It's fair to say that Lee Chang-dong is one of the leading lights in South Korean cinema, if not cinema in general, though his relatively sparse output over the last decade leaves us yearning for more. His debut made a quarter of a century ago, while not as accomplished as his subsequent five films, features many of the themes that would appear throughout his oeuvre, and serves as a strong foundation for the rest of his work to build on.
Film Movement Presents The Films Of Lee Chang-dong, A Retrospective Showcase Including The US Theatrical Premieres Of New 4K Restorations Of Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis & Poetry In Seleected Cinemas In Canada And The US
Makdong (Han Suk-kyu) is fresh out of his army service and is returning home on the train. It is here he meets the mysterious Mi-ae (Shim Hye-jin), trying – and failing – to come to her rescue from a group of thugs.
Film Movement Presents The Films Of Lee Chang-dong, A Retrospective Showcase Including The US Theatrical Premieres Of New 4K Restorations Of Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis & Poetry In Seleected Cinemas In Canada And The US
Makdong (Han Suk-kyu) is fresh out of his army service and is returning home on the train. It is here he meets the mysterious Mi-ae (Shim Hye-jin), trying – and failing – to come to her rescue from a group of thugs.
- 4/24/2024
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
Lee Chang-dong set Cannes ablaze in 2018 with the uneasily beautiful “Burning,” a loose Haruki Murakami adaptation about the folie à troix between an alienated delivery man (Ah-in Yoo), the wily young woman (Jong-seo Jun) he covets, and the handsome charisma machine who blows them apart. The South Korean director’s sixth film made history as Korea’s first to make the International Feature Oscar shortlist (it wasn’t nominated) but is perhaps best remembered for two scenes: the woman, Haemi (Jun), dancing topless for them to the tune of Miles Davis’ “Elevator to the Gallows” soundtrack, and for its abruptly violent ending involving murder and arson in the nude. Then, there’s a missing cat that may have never existed — pure Murakami.
“Burning” remains a new classic of the 2010s, an elusive portrait of loneliness and desire that never spills on its narrative secrets. It grossed an impressive $718,000 at the U.
“Burning” remains a new classic of the 2010s, an elusive portrait of loneliness and desire that never spills on its narrative secrets. It grossed an impressive $718,000 at the U.
- 4/10/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
This month, Metrograph is running “Novel Encounters: The Films of Lee Chang-dong,” a retrospective of the filmmaker’s career to date. The program includes four films in new 4K restorations from Film Movement: Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis, and Poetry.
Lee’s debut, Green Fish, particularly benefits from restoration, considering it was previously quite hard to find outside Internet back-channels ever since its low-quality DVD went out-of-print some years ago. The film, an impressive debut, more fully brings into light Lee’s career-long preoccupations––how a character is impacted by anger and isolation, the dichotomy between rural and urban landscapes, and their particular socio-political context.
Lee’s work can be cleaved into two parts: the first three films and the next three films. Not only is there an important shift, following Oasis, from male protagonists to female protagonists, but also a gravitation towards a more ephemeral subject matter and ambiguous mode of storytelling.
Lee’s debut, Green Fish, particularly benefits from restoration, considering it was previously quite hard to find outside Internet back-channels ever since its low-quality DVD went out-of-print some years ago. The film, an impressive debut, more fully brings into light Lee’s career-long preoccupations––how a character is impacted by anger and isolation, the dichotomy between rural and urban landscapes, and their particular socio-political context.
Lee’s work can be cleaved into two parts: the first three films and the next three films. Not only is there an important shift, following Oasis, from male protagonists to female protagonists, but also a gravitation towards a more ephemeral subject matter and ambiguous mode of storytelling.
- 4/5/2024
- by Shawn Glinis
- The Film Stage
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,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
New York's Metrograph Theater is proud to announce the details of Novel Encounters: the Films of Lee Chang-dong, their upcoming retrospective headlined by the New York Premieres of four new 4K restorations of Lee Chang-dong's directorial works; Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999), Oasis (2002), and Poetry (2010). The series begins April 5th and also includes Lee's critically acclaimed Burning, South Korea's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, and his 2007 Cannes Award-Winning Secret Sunshine, alongside a filmmaker-curated duo of his most celebrated and valued writing and producing efforts: Ouni Lecomte's A Brand New Life and July Jung's A Girl at My Door. Each restoration title, which are being released by Film Movement Classics in North America, will have a week-long run at the esteemed Lower East Side repertory and first-run cinema, marking their US Theatrical Premieres.
Poetry
Filmmaker, playwright, and novelist, Lee Chang-dong has been a vital force...
Poetry
Filmmaker, playwright, and novelist, Lee Chang-dong has been a vital force...
- 2/14/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
At the end of last year we learned that Film Movement picked up four new 4K restorations of the films of Lee Chang-dong: Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999), Oasis (2002), and Poetry (2010). Now today finally brings news of when we’ll be able to see them. New York City’s Metrograph Theater announced their retrospective Novel Encounters: the Films of Lee Chang-dong, taking place April 5-27, featuring the four aforementioned restorations as well as Burning, Secret Sunshine, and Ouni Lecomte’s A Brand New Life (which Lee co-wrote) and July Jung’s A Girl at My Door (which Lee produced).
“We are thrilled to present a retrospective of Lee Chang-dong’s outstanding body of work, celebrating him as one of the most esteemed auteurs in contemporary cinema,” said Metrograph’s Director of Programming Inge de Leeuw. “Each film in this retrospective delves into the profound complexities of the human condition. As big admirers of his filmmaking,...
“We are thrilled to present a retrospective of Lee Chang-dong’s outstanding body of work, celebrating him as one of the most esteemed auteurs in contemporary cinema,” said Metrograph’s Director of Programming Inge de Leeuw. “Each film in this retrospective delves into the profound complexities of the human condition. As big admirers of his filmmaking,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong is getting his flowers stateside, thanks to a retrospective exhibit curated by New York’s Metrograph Theater. Titled “Novel Encounters: the Films of Lee Chang-dong,” the upcoming program is headlined by the New York premieres of four new 4K restorations of Lee’s directorial works, including “Green Fish” (1997), “Peppermint Candy” (1999), “Oasis” (2002), and “Poetry” (2010). “Novel Encounters” runs from April 5 through 27.
“We are thrilled to present a retrospective of Lee Chang-dong’s outstanding body of work, celebrating him as one of the most esteemed auteurs in contemporary cinema,” Metrograph’s Director of Programming Inge de Leeuw said. “Each film in this retrospective delves into the profound complexities of the human condition. As big admirers of his filmmaking, we are delighted to bring his compassionate films to the big screen and we are proud to work with the North American distributor Film Movement to present the restored versions...
“We are thrilled to present a retrospective of Lee Chang-dong’s outstanding body of work, celebrating him as one of the most esteemed auteurs in contemporary cinema,” Metrograph’s Director of Programming Inge de Leeuw said. “Each film in this retrospective delves into the profound complexities of the human condition. As big admirers of his filmmaking, we are delighted to bring his compassionate films to the big screen and we are proud to work with the North American distributor Film Movement to present the restored versions...
- 2/14/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Montreal event runs July 20-August 9.
Nicolas Cage will receive the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award while the Montreal event (July 20-August 9) will close with Quebcois collective Rkss’s We Are Zombies.
The closing film is based on the French comic book series Les Zombies Qui Ont Mangé Le Monde (The Zombies That Ate The World) and takes place in a world where zombies are referred to as “living impaired” and roam among ordinary people.
Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), Alexandre Nachi (1991) and Derek Johns (The Boys) star in the feature from Rkss comprising François Simard,...
Nicolas Cage will receive the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival’s Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award while the Montreal event (July 20-August 9) will close with Quebcois collective Rkss’s We Are Zombies.
The closing film is based on the French comic book series Les Zombies Qui Ont Mangé Le Monde (The Zombies That Ate The World) and takes place in a world where zombies are referred to as “living impaired” and roam among ordinary people.
Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), Alexandre Nachi (1991) and Derek Johns (The Boys) star in the feature from Rkss comprising François Simard,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In the five years since Burning, South Korean master Lee Chang-dong has yet to announce a new project, but considering it was nearly a decade between his prior film Poetry and his Haruki Murakami adaptation, it will likely be another few years until we hear an update. In the meantime, he’s penned a new short story which is now available to read courtesy of The New Yorker.
Titled “Snowy Day” and translated from Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl and Yoosup Chang, the story depicts military duty in Korea and the nuances of the divide between a private and a corporal, along with bookends featuring a woman visiting the private at the remote base. With a setting detailed in characteristically evocatively fashion, describing the bleak atmosphere at the desolate border, passages recall Park Chan-wook’s 2000 thriller Joint Security Area. As for whether we may see him adapt the story into the cinematic form,...
Titled “Snowy Day” and translated from Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl and Yoosup Chang, the story depicts military duty in Korea and the nuances of the divide between a private and a corporal, along with bookends featuring a woman visiting the private at the remote base. With a setting detailed in characteristically evocatively fashion, describing the bleak atmosphere at the desolate border, passages recall Park Chan-wook’s 2000 thriller Joint Security Area. As for whether we may see him adapt the story into the cinematic form,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
When the history books are written to include modern world cinema, one name that is sure to be mentioned as a titan not just of Korean or Asian cinema, but cinema in general, will undoubtedly be that of South Korean maestro Lee Chang-dong. In a career spanning more than 25 years now, starting in the early days of the Korean New Wave all the way till the modern day, Lee has made a mere six feature films, almost all of which are generally considered among the finest. In their 2022 edition, the Jeonju International Film Festival held a retrospective of the celebrated director’s works, which included 4k remastered versions of all of Lee’s feature films, along with the world premieres of his new short “Heartbeat” and “Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony”, a new retrospective documentary by French director Alain Mazars.
Much like Lee’s breakthrough sophomore work “Peppermint Candy...
Much like Lee’s breakthrough sophomore work “Peppermint Candy...
- 2/23/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
A victim of the Covid-19 pandemic and released worldwide on Netflix streaming platform in early April 2022 instead of in the cinemas, this South Korean spy thriller went on to become the third most viewed non English film globally for that week and in Asia it also topped the most streamed film list. Incidentally, Yaksha is an Eastern mythology spirit of the wilderness which can be both mischievous and benevolent.
Accused of bribery and stock manipulation, Mr. Lee, Chairman of the Sangin Group is under investigation by a Seoul based Prosecutor Han Ji-hoon, who is in the process of bringing him in. Being a powerful man with connections, the court lets Lee go free while Han finds himself humiliated and demoted to a position in the National Intelligence Services (Nis), a place where there is hardly any work for him to do. Nonetheless, a job meant for his boss comes up...
Accused of bribery and stock manipulation, Mr. Lee, Chairman of the Sangin Group is under investigation by a Seoul based Prosecutor Han Ji-hoon, who is in the process of bringing him in. Being a powerful man with connections, the court lets Lee go free while Han finds himself humiliated and demoted to a position in the National Intelligence Services (Nis), a place where there is hardly any work for him to do. Nonetheless, a job meant for his boss comes up...
- 5/19/2022
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Sometimes a film gets stuck in release hell due to events out of the production and distribution companies’ hands. Kim Ji-hoon’s “I Want to Know Your Parents” is one such feature. A production that has been ready since 2017, long before Kim’s latest release which was last year’s “Sinkhole”, but had to be shelved because of allegations of sexual harassment against actor Oh Dal-su in the early days of Korea’s #metoo movement. However, since his name was cleared by the courts in Korea, films involving him are starting to find their way into theatres and “I Want to Know Your Parents” is easily the most high profile of the gestating projects.
Synopsis
Kim Geon-woo, student of the prestigious Haneum International Middle School attempts suicide, but not before naming four of his classmates for incessantly bullying him and driving him towards the step. All four perpetrators are children...
Synopsis
Kim Geon-woo, student of the prestigious Haneum International Middle School attempts suicide, but not before naming four of his classmates for incessantly bullying him and driving him towards the step. All four perpetrators are children...
- 4/6/2022
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
stills: stitch of Green Fish-Peppermint Candy-Oasis-Secret Sunshine-Poetry-Burning
The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival will hold a retrospective program on director Lee Chang-dong called “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible.”
The 23rd Jeonju Iff is preparing thoroughly under strict Covid-19 regulations with the slogan “Film Goes On,” and has made a big announcement domestic and international film fans will cheer for. Leading Korean director Lee Chang-dong will be spotlighted with a retrospective programming at the festival called “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible.”
Through “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible,” the director’s most loved films from the last 20 years as well as Heartbeat, his newest short film, will be presented to the audience for the first time in the world. Heartbeat is Lee’s newest film in 4 years, and it made headlines due to the participation of Who in the production. In addition,...
The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival will hold a retrospective program on director Lee Chang-dong called “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible.”
The 23rd Jeonju Iff is preparing thoroughly under strict Covid-19 regulations with the slogan “Film Goes On,” and has made a big announcement domestic and international film fans will cheer for. Leading Korean director Lee Chang-dong will be spotlighted with a retrospective programming at the festival called “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible.”
Through “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible,” the director’s most loved films from the last 20 years as well as Heartbeat, his newest short film, will be presented to the audience for the first time in the world. Heartbeat is Lee’s newest film in 4 years, and it made headlines due to the participation of Who in the production. In addition,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Festival
Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr. 28-May 7) are directed by women. The selected films are “Mother And Daughter” by Kim Jung-eun; “When I Sleep” (Choi Jungmoon); “The Hill of Secrets” (Lee Ji-eun); “Archaeology of Love” (Lee Wanmin); “Missing Yoon” (Kim Jinhwa); “Saving a Dragonfly” (Hong Daye); “Jeong-sun” (Jeong Ji-hye); “Drown” (Lim Sangsu); and “Havana” (Hong Yongho).
Programmer Moon Seok said: “This year’s submissions were diverse in subject matter, and there were many new attempts in genres. Seven of the nine selected works are by female directors, and they continue to be strong players in the industry. I hope this trend will continue, and to have female directors make strides in the commercial film industry too.”
Meanwhile, the festival, which is led by director Lee Joondong, is planning an in-person event under strict Covid-19 regulations and will hold...
Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr. 28-May 7) are directed by women. The selected films are “Mother And Daughter” by Kim Jung-eun; “When I Sleep” (Choi Jungmoon); “The Hill of Secrets” (Lee Ji-eun); “Archaeology of Love” (Lee Wanmin); “Missing Yoon” (Kim Jinhwa); “Saving a Dragonfly” (Hong Daye); “Jeong-sun” (Jeong Ji-hye); “Drown” (Lim Sangsu); and “Havana” (Hong Yongho).
Programmer Moon Seok said: “This year’s submissions were diverse in subject matter, and there were many new attempts in genres. Seven of the nine selected works are by female directors, and they continue to be strong players in the industry. I hope this trend will continue, and to have female directors make strides in the commercial film industry too.”
Meanwhile, the festival, which is led by director Lee Joondong, is planning an in-person event under strict Covid-19 regulations and will hold...
- 4/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
At a time when viewers around the world remain wary of returning to cinemas, the Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff) once again can’t keep up with local audiences. Demand is so high that viewers are paying enormous sums to get hold of scalped tickets, including more than $300 to see an art house film released more than two decades ago.
The festival sparks an annual online crush as film lovers vie Black Friday-style for its limited tickets the moment they’re released for sale. Siff sold nearly 150,000 tickets within five minutes on the first day of sales in 2019, and more than 100,000 tickets in ten minutes last year, despite occurring as an in-person event just weeks after cinemas reopened for the first time post-covid-19.
With theater capacity still capped at 75%, the event’s 2021 iteration set to run from June 11-20 has proved just as popular, despite the full line-up being announced...
The festival sparks an annual online crush as film lovers vie Black Friday-style for its limited tickets the moment they’re released for sale. Siff sold nearly 150,000 tickets within five minutes on the first day of sales in 2019, and more than 100,000 tickets in ten minutes last year, despite occurring as an in-person event just weeks after cinemas reopened for the first time post-covid-19.
With theater capacity still capped at 75%, the event’s 2021 iteration set to run from June 11-20 has proved just as popular, despite the full line-up being announced...
- 6/8/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
2021 was always going to be a triumphant year for New Directors/New Films, as the annual festival dedicated to emerging filmmakers — co-hosted by The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center — is celebrating its 50th edition and augmenting its usual array of vital contemporary work with a selection of highlights from past lineups (including Christopher Nolan’s “Following” and Lee Chang-dong’s “Peppermint Candy”).
But Nd/Nf 2021 is also celebrating a new day for cinephiles in New York, as it’s the first local festival to offer indoor screenings since the pandemic began, and it feels like the closest thing to a formal reopening for the city’s theatrical community. Fortunately, remote audiences don’t need to worry about missing out, as all 27 films and both of the shorts packages screening as part of Nd/Nf this year will also be available to watch via virtual cinema.
And...
But Nd/Nf 2021 is also celebrating a new day for cinephiles in New York, as it’s the first local festival to offer indoor screenings since the pandemic began, and it feels like the closest thing to a formal reopening for the city’s theatrical community. Fortunately, remote audiences don’t need to worry about missing out, as all 27 films and both of the shorts packages screening as part of Nd/Nf this year will also be available to watch via virtual cinema.
And...
- 4/28/2021
- by David Ehrlich, Kate Erbland and Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
It’s fair to say that Lee Chang-dong is one of the leading lights in South Korean cinema, if not cinema in general, though his relatively sparse output over the last decade leaves us yearning for more. His debut made a quarter of a century ago, while not as accomplished as his subsequent five films, features many of the themes that would appear throughout his oeuvre, and serves as a strong foundation for the rest of his work to build on.
Makdong (Han Suk-kyu) is fresh out of his army service and is returning home on the train. It is here he meets the mysterious Mi-ae (Shim Hye-jin), trying – and failing – to come to her rescue from a group of thugs. But she takes a shine to the young soldier and asks him to look her up when he returns home. Soon he discovers that she is...
Makdong (Han Suk-kyu) is fresh out of his army service and is returning home on the train. It is here he meets the mysterious Mi-ae (Shim Hye-jin), trying – and failing – to come to her rescue from a group of thugs. But she takes a shine to the young soldier and asks him to look her up when he returns home. Soon he discovers that she is...
- 4/22/2021
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
The Courier (Dominic Cooke)
Early on in The Courier, directed by Dominic Cooke, British salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) realizes he’s sitting at a table with both a MI6 officer (Angus Wright) and a CIA officer (Rachel Brosnahan). Excited, he admits: “I can’t believe I’m having lunch with spies!” It’s a moment of brevity that speaks to the interesting tonal dance the filmmakers are trying at. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Hope (Maria Sødahl)
While writer/director Maria Sødahl never really leaves Anja’s side to focus on what Tomas is feeling, her film Hope makes certain we know. It’s in...
The Courier (Dominic Cooke)
Early on in The Courier, directed by Dominic Cooke, British salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) realizes he’s sitting at a table with both a MI6 officer (Angus Wright) and a CIA officer (Rachel Brosnahan). Excited, he admits: “I can’t believe I’m having lunch with spies!” It’s a moment of brevity that speaks to the interesting tonal dance the filmmakers are trying at. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Hope (Maria Sødahl)
While writer/director Maria Sødahl never really leaves Anja’s side to focus on what Tomas is feeling, her film Hope makes certain we know. It’s in...
- 4/16/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After his debut feature “Green Fish” (1997) South-Korean director Lee Chang-dong made what is possibly one of his most commercially and critically acclaimed films, “Peppermint Candy”. Especially with the success of his latest film “Burning”, Chang-dong’s body of work has to be regarded as one of the most interesting focusing on topics such as his home country’s history, masculinity, human relations and art. Similar to his work as a novelist previous to his film career, art, as the director explains in an interview with writer Andrew Chan, is a way “to communicate with all those certain somebodies out there […] whose names and faces I didn’t know” and to explore new worlds and environments.
Over the course of 130 minutes, the film accompanies the events which led to the suicide of Kim Yong-ho (Sol Kyung-gu). Starting with him standing on a railway bridge facing an oncoming train,...
Over the course of 130 minutes, the film accompanies the events which led to the suicide of Kim Yong-ho (Sol Kyung-gu). Starting with him standing on a railway bridge facing an oncoming train,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Wim Wenders’ adaptation of Peter Handke’s The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick in the New Directors/New Films at 50: A Retrospective Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art’s 50th New Directors/New Films to include a retrospective with free virtual screenings of Chantal Akerman’s Les Rendez-vous d’Anna; Sara Driver’s Sleepwalk; Christopher Nolan’s Following; Eduardo Coutinho’s Twenty Years Later; Horace Ové’s Playing Away; Charles Burnett’s My Brother’s Wedding; Gregg Araki’s The Living End; Humberto Solás’s Lucía; Mani Kaul’s Duvidha; Lee Chang-dong’s Peppermint Candy, and Wim Wenders’ adaptation of Peter Handke’s The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick.
Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art’s 50th New Directors/New Films
Amalia Ulman’s El Planeta (Spain) will open the festival and Theo Anthony’s All Light,...
Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art’s 50th New Directors/New Films to include a retrospective with free virtual screenings of Chantal Akerman’s Les Rendez-vous d’Anna; Sara Driver’s Sleepwalk; Christopher Nolan’s Following; Eduardo Coutinho’s Twenty Years Later; Horace Ové’s Playing Away; Charles Burnett’s My Brother’s Wedding; Gregg Araki’s The Living End; Humberto Solás’s Lucía; Mani Kaul’s Duvidha; Lee Chang-dong’s Peppermint Candy, and Wim Wenders’ adaptation of Peter Handke’s The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick.
Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art’s 50th New Directors/New Films
Amalia Ulman’s El Planeta (Spain) will open the festival and Theo Anthony’s All Light,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center have today announced the 50th anniversary edition of New Directors/New Films (Nd/Nf), this year available in both virtual and in-theater settings, marking it as the first New York City festival to return to live screenings since the pandemic began. This year’s festival will introduce 27 features and 11 shorts to audiences nationwide in the MoMA and Flc virtual cinemas, and to New Yorkers at Film at Lincoln Center. The festival will open with Amalia Ulman’s “El Planeta” and close with Theo Anthony’s “All Light, Everywhere,” both of which premiered at Sundance in January.
This year’s edition will mark the second time the festival has offered a virtual arm: the festival’s original March 2020 dates were postponed when pandemic shutdowns took hold, with the series eventually opting to go virtual for its 49th edition, rolling out last December.
This year’s edition will mark the second time the festival has offered a virtual arm: the festival’s original March 2020 dates were postponed when pandemic shutdowns took hold, with the series eventually opting to go virtual for its 49th edition, rolling out last December.
- 4/1/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbove: Al Pacino and Francis Ford Coppola on the set of The Godfather: Part III.A new edit and restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III will have a limited theatrical release in December. The film, entitled Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, includes a "a new beginning and ending."New inclusion requirements for the Oscars will take full effect in 2024, requiring films to meet standards for on-screen representation (in cast or theme) and creative leadership in order to be eligible for Best Picture. This year's lineup for the London Film Festival includes Ben Sharrock's Limbo (which will be distributed in the U.K. and Ireland by Mubi!). The Fondation Cartier will be presenting the world premiere of Artavazd Peleshian's first film in 27 years, La nature.
- 9/9/2020
- MUBI
Echelon Studios has acquired North American rights to South Korea comedy “Maggie” which premiered at Busan International Film Festival. In “Maggie”, after a radiologist is snapped having sex in the X-ray room, the image swiftly circulates in the hospital. A nurse (Lee Ju-Yeong) fears that she might be one of the randy skeletons depicted. Together with her boss (Moon So-Ri), two woman embarks on a mission to determine whether human beings are ever really worth believing.
Up-and-coming director Yi Okseop previously directed short “Girls on Top” in 2017. “Maggie” is her debut feature. The film premiered at 2018 Busan International Film Festival and won four awards – Actress of the Year, Citizen Critics’ Award, Kbs Independent Film Award, and Cgv Art House Award. Later on, “Maggie” has been invited to several major film festivals including 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), 2019 São Paulo International Film Festival, 2019 BFI London Film Festival, 2019 Munich Film Festival, 2019 Taipei Film Festival,...
Up-and-coming director Yi Okseop previously directed short “Girls on Top” in 2017. “Maggie” is her debut feature. The film premiered at 2018 Busan International Film Festival and won four awards – Actress of the Year, Citizen Critics’ Award, Kbs Independent Film Award, and Cgv Art House Award. Later on, “Maggie” has been invited to several major film festivals including 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), 2019 São Paulo International Film Festival, 2019 BFI London Film Festival, 2019 Munich Film Festival, 2019 Taipei Film Festival,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Jay Jeon was born in 1959 in Seoul, Korea. He has a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Sung Kyun Kwan University. Jay was one of the founder members of East-West Film Group as a part of Goethe Institute in early 80’s. Their main projects included progressive films on society movement. He edited some publications introducing world filmmakers and also launched a quarterly magazine called Film Language, which brought wider and deeper interest and analysis on new Korean films. Since the early 90’s, he took interest in film production. “Tales of City”, directed by Lee J-yong, is one of his early works as producer. Jay also worked as associate producer for “Spring in My Hometown” directed by Lee Kwangmo, and as co-producer of world acclaimed films by Lee Chang-dong: “Peppermint Candy” and “Oasis”. He produced the TV documentary “An Odyssey” into the Cinema World in 1995. In 2005, he was honored...
- 2/17/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The London Korean Film Festival (Lkff) has launched its full programme of films and events for the upcoming 14th edition, taking place from 1st-14th November in London before embarking on the annual tour 18th-24th November.
The London Korean Film Festival (Lkff) has launched its full programme of films and events for the upcoming 14th edition, taking place from 1st-14th November in London before embarking on the annual tour 18th-24th November.
The Special Focus, and much of this year’s festival programme, will highlight the historic milestone of 100-years of Korean cinema along with an exciting mix of UK and International premieres, guests and events across a diverse set of strands; Cinema Now, Women’S Voices, Documentary, Hidden Figures: Ha Gil-jong, Artist Video, Animation And Mise-en-SCÈNE Shorts.
Opening Gala – 1st November
The Seashore Village (1965) by Kim Soo-yong.
Newly restored, and presented in the UK for the very first time,...
The London Korean Film Festival (Lkff) has launched its full programme of films and events for the upcoming 14th edition, taking place from 1st-14th November in London before embarking on the annual tour 18th-24th November.
The Special Focus, and much of this year’s festival programme, will highlight the historic milestone of 100-years of Korean cinema along with an exciting mix of UK and International premieres, guests and events across a diverse set of strands; Cinema Now, Women’S Voices, Documentary, Hidden Figures: Ha Gil-jong, Artist Video, Animation And Mise-en-SCÈNE Shorts.
Opening Gala – 1st November
The Seashore Village (1965) by Kim Soo-yong.
Newly restored, and presented in the UK for the very first time,...
- 9/18/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Born in Seoul in 1974, Moon So-Ri majored in Education at Sungkyunkwan University and first acted on stage in 1996. She had appeared in only one short film before Lee Chang-Dong cast her as the female lead in his feature “Peppermint Candy” — a role which made her famous in Korea. She returned to the screen (again opposite Sol Kyung-Gu and under Lee Chang-Dong’s direction) in “Oasis”, and currently, her acting titles are more then 30. Since 2014, he has been working as a director, with “The Running Actress” being her first feature.
On the occasion of her film screening at Far East Film Festival, we speak with her about going back to the university, Marcello Mastroianni, running in high heels and the double role of actor/director.
“When people outside of South Korea see a Korean movie with scenes of people drinking soju, they always think it’s an Hong Sang-soo’s movie” Moon So-ri says,...
On the occasion of her film screening at Far East Film Festival, we speak with her about going back to the university, Marcello Mastroianni, running in high heels and the double role of actor/director.
“When people outside of South Korea see a Korean movie with scenes of people drinking soju, they always think it’s an Hong Sang-soo’s movie” Moon So-ri says,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong Flashback: With 1999's 'Peppermint Candy,' Lee Chang-dong Arrived as a Fully Formed Auteur
South Korean director Lee Chang-dong may have come to the attention of mainstream viewers outside Asia when his most recent film, Burning, snagged former The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun for a lead role. The dear departed Glenn raised the film’s profile to be sure, and hopefully it won over new fans to Lee’s peculiar brand of exploration of the human condition. Where many filmmakers see space for redemption and latent goodness, Lee sees the unsavory, the self-destructive and the violent. To be fair, this started well before he went to work for the government (Lee was Korea’s minister ...
- 3/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Asian Film Awards, it was announced Wednesday. The 13th edition of the awards ceremony, which is presented annually during the Hong Kong International Film Festival, will be held March 17.
Renowned for such works as Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), Lee most recently made waves with 2018's Burning starring Steven Yeun. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year and became the first South Korean film to make the shortlist for the Oscars' best foreign-language film category.
Lee ...
Renowned for such works as Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), Lee most recently made waves with 2018's Burning starring Steven Yeun. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year and became the first South Korean film to make the shortlist for the Oscars' best foreign-language film category.
Lee ...
- 2/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Asian Film Awards, it was announced Wednesday. The 13th edition of the awards ceremony, which is presented annually during the Hong Kong International Film Festival, will be held March 17.
Renowned for such works as Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), Lee most recently made waves with 2018's Burning starring Steven Yeun. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year and became the first South Korean film to make the shortlist for the Oscars' best foreign-language film category.
Lee ...
Renowned for such works as Green Fish (1997), Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), Lee most recently made waves with 2018's Burning starring Steven Yeun. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year and became the first South Korean film to make the shortlist for the Oscars' best foreign-language film category.
Lee ...
- 2/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Francois Ozon’s By The Grace Of God will close the festival, which runs March 18-April 1.
Renny Harlin’s Chinese-language crime thriller Bodies At Rest will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff), while Francois Ozon’s By The Grace Of God will close the 15-day event (March 18-April 1).
Starring Nick Cheung and Richie Jen, Bodies At Restis co-produced by Hong Kong’s Media Asia and Beijing-based Wanda Pictures and is scheduled for release in April. Ozon’s By The Grace Of Godrecently won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
Hkiff also announced that...
Renny Harlin’s Chinese-language crime thriller Bodies At Rest will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff), while Francois Ozon’s By The Grace Of God will close the 15-day event (March 18-April 1).
Starring Nick Cheung and Richie Jen, Bodies At Restis co-produced by Hong Kong’s Media Asia and Beijing-based Wanda Pictures and is scheduled for release in April. Ozon’s By The Grace Of Godrecently won the Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
Hkiff also announced that...
- 2/26/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
“Bodies at Rest,” a Chinese-language crime thriller directed by Beijing-resident Renny Harlin (“Die Hard 2”) has been set as the opening title of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The festival will close with Francois Ozon’s “By the Grace of God,” which recently claimed the grand prize in Berlin.
Between the two events, the festival will unspool 230 titles from 63 countries and regions, of which 64 are world, international and Asian premieres. The festival, under the new leadership of Albert Lee, will run March 18-April 1.
Other highlights include gala screenings of: “Synonyms,” the winner of the Berlinale’s Golden Bear for best film, by Israeli director Nadav Lapid; Peter Jackson’s restored footage Wwi documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old”; and “First Night Nerves,” by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan.
Chinese director Lou Ye’s “The Shadow Play” will receive a special screening after Lou, Jiang Wen, Tony Leung Ka-fai, actress...
Between the two events, the festival will unspool 230 titles from 63 countries and regions, of which 64 are world, international and Asian premieres. The festival, under the new leadership of Albert Lee, will run March 18-April 1.
Other highlights include gala screenings of: “Synonyms,” the winner of the Berlinale’s Golden Bear for best film, by Israeli director Nadav Lapid; Peter Jackson’s restored footage Wwi documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old”; and “First Night Nerves,” by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan.
Chinese director Lou Ye’s “The Shadow Play” will receive a special screening after Lou, Jiang Wen, Tony Leung Ka-fai, actress...
- 2/26/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff), in association with the Korean Film Council (Kofic), will present the “Centenary of Korean Cinema” programme, which will include screenings of 10 all-time classics and critically acclaimed new films for South Korea. It will also host masterclasses, introductions and post-screening talks as past of the programme.
Special Guest Lee Chang-dong will be in attendance to hold a masterclass after the screening of his restored classic “Peppermint Candy”. Oh Jung-mi, Lee’s co-writer on his latest film “Burning” will also be present in the post-screening discussion of “Burning”.
Also included in the Programme will be films by festival darlings Hong Sang-soo and Bong Joon-ho, with Hong’s “The Day a Pig Fell into the Well” and “Hotel by the River” both screening. Bong’s breakout film “Memories of Murder” will also screen in its newly restored version.
Three legendary directors Shin Sang-ok, Kim Ki-young and Im Kwon-taek,...
Special Guest Lee Chang-dong will be in attendance to hold a masterclass after the screening of his restored classic “Peppermint Candy”. Oh Jung-mi, Lee’s co-writer on his latest film “Burning” will also be present in the post-screening discussion of “Burning”.
Also included in the Programme will be films by festival darlings Hong Sang-soo and Bong Joon-ho, with Hong’s “The Day a Pig Fell into the Well” and “Hotel by the River” both screening. Bong’s breakout film “Memories of Murder” will also screen in its newly restored version.
Three legendary directors Shin Sang-ok, Kim Ki-young and Im Kwon-taek,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
After lighting Cannes on fire earlier this year — where it topped IndieWire’s critics poll as the best film of the festival, and landed the highest score in the long history of Screen Daily’s annual critics grid — Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning” is finally set to open in American theaters. The Korean auteur’s first feature in eight years begins playing in New York today, expands to Los Angeles on 11/2, and will start cropping up between the coasts on 11/9 (keep an eye on the film’s official site for more details as they develop).
Adapted from a (very) short Haruki Murakami story called “Barn Burning,” which was first published in “The New Yorker” in 1992, and can be read in its entirety here, “Burning” tells the story of an aimless young writer named Lee Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), whose rootless existence is turned upside down after a chance encounter with childhood classmate...
Adapted from a (very) short Haruki Murakami story called “Barn Burning,” which was first published in “The New Yorker” in 1992, and can be read in its entirety here, “Burning” tells the story of an aimless young writer named Lee Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), whose rootless existence is turned upside down after a chance encounter with childhood classmate...
- 10/26/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
A year had passed since Steven Yeun left “The Walking Dead,” the AMC show that put him on the map, and he had yet to figure out his next moves. He landed a supporting role in “Okja,” Bong Joon-ho’s wacky sci-fi adventure, and followed the English-language ensemble to Cannes. Someone asked him if he wanted to work with other Korean directors. Yeun, who was born in Seoul but raised in Michigan, hesitated.
“You just say things to answer questions, never thinking of any of it will come true,” said Yeun, over a year later. So he mentioned Lee Chang-dong, the monumental Korean filmmaker whose work Yeun discovered early in his career.
The interview got passed around, first to screenwriter Oh Jungmi, and then to Lee. The pair were co-writing “Burning,” a vivid, lyrical adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story. The movie, which premiered at Cannes, revolves around introverted...
“You just say things to answer questions, never thinking of any of it will come true,” said Yeun, over a year later. So he mentioned Lee Chang-dong, the monumental Korean filmmaker whose work Yeun discovered early in his career.
The interview got passed around, first to screenwriter Oh Jungmi, and then to Lee. The pair were co-writing “Burning,” a vivid, lyrical adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story. The movie, which premiered at Cannes, revolves around introverted...
- 10/24/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
A breakthrough role on “The Walking Dead” proved Steven Yeun was ready for the spotlight, but the Korean-American star is taking on his meatiest role to date with the Cannes premiere of South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning.” “I’ve been waiting for this,” says Yeun.
A loose adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami that first appeared in The New Yorker, “Burning” features the “Okja” star alongside Yoo Ah-in (“Veteran”) and newcomer Jun Jong-seo. It’s director Lee’s fourth trip to Cannes, and his third movie to appear in competition.
The film tells the story of three young lives that are mysteriously entangled after a chance encounter between a part-time deliveryman (Yoo) and a young woman he once knew (Jun). Yeun plays an enigmatic stranger with a luxurious lifestyle who throws Yoo’s life into disarray.
After his turn as a radical animal-rights activist in “Okja...
A loose adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami that first appeared in The New Yorker, “Burning” features the “Okja” star alongside Yoo Ah-in (“Veteran”) and newcomer Jun Jong-seo. It’s director Lee’s fourth trip to Cannes, and his third movie to appear in competition.
The film tells the story of three young lives that are mysteriously entangled after a chance encounter between a part-time deliveryman (Yoo) and a young woman he once knew (Jun). Yeun plays an enigmatic stranger with a luxurious lifestyle who throws Yoo’s life into disarray.
After his turn as a radical animal-rights activist in “Okja...
- 5/17/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The former high-school teacher and an acclaimed novelist makes his movies like he writes his books – Lee Chang-dong‘s films take their time to simmer with eight full years passing since he preemed 2010’s Poetry. His second feature Peppermint Candy was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight of 2000, and 2002’s Oasis preemed at the 2002 Venice Film Festival. Since then he has been to Cannes with three straight Secret Sunshine (2007) winner for Best Actress, Poetry and now, Burning. Steven Yeon, of Bong Joon-ho’s Okja stars as one part of a trio brought together by mysterious incident.
And just like…...
And just like…...
- 5/16/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
There are 18 films in competition will screen at the Cannes film festival this year. The 71st edition of the international festival in the south of France runs from May 8 to May 19. A filmmaker’s history at the festival offers insights as to who might be out front to take home the coveted Palme d’Or. Eight of the entries are by filmmakers that have had their work honored at past closing ceremonies. This year could definitely see someone new in the mix as four of the filmmakers are making their debuts on the Croisette while another four are having their films shown here in competition for the first time. The jury will be headed by two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.
Below is a breakdown of the 18 films competing this year and the history of their helmers at the festival.
Stépane Brizé (“At War”)
When a company that has asked for...
Below is a breakdown of the 18 films competing this year and the history of their helmers at the festival.
Stépane Brizé (“At War”)
When a company that has asked for...
- 4/13/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
I Don’T Want To Die Alone
The year is 1999. A man on the verge of a psychotic breakdown attends a reunion organized by his old classmates, some of whom he hasn’t seen in 20 years. The gathering takes place near a river and some train tracks, and it isn’t long before he decides to use them. He starts going nuts, frantically sprinting through the water until he vanishes. Only to reappear on the train tracks, in a complete state of distress, yelling out the final words: “I’m going back!“. The poor man then willingly lets the oncoming train crush him into oblivion. That man was Kim Yongho and what happens next in “Peppermint Candy” is quite interesting…
In reverse chronology*, we go back three days to see what lead to his sudden departure from this world. What we find is a man on the brink of insanity,...
The year is 1999. A man on the verge of a psychotic breakdown attends a reunion organized by his old classmates, some of whom he hasn’t seen in 20 years. The gathering takes place near a river and some train tracks, and it isn’t long before he decides to use them. He starts going nuts, frantically sprinting through the water until he vanishes. Only to reappear on the train tracks, in a complete state of distress, yelling out the final words: “I’m going back!“. The poor man then willingly lets the oncoming train crush him into oblivion. That man was Kim Yongho and what happens next in “Peppermint Candy” is quite interesting…
In reverse chronology*, we go back three days to see what lead to his sudden departure from this world. What we find is a man on the brink of insanity,...
- 10/14/2012
- by The0racle
- AsianMoviePulse
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