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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry

After seeing the type of performance he can extract from Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine, I’m curious to know what he’ll do with a sixty-year old legendary actress who has been on an acting sabbatical for almost two decades. Could be a poignant representation of solitude in old age.

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#44. Poetry

Director/Writer/Producer: Lee Chang-dong
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: This 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…(more)

Cast: Yoon Hee-Jeong

Why is it on the list?: After seeing the type of performance he can extract from Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine, I’m curious to know what he’ll do with a sixty-year old legendary actress who has been on an acting sabbatical for almost two decades. Could be a poignant representation of solitude in old age. 

Release Date/Status?: Currently in post, he’ll most likely land a spot in Cannes once again. Expect film festival play, but distribution deal is unlikely. 

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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