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Starting April, we’re immersing ourselves in the films of the deeply humanistic and socially engaged filmmaker Lee Chang-dong. One of the most influential voices in Korean cinema working today, Lee produced just six feature films in a career spanning over two decades. As his earlier work has recently been beautifully digitally restored, we’re proud to present all six masterpieces for you to (re)discover.
Lee began his career as a novelist, and didn’t leap to directing until his forties. As a filmmaker, he consistently focuses on the human experience, particularly of those living on the fringes of society, not shying away from infusing sharp social commentary while always exhibiting compassion and respect for his characters. His films explore alienation, poverty, mental health, and trauma in the lives of individuals who, despite their hardships, are in search of meaning and redemption. Through their stories, Lee offers a subtle yet poignant critique of the status quo in Korean society.
A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter.
A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson’s appalling wrongdoing.
Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighbourhood. She asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby.
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho’s depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho’s past flood his mind.
Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
We're back with a Stop Making Sense dance party! Yes, dancing is allowed in the screening room and to get you in the mood tickets include a This Must be the Cocktail.
Vanaf 10 februari presenteert KINO i.s.m. Universal Pictures The Brutalist in een speciaal vervaardigde 70mm VistaVision print.
KINO is providing the opportunity to experience long form cinema as intended: presented on our biggest screen, without distractions but with a convenient intermission.