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Oct 26, 2018 · Bursting with a novelistic richness spiked with political awareness, Lee specializes in empathetic stories about ordinary people caught up in emotional extremes, be it the doomed hero of the...
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.
Nov 14, 2018 · Captures the Toll of Extreme Inequality in South Korea. Lee Chang-dong’s new film paints a deft and intimate portrait of a young generation beset by economic desperation.
Dec 10, 2018 · The celebrated South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong discusses the meaning behind his metaphysical thriller Burning's enigmas, the Oscars' "strange" neglect of Korean filmmaking and that...
May 16, 2018 · Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong and Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami share distinct fixations — loneliness and desire — so the combination of their talents feels like a natural fit.
Oct 17, 2018 · The film is a story of others as told through the eyes of Jong-su, a story made inaccessible to him through the frustration of class divide, which in turn manifests as his feelings of...
Sep 14, 2022 · Pinehouse Film. Burning is told through the eyes of its protagonist, Lee Jong-su (Yoo), a working-class young man from Paju, South Korea. He wants to be a writer, but is caring for his family’s...
