Poetry (2010)
- Released
- Runtime 2h 19m
- Director Lee Chang-dong
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.6/10 (351 votes)
Synopsis
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
Cast
-
Yoon Jeong-hee
as Yang Mi-ja
-
David Lee
as Jong-wook
-
Kim Hee-ra
as Elder Kang
-
Ahn Nae-sang
as Ki-beom's Father
- Kim Yong-taek as Poet
-
Park Myung-shin
as Hee-jin's Mother
-
Jang Hye-jin
as Mr. Kang's Second Daughter-in-Law
-
Kim Nam-jin
as Soo-ok
-
Kim Jong-goo
as Park Sang-tae
-
Kim Hye-jung
as Jo Mi-hye
-
Min Bok-gi
as Soon-jeong's Father
-
Kim Ja-young
as Bus Woman
-
Kim Gye-sun
as Supermarket Woman
- Kim Eun-yeong as Bus Woman
- Choi Moon-soon as Head Teacher
-
Park Hyun-woo
as Wook's Friend
-
Nam Joong-gyu
as Wook's Friend
- Yoo Chang-sook as VIllage Grandma
Crew
-
Lee Chang-dong
Director
- Kim Hyun-seok Director of Photography
-
Kim Hyun
Editor
-
Lee Joon-dong
Producer
-
Lee Chang-dong
Writer
News about Poetry
‘At Night’ Review: A Feminist Feature Debut Refutes the Idea of Monolithic Womanhood
TIFF: First-time feature filmmaker Beatrice Gibson adapts the poetry of Alice Notley into a spellbinding work of autofiction.
