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Oct 26, 2018 · Everyone is hungry for something in “Burning,” the new film from South Korean master Lee Chang-dong. How that hunger manifests, and what hunger even signifies, is up for debate. The debate itself is too dangerous to even be spoken out loud, since it threatens the class status quo.
Burning patiently lures audiences into a slow-burning character study that ultimately rewards the viewer's patience -- and subverts many of their expectations. Read Critics Reviews
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- Yoo Ah-In
- Lee Chang-Dong
- Pine House Film
Oct 25, 2018 · Desire, ravenous and ineffable, shudders through “Burning,” the latest from the great South Korean director Lee Chang-dong.
- Chang-Dong Lee
- 2 min
Oct 26, 2018 · Burning is a movie comprised of many mysteries, but its central enigma is the disappearance of a young woman, whose unexplained absence reconfigures an awkward young-adult love triangle into a ...
- Adam Nayman
Burning is an extremely well made film, but one that doesn't offer clear explanations, instead opting for complexity and many interpretations. It's a slow burn, intimately personal film investigating three characters, and all three give very strong performances.
Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review. It's an epic, eloquent, lyrical, stunningly lensed (by Hong Kyung-pyo) tragedy that will likely be one of the toughest films of 2018 to shed. Full Review ...
Dec 3, 2018 · Burning is an electrifying psychological drama set in South Korea, where the gap between the poor working class and the wealthy has grown dramatically and a generation is suffering from vast unemployment.
