Park Chul-soo’s Green Chair exquisitely and explicitly tackles the taboo subject of a love affair between an older woman and a minor. Structured in three movements, it gives an insight into the minds, and opinions, of those both inside and outside the risqué relationship [Read More]
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Spider Forest (거미숲, 2004) review: memory, guilt and the labyrinth of the mind
A man awakens from a coma and returns to a forest where murder and betrayal unfolded. A combination of thriller, horror story and ghostly tale, Spider Forest details one man’s attempts to uncover his forgotten memories, and serves as a thought provoking study of loss, betrayal, regret and self-destruction. [Read More]
Park Chul-soo’s “Green Chair” and underage sex
This is a film which is not quite sure what it is. (And the remarks below contain spoilers). For most of the film, it’s a rather touching story of a young man (just under 20) and an older divorcee (early 30s) in love with each other. It’s complicated by the fact that the relationship started … [Read More]