Spanning decades of rural Korean history and depicting a life of hardship and resilience, Director Bae Chang-ho and actress Kim Yoo-mee’s co-written narrative is sometimes gently funny, often heartbreaking and ultimately wholly uplifting. A story told with so much genuine heart that My Heart is the only adequately fitting title. [Read More]
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Seopyeonje (서편제, 1993) review: pansori, sacrifice and modernity
A masterpiece of Korean Cinema, Seopyeonje details the trials and tribulations of both the film’s characters and historical Korea itself, with the words mournful and hypnotic serving to describe both Seopyeonje, the pansori music, and Seopyeonje, the film. [Read More]