A criticism of Shim Hye-jung's “Flowers of Mold” is that it perhaps features ideas that you feel you have seen before, though on the plus side, it pulls off these ideas fairly well, and is a nicely rounded and polished tale of urban alienation.
Flowers of Mold is screening at London Korean Film Festival
Based on the short story by Ha Seong-nan, Jisu (Kim Jae-kyung) supplements her work processing meal kit deliveries by sorting through and cataloguing her neighbors' rubbish, identifying traits and the life stories of those around her she has never actually met. Becoming attracted to Woo-jae (Hyun Woo), her direct neighbor, she finds herself manufacturing scenarios for them to meet based on what she found in his bin bags. But as their relationship develops, her extra knowledge sees her learn things she perhaps doesn't like and grows a sense of betraying trust. Assumptions start to replace natural developments,...
Flowers of Mold is screening at London Korean Film Festival
Based on the short story by Ha Seong-nan, Jisu (Kim Jae-kyung) supplements her work processing meal kit deliveries by sorting through and cataloguing her neighbors' rubbish, identifying traits and the life stories of those around her she has never actually met. Becoming attracted to Woo-jae (Hyun Woo), her direct neighbor, she finds herself manufacturing scenarios for them to meet based on what she found in his bin bags. But as their relationship develops, her extra knowledge sees her learn things she perhaps doesn't like and grows a sense of betraying trust. Assumptions start to replace natural developments,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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