This film has been on my to-watch list for around 15 years. Finally I might get to see it. Wanee & Junah Director: Kim Yong Gyun (2001, 114 mins) Cast: Kim Hee-sun, Joo Jin-mo, Cho Seung-woo, Choi Gang-hee, Kim Soo-jin Thursday 1 August 2019 7:00 pm @KCCUK | Book here Wanee is a disenchanted animator … [Read More]
People: Cho Seung-woo
LKFF 2019 Teaser Screening #3: Fengshui
Looking forward to this one, as I happened across the location at the centre of this movie in my Korea trip last year. Fengshui (명당) Director: Park Hee-gon (2018, 126 mins) Cast: Cho Seung-woo, Ji Sung, Kim Sung-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Moon Chae-won Monday 22 July 2019, 7pm @ Regent Street Cinema | Book tickets From … [Read More]
The Peach Tree (복숭아나무, 2012) review: a gentle, nuanced melodrama of conjoined brotherhood
Any Korean film detailing themes of acceptance within a narrative centred on disability cannot fail to bring with it mention of Lee Chang-dong’s masterful ‘Oasis’, but ‘The Peach Tree’ largely manages to hold its own fairly well in the face of such illustrious company; albeit with one or two minor caveats. [Read More]
The Classic (클래식, 2003) review: parallel romances, social change and a star-making performance
The Classic, thanks in part to Son Ye-jin’s masterful dual performance, manages to be better than the sum of its component parts should allow, but it really is a pity that a film as gorgeous as this is prevented by the contrivances and problems present from being as truly memorable as it could so easily have been. [Read More]