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1. www.nytimes.com › lee-isaac-chung-minariFor ‘Minari,’ Lee Isaac Chung Returns to the Home He Longed ...

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   Feb 26, 2021 · Josh Ethan Johnson/A24. On a recent afternoon, Chung, now 42, spoke by video from his South Pasadena, Calif., home, about his Arkansas childhood, his improbable route to film school and how the...

2. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-newsLee Isaac Chung Interview: Director Talks 'Minari,' Parents ...

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   Apr 20, 2021 · 'Minari' director Lee Isaac Chung talks about where he grew up, Korean heritage, Oscar nominations, and what it means to find success.

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   Who is Lee Isaac Chung?

   • In 2018, around a decade after his first feature, the Rwandan drama “Munyurangabo,” opened to rave reviews at Cannes, Lee Isaac Chung was this close to ditching the capricious life of an indie filmmaker for the presumably more comfortable life of a film professor.

   For ‘Minari,’ Lee Isaac Chung Returns to the Home He Longed to Leave

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   Where did the Chung family live?

   • From Denver, the Chung family made their way to Atlanta before settling down in Arkansas. “For me, it was a big adventure to go to this wild plot of land that my dad was so excited about,” Chung said. “He was always talking about the color of the dirt and that's something you see in the film. He started a farm, and we had 50 acres of land.

   Denver-Born Director Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ Blends Childhood

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   Is Lee Isaac Chung based on a true story?

   • Director Lee Isaac Chung's film is loosely based on his childhood. He tells NPR he's not trying to refute the idea of the American dream, but to speak to the feeling of "maybe waking up from a dream."

   'Minari' Director Reflects On The Yi Family's Experience, And ... - NPR

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   What inspired Lee Isaac Chung to make Minari?

   • Director Lee Isaac Chung's inspiration for Minari, his semi-autobiographical film about a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas, began with a list. Chung had been struggling to settle on a new project. Inspired by Willa Cather's writing about her Nebraska roots, he decided to look into his own past.

   Lee Isaac Chung Jotted Down Some Family Memories - NPR

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4. www.npr.org › 2021/03/03 › 973262034Lee Isaac Chung Jotted Down Some Family Memories - NPR

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   Mar 3, 2021 · Chung's semi-autobiographical film follows a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas. Minari began one afternoon when Chung wrote down 80 childhood memories.

5. gazette.com › arts-entertainment › oscar-nominatedOscar-nominated 'Minari' based on Colorado Springs family

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   Mar 31, 2021 · The Colorado Springs woman happens to be the older (by three years) sister of Lee Isaac Chung, the man who wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated, semiautobiographical film “Minari,” inspired by...

6. www.npr.org › 2021/02/24 › 971100339'Minari' Director Reflects On The Yi Family's ... - NPR

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   Feb 24, 2021 · Minari is partly drawn from Chung's own memories of growing up on a farm with immigrant parents. Chung reflected on the movie in an interview with NPR. Interview Highlights

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7. www.cpr.org › 2021/02/12 › denver-born-director-leeDenver-Born Director Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ Blends ...

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   Feb 12, 2021 · Parents Monica (Yeri Han) and Jacob (Steven Yeun) work tirelessly to start their own farm and provide for their children, Anne (Noel Kate Cho) and David (Alan Kim). Later, the children's...

8. www.pluggedin.com › blog › director-lee-isaac-chungDirector Lee Isaac Chung Talks About Faith, Family and the ...

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   Mar 5, 2021 · Chung: I love the way that Youn Yuh-jung plays her and describes her. She says that this woman has kind of gone past being a parent, and no longer carries the stress of being a parent, and she’s trying to do things right. She doesn’t care about society anymore.