Lee Chang-dong's Venice win shines light on Korean cinema's understated auteur

"Possible Love," which took home the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, was not exactly seen as an awards favorite going into the competition. Lee Chang-dong's first film in eight years featured four of Korea's biggest stars, Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong, but much of the talk at home ahead of the festival had less to do with the film than where it was coming from. Netflix bankrolled the film, making for an offbeat pairing between an