Korean dramas with an over 2 hour run time that despite winning at Cannes normally don't find a distribution deal if you take Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine as an example, but the folks at Kino International must feel a little different about the prospects in Chang-dong’s Poetry - an equally long, Cannes winning drama with a fine female performance in full view. - Korean dramas with an over 2 hour run time that despite winning at Cannes normally don't find a distribution deal if you take Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine as an example, but the folks at Kino International must feel a little different about the prospects in Chang-dong’s Poetry - an equally long, Cannes winning drama with a fine female performance in full view. In what could still be considered a Croisette deal, Kino have got themselves a slow-moving drama which thankfully doesn't...
- 5/27/2010
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Korean dramas with an over 2 hour run time that despite winning at Cannes normally don't find a distribution deal if you take Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine as an example, but the folks at Kino International must feel a little different about the prospects in Chang-dong’s Poetry - an equally long, Cannes winning drama with a fine female performance in full view. In what could still be considered a Croisette deal, Kino have got themselves a slow-moving drama which thankfully doesn't attempt to insert tear-jerk elements in what is already a rather occupied screenplay: Poetry is about an elderly woman trying to manage with the early signs of Alzheimer's while at the same time raising a grandson without a support system in place while searching for a new meaning at the end of her life. The prize winner does take its sweet time to get from point A to point B,...
- 5/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
With a Gangster film, WWII tale, Old Asian lady portrait and a period piece in the Main Competition you'd think we'd be talking about last year's batch of films: e.g.: Mother, Basterds and Bright Star. Not a recycling of story ideas, but rather same genres, among the surprise films below being nominated in the category, I was expecting Tavernier to occupy an Out of Comp or Special Screening slot. - With a Gangster film, WWII tale, Old Asian lady portrait and a period piece in the Main Competition you'd think we'd be talking about last year's batch of films: e.g.: Mother, Basterds and Bright Star. Not a recycling of story ideas, but rather same genres, among the surprise films below being nominated in the category, I was expecting Tavernier to occupy an Out of Comp or Special Screening slot. Here are four more from the 16. Outrage...
- 4/15/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Here are the images (and Korean poster one-sheet) for Lee Chang-dong's Poetry. His 6th film will be in Cannes' Main Competition and will be known as the project that brought Jeong-hie Yun out of retirement. The popular Korean actress retired in 1974 and moved to Paris. - Here are the images (and Korean poster one-sheet) for Lee Chang-dong's Poetry. His 6th film will be in Cannes' Main Competition and will be known as the project that brought Jeong-hie Yun out of retirement. The popular Korean actress retired in 1974 and moved to Paris. Don't be surprised if there is some pre-hype for her to follow in Jeon Do-yeon's footsteps who won the Best Actress award at the festival in Secret Sunshine, Chang-dong's previous film? This tells the story of an elderly woman in search of the fundamental poetry from her life. Aside from being sentenced with an Alzheimer’s disease,...
- 3/31/2010
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First time filmmakers rarely get the chance to showcase a first film in the main comp - its the sidebars that handle plenty of first works and I think it'll be the same this year, but even Un Certain Regard section can be stingy on first time efforts (last year only a pair of films made it in that sidebar). Below we have a handful of filmmakers who have previously directed films but have never showcased the most prestigious film fest...example Golden Lion winning Peter Mullan - First time filmmakers rarely get the chance to showcase a first film in the main comp - its the sidebars that handle plenty of first works and I think it'll be the same this year, but even Un Certain Regard section can be stingy on first time efforts (last year only a pair of films made it in that sidebar). Below we...
- 2/17/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
After seeing the type of performance he can extract from Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine, I'm curious to know what he'll do with a sixty-year old legendary actress who has been on an acting sabbatical for almost two decades. Could be a poignant representation of solitude in old age. - #44. Poetry Director/Writer/Producer: Lee Chang-dongDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This is a drama about a lonely woman (Jeong-hie Yun) in her 60s, who is searching for a new meaning at the end of her life...(more) Cast: Yoon Hee-Jeong Why is it on the list?: After seeing the type of performance he can extract from Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine, I'm curious to know what he'll do with a sixty-year old legendary actress who has been on an acting sabbatical for almost two decades. Could be a poignant representation of solitude in old age. Release Date/Status?...
- 2/3/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
- I'm not sure if it took much coaxing to bring actress Jeong-hie Yun out from her 15 year semi-retirement, but it helps that the last actress (Do-yeon Jeon) in filmmaker Lee Chang-dong's last film, Secret Sunshine, would win Best Actress in Cannes, and it also helps that the film, currently in production, is a sure shot for a Cannes slot. Known for Peppermint Candy and Oasis, the Korean filmmaker will be exploring a portion in a human's timeline that is rarely addressed in film (the over sixty-plus crowd normally don't receive their own storylines) via Poetry is a drama about a lonely woman (Jeong-hie Yun) in her 60s, who is searching for a new meaning at the end of her life. Variety mentions that, "Yoon was one of the most popular stars in the country during the 1960s and '70s, starring in more than 300 films. After marrying Korean pianist Paik Kunwoo,
- 8/29/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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