Fresh
True to the title, writer-director Lee Chang-dong is principally concerned with rendering emotions that seem inexpressible.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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Poetry
Overview
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
Director and cast
- Lee Chang-dong Director
- Yoon Jeong-hee as Yang Mi-ja
- David Lee as Jong-wook
- Kim Hee-ra as Elder Kang
- Ahn Nae-sang as Ki-beom's Father
- Kim Yong-taek as Poet
- Park Myung-shin as Hee-jin's Mother
- Jang Hye-jin as Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law
- Kim Nam-jin as Soo-ok
- Kim Jong-goo as Park Sang-tae
- Kim Hye-jung as Jo Mi-hye
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Those with an eye for reading between the lines can find layers of meaning.
Maggie Lee, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
A deceptively gentle tale with a tender ache at its center, as well as a performance from Yun Jung-hee that lingers long in the memory.
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
Anyone who starts a film going to poetry classes is eventually going to come up with a poem. The one Mija finally delivers will rip your heart to shreds.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh
Writer and director Chang-dong Lee's film is moving without ever stooping to melodrama; Yun is the main reason why.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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