Lee Chang-dong is back after 8 years, and he's on Netflix
Key takeaways
Quick summary- 1A published novelist who came to filmmaking in his 40s, Lee has made only six features in three
- 2There's Korean cinema as most of the world recognizes it, all stylish violence and class warfare, and there's the kind Lee Chang-dong has made his own over the…
There's Korean cinema as most of the world recognizes it, all stylish violence and class warfare, and there's the kind Lee Chang-dong has made his own over the course of three decades. A published novelist who came to filmmaking in his 40s, Lee has made only six features in three decades, but few directors can match his brand of naturalism, closely observed and rendered with ferocious patience. His camera has a way of capturing people undone by forces bigger than themselves, whether they be the
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