday. The action drama helmed by director Jang Hoon had competed against "The Man From Nowhere", "Moss", "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" and "The Housemaid - 2010",...More

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  2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards Winners
  2010/11/27, Source
  Best Film: "Secret Reunion",...More

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  "The Man From Nowhere" sweeps Korea Film Awards
  2010/11/19, Source
  Korean action movie "The Man From Nowhere" [CJ Entertainment] "The Man From Nowhere" triumphed at the 2010 Korea Film Awards on Thursday, raking up the most trophies at the annual ceremony including its main star Won Bin who won the prize for best actor. The action flick directed by Lee Jeong-beom took the awards for best actor, best new actress, best cinematography, best music, best lighting, best visual effects and best editor,...More

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  Won Bin won Best Actor Award in Korea Film Awards... 'The Man From Nowhere' won 7 awards
  2010/11/18, Source
  Won Bin won Best actor Award at the 8th Korea Film Awards. He won Best Actor Award in 8th Korea Film Awards, which was held at Seoul Cultural Hall on 18th, by his latest movie, "The Man From Nowhere".,...More
• Pans & Tilts - Mumbai Film Festival: Fulfilling and Frustrating
  2010/11/02, Source
  By Gautaman Bhaskaran
  South Asia Editor
  The recent Mumbai Film Festival cannot be faulted at least on one very important score. Its selections are outstanding. Undoubtedly. At least they have been so since the Festival last year, when Reliance Big Entertainment took over and Srinivasan Narayanan s,...More

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  'Poetry' sweeps 47th Daejong Film Awards
  2010/10/31, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  
  "Poetry" by Lee Chang-dong took home four prizes including Best P,...More

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  Won Bin won his first Daejong Best Actor Award... He said, "Acting skill is still my concern"
  2010/10/30, Source
  Yoon Jung-hee won Best Actress Award… "Poetry" won Best Film Award The real stars of this fall night were Yoon Jung-hee and Won Bin.,...More

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  Gang Dong-won or Won Bin? Who will win this year's Daejong Award?
  2010/10/28, Source
  Who will get Daejong Best Actor Award, Gang Dong-won or Won Bin? The 47th Daejong Awards will be held on the 29th in Kyeong-hee University's Hall of Peace. On that day's awards event, 'Bedevilled', "The Servant", 'Barefoot Dream', "Poetry", 'I Saw the Devil', 'The Man From Nowhere', "Secret Reunion", "Moss", "Harmony", and "The Housemaid - 2010" will complete against each other.,...More

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  "Poetry" picks up most deals for Korean pic at Busan film market
  2010/10/15, Source
  Official poster for Lee Chang-dong film "Poetry" [Uni-Korea] Critically acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong's film "Poetry" was sold to the most countries at this year's Asian Film Market held concurrently with the 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF). The film, which won the award for best screenplay at this year's Cannes Film Festival, was picked up by distributors in Hong Kong, Syria, Japan, Portugal and Spain,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Actress Ryu Hyun-kyung
  2010/10/14, Source
  Interview with Korean actress Ryu Hyun-kyung Korean actress Ryu Hyun-kyung [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] My name is Ryu Hyun-kyung. I was born on March 10, 1983. My family is composed of my parents and my sister. My sister and I are three years apart and she teaches elementary school students. Are we close? Of course we are,...More
• San Sebastian invites Poetry and I Saw the Devil
  2010/09/07, Source
  The 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival has added a second Korean feature to its impressive line-up of films, inviting Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" to screen at the Spanish fes,...More

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  Veteran actor Kim to promote senior film fest
  2010/07/04, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff reporter
  
  Kim Hee-ra, a 1970s action star, will promote a film festival for senior citizens as its honorary ambassador, f,...More

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  Won Bin, Korea's New Action Hero
  2010/06/21, Source
  After more than a decade of familiar action heroes like Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung,...More

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  "Poetry" sold to the US
  2010/06/08, Source
  US distribution company KINO LORBER has picked up rights to Lee Chang-dong's most recent Cannes winner,...More

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  Veteran actress Yoon on Kang Ho-dong show
  2010/06/07, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff reporter
  
  Veteran actress Yoon Jung-hee, who made a comeback through the critically acclaimed film,...More

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  "The Servant" claims top spot on Korean box The Servant
  2010/06/06, Source
  Movie poster of "The Servant" [CJ Entertainment] Korean drama tentatively titled "The Servant" made its debut onto the No. 1 spot on the local box office over the weekend, pushing former winner "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" down the chart. Figures by the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) released on Monday showed that the new flick, released on June 2, attracted 591,687 moviegoers during the weekend of June 4 to 6,...More

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  "Prince of Persia" conquers Korean box office
  2010/05/31, Source
  Official movie poster of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" [Walt Disney Pictures] Hollywood action film "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" bowed onto the top of the Korean box office over the weekend, pushing back previous week's winner "How To Train Your Dragon" down the chart. Figures by the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) released on Monday showed that the latest Walt Disney picture, which opened in theaters on May 27, brought in 636,261 admissions during May 28 to 30,...More

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  Korean film "Poetry" to premiere in U.S. this fall
  2010/05/27, Source
  Official poster for film "Poetry" [Uni-korea] Korean film "Poetry", which won the award for best screenplay at this year's Cannes Film Festival, will premiere in the United States this fall, according to the film's distributer Unikorea Culture & Art Investment Co., Ltd. on Thursday. Unikorea said KINO LORBER picked up the rights for the film in the U.S., showing their confidence in "Poetry" by quoting Manohla Dargis from the New York Times who said, "Actor Yoon Jung-hee's performance in the film was the most memorable production out of the (Cannes) festival",...More

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  Yoon Jung-hee says expected "Poetry" to win Palme d'Or at Cannes
  2010/05/27, Source
  Korean director Lee Chang-don (left) and actress Yoon Jung-hee at the press conference for film "Poetry" held in Seoul on May 26, 2010. [Film Marketing Agency Sister PR] Veteran Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee, the heroine of Cannes' best screenplay winner "Poetry", has said that she had expected the pic to win the coveted Palme d'Or at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival over the weekend,...More

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  Korean Movie Poetry Wins Best Screenplay Award at Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/26, Source
  Two Korean films were awarded at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival (May 17 to 23) this year: director Lee Chang-dong's,...More
• Sales deals for Poetry and I Saw the Devil
  2010/05/25, Source
  Two films from high profile directors have already been snapped up by international buyers at Cannes. Previous Cannes jury judge Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" and,...More

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  The Housemaid tops Korean box office in its first week
  2010/05/25, Source
  Opening Thursday, May 13 across Korea, Cannes competition entry "The Housemaid - 2010" took the top position at the Korean box of,...More

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  [PHOTOS] Lee Chang-dong and Hong Sang-soo arrive in Korea after Cannes
  2010/05/25, Source
  Director Lee Chang-dong [Lee Ki-bum/Asia Economic Daily] Director Lee Chang-dong arrives at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on May 25, 2010. His film "Poetry", which was in the run for the coveted Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, won the award for best screenplay,...More

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  Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" wins best screenplay at Cannes
  2010/05/24, Source
  Veteran Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee and director Lee Chang-dong [Asia Economic Daily] Korean film "Poetry", written and directed by noted filmmaker Lee Chang-dong, won best screenplay at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. "Poetry", which stars veteran Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee, was considered one of the favorites for the Palme d'Or prize at the event but had to settle for best screenplay. The film is about an elderly woman who learns how to write her own poems while fighting Alzheimer's,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Hong Sang-soo - Part 3
  2010/05/24, Source
  Director Hong Sang-soo [Beck Una/10Asia] Beck Una: The characters in "Ha Ha Ha" write poems, read poems and give poems to others as gifts. I don't know if it's because I watched director Lee Chang-dong's new film "Poetry" yesterday but I rethought about poems. I mean, writing poems is actually an act which we are quite unaccustomed to other than having written them in school. Hong Sang-soo: Is that so? Don't people write poems? Beck: Do you write poems? Hong: Yes, occasionally. It's not really a big deal. For example, first line, an ashtray is transparent. Second line, the table is yellow. Or the ashtray is standing up but the table is laying down. Doesn't even that make it seem strange? Beck: Hm... It does seem to create some kind of meaning in between the lines,...More

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  "Dragon" soars to the top of box office
  2010/05/24, Source
  Hollywood animated picture "How To Train Your Dragon" [DreamWorks Pictures] Hollywood animated picture "How To Train Your Dragon" bowed into first place on the local box office over the weekend, pushing former winner "The Housemaid - 2010" off the top spot. Figures by the Korean Box Office System (KOBIS) released on Monday revealed that the latest DreamWorks film, which opened in theaters on May 20, attracted 759,590 moviegoers during the weekend of May 21 to 23,...More

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  'Poetry' of Korea wins best screenplay award in Cannes
  2010/05/24, Source
  Renowned Korean director Lee Chang-dong won the best screenplay award for his latest film,...More

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  Korean movies "Poetry" and "Ha Ha Ha" awarded at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/23, Source
  Posters for "Ha Ha Ha" and "Poetry" Lee Chang-dong received the best screenplay award for "Poetry" in the main competition,...More

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  A Korean gem at Cannes
  2010/05/22, Source
  Cannes Film Festival And Poetry
  
  By Gautaman Bhaskaran
  South Asia Correspondent
  
  One of the most touching movies at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival was the Korean Competition entry,,...More

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  Pouring Praise on 'Poetry' and Yoon Jung-hee in Cannes
  2010/05/22, Source
  In France, where the 63rd Cannes Film Festival is being held, people in the international movie industry are showing a tremendous response to the movie,...More

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  'Poetry' a Contender for Cannes Top Prize
  2010/05/21, Source
  Lee Chang-dong's film "Poetry" received hearty applause both in a preview for report,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Yoon Jung-hee - Part 1
  2010/05/20, Source
  Yoon Jung-hee says ""Poetry" is worthy of winning best picture at Cannes"   Veteran Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee [photographed by Chae Ki-won/10Asia] Here is a truly unbelievable story that one must believe. When Yoon Jung-hee was at the peak of her popularity in her career, she won an award at a film festival and went on a car parade in downtown Seoul. And what is even more unbelievable is that she left that popularity behind and left for France as she had planned. She was the biggest star to have graced the history of Korean film, an actress who keeps getting scripts even after she went to France and still has a fan club. And she chose director Lee Chang-dong's "Poetry" as her comeback movie, her first in fifteen years. What kind of a life does this actress live? We asked Yoon Jung-hee about her life and her films. Q: You have been doing a lot of interviews with the press in time with the opening of film "Poetry". This kind of an experience is a first for you, isn't it? Yoon: It is a first. When I was at the top of my game, I didn't have time and in many cases, reporters would come to the set or come in groups. But with this movie, I felt like it was my responsibility to truly inform people about this wonderful movie rather than just loving "Poetry" and leaving it after I had finished my work as an actress. I am learning a lot of new things doing interviews with new people, so I like it,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Yoon Jung-hee - Part 2
  2010/05/20, Source
  Veteran Korean actress Yoon Jung-hee [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]   Q: What did director Lee Chang-dong tell you about your acting? Yoon: I really liked how he coached me on my acting. He wrote the script, directed the film and even offered various ideas of Mi-ja that he had imagined of. During my conversations with director Lee Chang-dong, I was able to see a side of Yoon Jung-hee that I had not known about. We talked a lot and got along very well, so we were able to work hard on the film. Even in the scene that I shot thirty-five times, I could keep immersing myself into the character because I had something in common with her. Like Mi-ja, I too sometimes lose myself and become self-absorbed. (laugh) Another similarity is that I don't take anything in life for granted, not even the smallest thing, and I can lose myself in the beauty of it,...More

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  [INTERVIEW] Yoon Jung-hee - Part 3
  2010/05/20, Source
  Actress Yoon Jung-hee [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] Q: You were spunky. (laugh) For you to think like that at such a young age, your parents must have instilled a tremendous amount of confidence in you when they raised you. Yoon: My father was an incredible romanticist. He told me it was his dream to send me to France and my younger siblings to the U.S. And his dreams came true eventually. And when we started kindergarten, he had us learn dancing and singing which helped a lot when I was acting. I did ballet and traditional Korean dance, my body knew how to move when I was doing dancing scenes in my movies. Q: Wow, surely it couldn't have been easy to do that back in those days. Yoon: My father went to Tokyo to study abroad. He went to law school in Japan and he took a lot of pictures with actors when he was studying there. (laugh) He didn't want to be an actor himself but he was very interested in that world,...More

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  "Poetry" wins rave reviews at Cannes screening
  2010/05/20, Source
  The cast and director of "Poetry" at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival [Asia Economic Daily] Korean film "Poetry", competing at the Cannes Film Festival this year, won favorable reviews at its first screenings yesterday. The movie was first screened in the morning at the Grand Theatre Lumiere attended by some 2,000 viewers composed of film journalists and industry officials from around the world. Most of the audience remained until the ending credits went up despite its long running time of 139 minutes although a few people were seen exiting the theater toward the end of the film,...More

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  Experience Cannes in Seoul with English subtitles
  2010/05/17, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff reporter
  
  Attention international cinema buffs unable to travel to Cannes to take part in the world's largest film festival, ongoing to May 23. Local theaters are offering a p,...More

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  'Housemaid' Screened at Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/15, Source
  Director Im Sang-soo's "The Housemaid - 2010" was screened at the 63rd Ca,...More

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  Korean films hot at Cannes film market
  2010/05/14, Source
  Official poster for film "71-Into the Fire" [Taewon Entertainment] Korean films "Blades of Blood" and "71-Into the Fire", which both star Korean actor Cha Seung-won, have scored overseas distribution deals at an ongoing film market in France. The two pics were picked up by foreign movie buyers at the Cannes Film Market where movie industry officials buy and sell their movies during the annual Cannes Film Festival,...More

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  Jeon Do-yeon and co-stars leave for Cannes today
  2010/05/13, Source
  From left, "The Housemaid - 2010" cast Lee Jung-jae, Seo Woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeon Do-yeon and director Im Sang-soo pose during a press screening held at the COEX Megabox Multiplex theater in Seoul, South Korea on May 3, 2010. [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily] Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon, her co-stars in "The Housemaid - 2010" and director Im Sang-soo have left for the Cannes Film Festival. The four, who departed Thursday morning, will be arriving at Cannes in the afternoon (France time) and staying at the luxurious Hotel Martinez -- courtesy of the organizing committee for the director and lead actors in films invited to the "In Competition" category,...More

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  "Housemaid", "Poetry" heating up Cannes Film Festival
  2010/05/13, Source
  Movie posters for "Poetry" and "The Housemaid - 2010" [Uni-korea / Sidus F&H] Korean films "The Housemaid - 2010" and "Poetry" are receiving heaps of attention from foreign movie buyers at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, according to their sales executives on Wednesday (France time). Officials in charge of overseas sales for the two pics explained that many foreign distributors are interested in buying "The Housemaid - 2010" and "Poetry" and some are even close to signing contracts,...More
• Megabox COEX Celebrates 10th Anniversary
  2010/05/13, Source
  The COEX branch of cinema chain Megabox marks its 10th anniversary on Thursday. It opened in May 2000 as the largest multiplex cinema in Asia. While it still has 16 screens, seating capacity has shrunk slightly from 4,336 at the time of opening to 4,218 after facility repairs.
  
  The cinema reached,...More

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  Lee Plays With Fire, Ice in 'Poetry'
  2010/04/29, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Emily Dickinson once said, "If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire ever can warm me I know that is poetry".
  
  In his sixth feature film,,...More
• Today's new additions and updates on HanCinema
  2010/04/29, Source
  Updated cast and added the teaser for the drama "Golden Fish"
  
  Added the Korean actress and comedian Kim Sook's page
  
  Added the Korean actor,...More

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  PIFF chairman Kim Dong-ho to serve as judge at Cannes
  2010/04/29, Source
  Mr. Kim Dong-ho, executive chairman of Pusan International Film Festival committee [Asia Economic Daily] Kim Dong-ho, executive chairman of Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) committe, has been selected as a judge at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival,...More
• Today's new additions and updates on HanCinema
  2010/04/28, Source
  Added Trailer for "Man of Vendetta"
  
  Added videos for "Poetry", "Blades of Blood",,...More
• Cannes Film Festival And Selections - Asians to Carry the Torch at Cannes
  2010/04/21, Source
  By Gautaman Bhaskaran
  South Asia Correspondent
  
  As the only Indian work at the Cannes Film Festival that runs from May 12 to 23, Vikramaditya Motwane's "Udaan" certainly holds a special place. It may not be part of the top Competition slot, but having been chosen after a long Indian hiatus at wha,...More
• Today's new additions and updates on HanCinema
  2010/04/21, Source
  Added new pictures for the movie "Poetry"
  
  Added new pictures for the movie "Blades of Blood" and video
  
  Added new pictures for the movie ",...More

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  Lee Chang-dong hopes "Poetry" will instill dreams
  2010/04/20, Source
  From left, actress Yoon Jung-hee and director Lee Chang-dong pose at a photo session of a press conference for film "Poetry" held at a CJ CGV theater in Seoul, South Korea on April 14, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] "Did you go easy on me on purpose because you didn't want me to have a tough time?" "Do I look like I'm that nice of a guy?" This was the dialogue between the main star and director of film "Poetry" as seen in video containing behind-the-scenes footage revealed at a press conference on April 14. And the two were none other than Yoon Jung-hee, who had been in a 15-year hiatus after having appeared in over 300 films during 40 years of her career and director Lee Chang-dong, who has made Korean film history starting from "Green Fish" to "Secret Sunshine". Below are excerpts from the press conference held at a CJ CGV theater emceed by actor Ahn Nae-sang,...More

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  [PHOTOS] "Poetry" press conference
  2010/04/20, Source
  "Poetry" cast and director [Chae Ki-won/10Asia] From left, actor Ahn Nae-sang, actress Yoon Jung-hee, and director Lee Chang-dong attend a press conference for film "Poetry" held at a CJ CGV theater in Seoul, South Korea on April 14, 2010,...More

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  Seo Young-hee invited to Cannes film fest
  2010/04/20, Source
  Korean actress Seo Young-hee Korean actress Seo Young-hee has been invited to the 63rd Cannes Film Festival next month for her latest film "Bedevilled", according to the film's production company Pilma Pictures. Pilma Pictures announced in a press release on Monday that the actress, who recently starred in the thriller pic, will be attending the event as the film will be shown in the Critics' Week section. In "Bedevilled", about seven people getting brutally murdered on a small island, Seo plays an innocent woman who, affected by the murders, changes into a cruel person,...More

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  Korean film "Poetry" to open in France late August
  2010/04/16, Source
  Official movie poster of film "Poetry" [Uni-korea] Korean dramatic film "Poetry" is set to be released in France on August 25, according to the film's production company Uni-korea on Friday. Uni-Korea announced through a press release that "Poetry", helmed by renowned director Lee Chang-dong, will be distributed by French distribution company Diaphana, which had also released Lee's previous work "Secret Sunshine" in the country,...More

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  "Poetry", "Housemaid" to compete at Cannes Film Festival
  2010/04/16, Source
  Movie posters of "Poetry" and "The Housemaid - 2010" [Uni-korea and Sidus F&H] Korean films "Poetry" and "The Housemaid - 2010" have been announced as entries in the official competition for this year's Cannes Film Festival, according to their respective production companies on Friday. The final list was unveiled Friday by Thierry Fremaux, the artistic director of Cannes, revealing that Lee Chang-dong's drama "Poetry" and Im Sang-soo's "The Housemaid - 2010" will be competing up against other noteworthy films in the annual fest which kicks off May 12. "We had high expectations for "Poetry" the moment director Lee received an email from Fremaux who wrote to him after reading the translated script and said the movie is sophisticated yet simple", executive director Park Min-jung of Uni-korea explained,...More

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  Two Korean Films to Vie at Cannes Festival in May
  2010/04/15, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Two South Korean films will contend for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday as they announced the festival's lineup. The 63rd e,...More

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  Korean movies at the 2010 Cannes Films Festival
  2010/04/15, Source
  "The Housemaid - 2010" by Im Sang-soo with Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Sung-jae, Seo Woo and Youn Yuh-jung will compete in the Official Selection along side with "Poetry" by Lee Chang-dong with Yoon Jung-hee,...More

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  Veterans Lee, Yoon Team Up in 'Poetry'
  2010/04/14, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  Lee Chang-dong is expected to offer a more poetic sensibility in his new feature film. The appropriately n,...More
• 2010 Korean Cinema Lineup
  2009/12/27, Source
  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
  The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.
  
  Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing rem,...More
• Movies to Watch in 2010
  2009/12/07, Source
  The film industry is already preparing for next year. Many renowned filmmakers have returned to Korea to produce movies about war and sequels to hit movies.
  
  Director Im Kwon-taek will produce his 101st movie,...More

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  YOON Jung-hee's comeback in LEE Chang-dong film
  2009/08/31, Source
  60s iconic actress Yoon Jung-hee will return to acting after more than fifteen years. Internationally renowned director,...More

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  Actress Yoon Returns to Screen After 15 Yrs
  2009/08/28, Source
  By Chung Ah-young
  Staff Reporter
  
  Veteran actress Yoon Jung-hee will return to the silver screen for the first time in 15 years, appearing,...More

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  LEE Chang-dong on poetry, women, and maturity
  2008/09/05, Source
  Internationally revered writer/director Lee Chang-dong is writing the scenario for his fifth film which he will be producing as well. The fil,...More

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