Poetry (2010-South Korean Movie)
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- Movie: Poetry
- Revised romanization: Shi
- Hangul: 시
- Director: Lee Chang-Dong
- Assistant Director: Park Jung-Bum
- Writer: Lee Chang-Dong
- Producer: Lee Joon-Dong, Yun Chang-Suk, Lee Dong-Ha
- Cinematographer: Kim Hyun-Seok
- Release Date: May 13, 2010
- Runtime: 139 min.
- Distributor: Next Entertainment World
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
An elderly lady in her 60's (Yun Jung-Hee) works as a caregiver for a disabled man & raises her grandson alone. She has to endure the onset of Alzheimer's disease and also learns that her grandson was one of the attackers of a junior high school girl that committed suicide. Through all of this and to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a poet the elderly woman starts to take a poetry class and composes poems ...
Notes
- Filming began August 25th, 2009 & concluded December 13th, 2009.
- Actress Yun Jeong-Hee appears for the first time in a film in 15 years. Also, actress Yun Jeong-Hee plays the main character named Mi-Ja. Coincidentally, Yun Jung-Hee's real given name is also Mi-Ja.
- The film "Poetry" does not have a soundtrack.
- Kim Yong-Taek who performs as a poet & poetry teacher in "Poetry" is a real life poet.
Cast
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| Yun Jung-Hee | Lee Da-Wit | Kim Hui-Ra | Ahn Nae-Sang | Kim Yong-Taek |
| Yang Mi-Ja | Jong-Wook | Mr. Kang | Ki-Beom's father | Kim Yong-Tak |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Myeong-Sin - Hee-Jin's mother
- Min Bok-Gi - Sun-Chang's father
- Kim Hye-Jung - Jo Mi-Hye
- Hong Gyung-Yun - female student in poetry class
- Kang Eun-Jin - nurse
- Kim Min-Jae - Detective Kim
Trailers
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Lee Chang-Dong's "Agnes Song" (poem read at end of the movie)
How is it over there?
How lonely is it?
Is it still glowing red at sunset?
Are the birds still singing on the way to the forest?
Can you receive the letter I dared not send?
Can I convey…
the confession I dared not make?
Will time pass and roses fade?
Now it's time to say goodbye
Like the wind that lingers and then goes,
just like shadows
To promises that never came,
to the love sealed till the end.
To the grass kissing my weary ankles
And to the tiny footsteps following me
It's time to say goodbye
Now as darkness falls
Will a candle be lit again?
Here I pray…
nobody shall cry…
and for you to know…
how deeply I loved you
The long wait in the middle of a hot summer day
An old path resembling my father's face
Even the lonesome wild flower shyly turning away
How deeply I loved
How my heart fluttered at hearing faint song
I bless you
Before crossing the black river
With my soul's last breath
I am beginning to dream…
a bright sunny morning…
again I awake blinded by the light…
and meet you…
standing by me.
Film Festivals
- 2010 (63rd) Cannes Film Festival - May 12-23 - Competition *International Premiere
- 2010 (35th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 9-19 - Masters *North American Premiere
- 2010 (58th) San Sebastian International Film Festival - September 17-25 - Zabaltegi-Pearls
- 2010 (29th) Vancouver International Film Festival - Sept. 30-Oct. 15 - Dragons and Tigers
- 2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15 - Korean Cinema Today: Panorama
- 2010 (54th) BFI London Film Festival - October 13-28 - Film on the Square
- 2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24 - Spotlight on Korea *Hawaii Premiere
- 2010 (19th) Philadelphia Film Festival - October 14-24 - Masters of Cinema
- 2010 (12th) Mumbai Film Festival - October 21-28, 2010 - World Cinema
- 2010 (34th) Sao Paulo International Film Festival - October 22-November 4, 2010
- 2010 (7th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - October 22-November 8 - Cineaste Delights
- 2010 (24th) AFI FEST - October 28-November 5, 2010
- 2010 (25th) Mar del Plata Film Festival - November 13-21 - Panorama
- 2010 (11th) TOKYO FILMeX - November 20- 28, 2010 - Special Screenings
- 2010 (10th) International Film Festival of Marrakech - December 3-11, 2010 - Films Out of Competition
- 2011 (40th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 26-Feb. 6 - Spectrum
- 2011 (25th) Fribourg International Film Festival - March 19-26, 2011 - International Competition *Swiss Premiere
- 2011 (13th) Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - April 6-17, 2011 - Panorama: Careers
- 2011 (4th) Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema - April 8-17, 2011 - Busan IFF Presents: New Asian Cinema
- 2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Filmmakers in Focus - A Tribute to Lee Chang-Dong
Awards
- 2010 (63rd) Cannes Film Festival - May 12-23, 2010
- "Award for Best Screenplay"
- 2010 (19th) Philadelphia Film Festival - October 14-24, 2010
- "Masters of Cinema Special Mention"
- 2010 (47th) Daejong Film Awards - October 29, 2010
- "Best Film"
- "Best Actress" (Yun Jung-Hee)
- "Best Screenplay"
- 2010 (30th) Critics Choice Awards - November 8, 2010
- "Best Film"
- "Best Screenplay"
- 2010 (8th) Korean Film Awards - November 18, 2010
- "Best Film"
- "Best Director"
- "Best Screenplay"
- 2010 (31th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 26, 2010
- "Best Actress" (Yun Jung-Hee)
- 2010 (4th) Asia Pacific Screen Awards - December 2, 2010
- "Best Performance by an Actress" (Yun Jung-Hee)
- "Achievement in Directing"
- 2010 (2nd) Film of the Year Awards - January 27, 2011
- "Best Film"
- 2011 (5th) Asian Film Awards - March 21, 2011
- "Best Director"
- "Best Screenwriter"
- 2011 (25th) Fribourg International Film Festival - March 19-26, 2011
- “Regard d’or (International Competition)”
- "FIPRESCI"
- 2011 (47th) PaekSang Arts Awards - May 26, 2011
- "Best Director"
- 2011 (37th) Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[1] - December 11, 2011
- "Best Actress" (Yun Jung-Hee)
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Lenora Good Says:
Jan 07 2012 11:00 am
This is one of the most beautiful, both visually and emotionally, movies I have seen in years. I was so engrossed in the movie, I did not realize there was no soundtrack until I read this page! I truly liked the people I was supposed to like, and cannot recommend this movie enough. It is marvelous. It has even inspired me to write a poem about it. (Not to worry, I won't bore you with it;-)
A beautiful movie about a beautiful woman and a not-so-beautiful disease and the way she faces it. With great beauty and honor.
Watch this movie! You will not be disappointed.
Sly Says:
Sep 24 2011 12:04 am
The only thing that bug me watching this film is the over exposure of MAX Beer (the label is always facing the camera) =P
Heather Says:
Sep 21 2011 1:48 am
I LOVED this film!!! It has haunted me. I will recommend it to everyone I know, and will buy it when it becomes available. I watch a lot of movies, and I've become a little jaded. This movie made me cry, and I haven't done that in a very long time. It was such a realistic and beautifully told story. I can't say enough good things about it.
Yoriko Cronin Says:
Mar 21 2011 9:35 am
Have been looking for the poem read at the end of this movie, but not successful. Pls help. Yoriko
Eri Says:
Dec 03 2010 1:23 am
This movie will be also on Thesalloniki's International Film Festival.
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Ki Says:
Jun 23 2010 5:33 am
Watched this in a local theatre in Daegu, South Korea (hometown of Lee Chang-Dong btw), and seeing the large groups of elderly women coming into the screening made me wonder if I was going to enjoy this film. Nothing against movies aimed for the elderly crowd, but its not normally my cup of tea. Well fear not if that's not your cup of tea either, because Lee Chang-Dong's latest masterpiece will simply leave anybody in any age group in awe by the end of the screening. Even though my Korean isn't perfect & there wasn't english subtitles available for the screening I enjoyed "Poetry" just as much as I did "Secret Sunshine" which was probably my favorite movie of 2007. In a way "Poetry" takes some of the themes found in "Secret Sunshine" and tackles it from a third person point of view (a grandmother - wonderfully played by Yun Jeong-Hee) - without the histrionics found in "Secret Sunshine". But that in no way means "Poetry" is in anyway less intriguing or griping. From my own point of view "Poetry" seemed to tackle similiar issues found in Bong Joon-Ho's "Mother" - with the outcome taking a totally opposite path - almost like those rebuttal songs in rap music where a popular mc retorts the song from another popular mc. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!