Poetry
A FILM BY Chang-dong Lee
A FILM BY Chang-dong Lee
A masterpiece.
-Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM
A pleasure to experience.
-Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
An extraordinary vision of human empathy.
-Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES
Poetry is undoubtedly one of the best films in this year?s official competition.
-Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT LONDON
Astoundingly skilled at maintaining a perfect tone.
-Wesley Morris, THE BOSTON GLOBE
Comme les plus grands poèmes, ce film nous laisse à jamais l'empreinte de sa bouleversante délicatesse.
-Le Parisien
Oeuvre sublime et pénétrante
-La Croix
le cinéaste signe un hymne à la vie d'une rare délicatesse
-Manon Dumais, Voir
Cette oeuvre émouvante et forte sur l'art de regarder est portée par la composition de Yun Jeong-hie.
-Martin Bilodeau, Médiafilms
Lee Chang-dong (Secret Sunshine, Oasis), nous sert une leçon sur la beauté cachée dans les petites et grandes choses laides. Un poème, quoi.
-Philippe Renaud, La Presse
Synopsis
Mija lives with her middle-schooler grandson in a small suburban city located along the Han River. She is a dandy old lady who likes to dress up in flower-decorated hats and fashionable outfits, but she is also an unpredictable character with an inquisitive mind. By chance she takes a poetry class at a neighborhood cultural center and is challenged to write a poem for the first time in her life.Theatrical Release Date
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Original Languages: Korean
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 139 min.
Year: 2010
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 139 min.
Year: 2010
CREDITS
CAST
Da-wit Lee
Jeong-hie Yun
Hee-ra Kim
DIRECTED BY
Chang-dong Lee
TRAILER
PHOTOS
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Director Lee Chang-dong. Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
Mija (Yun Jung-hee). Courtesy of Mongrel Media.
