Do-yeon Jeon, Kang-ho Song, Mi-kyung Kim
A woman named Shin-Ae and her only child move to the small town of Milyang, South Korea. Her husband has recently passed away and she has decided to start life anew back in the hometown of her decease...( read more
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One of the better films of 2007. The film hits all right emotional notes in its examination of the conflict between religion and human nature. Much credit goes to Do-yeon Jeon, whose emotionally draining performance is crucial for such a role. Lee does a great job of telling the ...( read more)
The first and most striking aspect of this film are the visuals. The bright, golden, crisp glow of this film is almost heavenly. Not a bad choice considering the religious themes tackled. Chang-dong adds another exquisite film to his portfolio even if it is a tad harder to like t...( read more)
This film stars two of my favorite Korean actors, Do-yeon Jeon and Kang-ho Song, and is written and directed by Chang-dong Lee, of OASIS fame.
The plot in a nutshell: Jeon's character moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her recently killed husband was born. As she ...( read more)
I can call it a Christian movie, yet relevant to others. It's a conflict between faith and reality, centered to the life of Lee Shin-ae who faced her son's death by murder. This is a movie about how we realize that even God is Merciful, and even He forgive the sins of another, we...( read more)
Slow, methodical and sometimes suspenseful, mostly depressing. It still manages to get under the skin.
"what?!" is my only reaction to the end of this movie. I need to watch this again.
I love Jeon Do-yeon's acting. Vivid portrayal of a woman's struggle with lost, faith, anger... This film amazingly capture some very intangilble emotions very well. It's a sad story yet it won't make you cry (it wasn't trying anyway). and I find Mr.Kim care and concern for Shin-A...( read more)
Comme quoi romanesque peut se conjuguer avec belle ecriture !
Poignant...
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