Chang-dong Finds Lead For ‘Poetry’

I’m not sure if it took much coaxing to bring actress Jeong-hie Yun out from her 15 year semi-retirement, but it helps that the last actress (Do-yeon Jeon) in filmmaker Lee Chang-dong’s last film, Secret Sunshine, would win Best Actress in Cannes, and it also helps that the film, currently in production, is a sure shot for a Cannes slot. 

Known for Peppermint Candy and Oasis, the Korean filmmaker will be exploring a portion in a human’s timeline that is rarely addressed in film (the over sixty-plus crowd normally don’t receive their own storylines) via Poetry is a drama about a lonely woman (Jeong-hie Yun) in her 60s, who is searching for a new meaning at the end of her life.

Variety mentions that, “Yoon was one of the most popular stars in the country during the 1960s and ’70s, starring in more than 300 films. After marrying Korean pianist Paik Kunwoo, she moved to Paris, and rarely took on acting roles.”