Lee Chang-dong Archive

  • An old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s discovers that her grandson might be involved in the suicide of a young girl. Review Here is a typical reaction to Poetry, a typical misty-eyed reaction drenched in kitsch, and it is ironic that it comes from Manohla Dargis who happens to be a...

    Review: Poetry (Lee Chang-dong, 2010)

    An old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s discovers that her grandson might be involved in the suicide of a young girl. Review Here is a typical reaction to Poetry, a typical misty-eyed reaction drenched in kitsch, and it is ironic that it comes from Manohla Dargis who happens to be a...

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  • The final few minutes of the life of middle aged businessman Yong-ho are deeply unhappy ones -  shouting and screaming he becomes increasingly more upset before finally throwing himself in front of a train yelling ‘I’m going back’. Peppermint Candy unfolds in a reverse chronological order as we step back...

    Review: Peppermint Candy (Lee Chang-dong, 1999)

    The final few minutes of the life of middle aged businessman Yong-ho are deeply unhappy ones -  shouting and screaming he becomes increasingly more upset before finally throwing himself in front of a train yelling ‘I’m going back’. Peppermint Candy unfolds in a reverse chronological order as we step back...

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  • Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

    News: Happy New Year – with trailers, DVD’s and transgender fathers…

    Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

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