S.Korea’s Foreign Oscar nom: Secret Sunshine

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It won actress Jeon Do-yeon the top prize in acting at the Cannes film festival, and made waves with all critics except me, but South Korea is making Secret Sunshine (Milyang) its pick for best foreign picture. The film sees a young widow who moves from Seoul to start over in a provincial city.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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