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Milyang (Secret Sunshine)

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Milyang (Secret Sunshine)

Do-yeon Jeon, Kang-ho Song, Mi-kyung Kim, Myeong-shin Park, Seo-hie Ko

In this somber Korean drama, a young mother and widow, Shin-ae, moves with her young son, Jun, from Seoul to a small town called Miryang following her husband's death. Having given up on her career as...( read more  read more... ) a concert pianist when she married her husband, she starts up a piano school, but soon it begins to feel like the polite people who inhabit her new home aren't as friendly as they seem on the surface. Judgmental whispers and disapproving gossip begin to reach Shin-ae's ears, and pressure to join the Christian cult that thrives in the town begins to mount. She's hesitant until an unimaginable tragedy alters her life forever, setting Shin-ae on a dark path of withdrawal from society as a whole.~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

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  • columbiatch
    June 22, 2008
    columbiatch
    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)story efficiently and without any cheap melodrama in addition to presenting a critical but not one-sided view on Christianity. If "Forgive thy enemy was one of the commandments then this would have fit nicely as part of the Decalogue. The problems I had were that the killer's motivation (or thoughtlessness) is not quite believable. Also the main character's religious fervor is hard to buy, and the way she denounces God later was silly.
  • kiriyamakazou
    June 10, 2008
    kiriyamakazou
    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)han his previous efforts. It certainly zips by with a well paced story that isn't afraid of not giving any definite answers, much like religion itself. Forgiveness isn't something that comes naturally, nor is it easy. Unlike most films Secret Sunshine refuses to patronize it's audience. It presents a story and there are limitless views that can be taken which is possibly a sign of great art.
  • sitenoise
    May 28, 2008
    sitenoise
    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)tries to start her new life another tragic event turns her world upside down. She looks for comfort in god and religiousness, and then turns a critical towards that.

    The scene where Jeon's character goes to the prison to forgive the man who committed the most heinous of crimes against her is one of the strongest and smartest statements on religious belief I've seen.

    It's a long, slow paced film, but the performances are extraordinary. Do-yeon Jeon won best actress at Cannes for her performance.
  • indonesiasaram
    July 15, 2009
    indonesiasaram
    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) still have to forgive and accept this reality. This movie also portray Christian life in Korea.

    I have to admit, Jeon Do-yeon and Song Kang-ho act perfectly here.
  • jpa82
    February 5, 2009
    jpa82
    Slow, methodical and sometimes suspenseful, mostly depressing. It still manages to get under the skin.
  • mylesloughhead
    January 13, 2009
    mylesloughhead
    "what?!" is my only reaction to the end of this movie. I need to watch this again.
  • Soundsofmadness
    January 10, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested.
  • frisian
    January 2, 2009
    frisian
    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)e very touching.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 10, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • quichefolle
    November 7, 2008
    quichefolle
    Comme quoi romanesque peut se conjuguer avec belle ecriture !
    Poignant...
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