Poetry
Mija lives with her middle-schooler grandson in a small suburban city located along the Han River. She is a dandy old lady who likes to dress up in flower-decorated hats and fashionable outfits, but she is also an unpredictable character with an inquisitive mind. By chance she takes a ‘poetry’ class at a neighborhood cultural center and is challenged to write a poem for the first time in her life. Her quest for poetic inspiration begins with observing the everyday life she never intentionally took notice of before to find beauty within it. And with this, Mija is delightfully surprised with newfound trepidation as if she were a little girl discovering things for the first time in her life. But when she is suddenly faced with a reality harsh beyond her imagination, she realizes perhaps life is not as beautiful as she had thought it is.... New 4K restoration.
Director & Cast
- Director: Lee Chang-Dong
- Starring: Yun Junghee
- Starring: Lee David
- Starring: Kim Hira
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Reviews
- "Critic's Pick! An extraordinary vision of human empathy. [A] tour de force...."
- "Grade: A. Exquisite."
- "Beautiful and moving...A masterpiece."
- "A deceptively gentle tale with a tender ache at its center, as well as a performance from Yun Jung-hee that lingers long in the memory."
- ""Poetry" is daring in the ways only quiet, unhurried but finally haunting films have the courage to be."
- "Sometimes you don't fully appreciate what a movie's doing to your heart until it's been shattered."
Best Screenplay
Cannes Film Festival
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
Cannes Film Festival
Best Director
Asian Film Awards
Best Screenwriter
Asian Film Awards
Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Assoc. Awards
Achievement in Directing
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Best Actress
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Best Film
Korean Assoc. of Film Critics Awards
Best Screenplay
Korean Assoc. of Film Critics Awards
Karlovy Vary Int'l. Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
New York Film Festival