Five films to watch by Lee Chang-dong – a director who helped put Korean cinema on a global stage
helped launch Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winner into the global cultural zeitgeist – where it has remained ever since., though, that it often overshadows the achievements of other Korean filmmakers who effectively laid down the path for Bong’s success.
With such historic and narrative depth on show – capitalised upon by an astonishing, tour-de-force performance by actor Sol Kyung-gu, who won prizes at the Grand Bell and Blue Dragon awards for his work – Lee arrived on the world stage in breathtaking fashion, competing for the CICAE Award at Cannes. The film remains a landmark feature in New Korean Cinema, and one of the country’s greatest film productions.
A local pharmacist invites Shin-ae to join a local religious community, with the promise that allowing God into her life will enable her to see light and happiness in the world, but this path, too, is plagued with difficulty. All the while, a kind-hearted mechanic has taken a quiet affection for Lee, and becomes a kind of guardian angel as she endures unimaginable grief.is as powerful a story as any of his other works.
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