Poetry (film)
| Poetry | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Si |
| McCune–Reischauer | Si |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Produced by | Lee Joon-dong |
| Written by | Lee Chang-dong |
| Starring | Yoon Jeong-hee |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
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Production
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Pine House Film
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| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Release date
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Running time
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139 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget |
US$1,149,265 (₩1.3 billion) |
| Box office | US$2,230,640 |
Poetry (Hangul: 시; Hanja: 詩; RR: Si) is a 2010 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Chang-dong. It tells the story of a suburban woman in her 60s who begins to develop an interest in poetry while struggling with Alzheimer's disease and her irresponsible grandson. Yoon Jeong-hee stars in the leading role, which was her first role in a film since 1994. The film was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award. Other accolades include the Grand Bell Awards for Best Picture and Best Actress, the Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.
The movie opens on a river scene with children playing on the bank. The body of a girl in a school uniform floats by.
Yang Mi-ja (Yoon Jeong-hee), a 66-year-old grandmother, consults a doctor at a hospital who is concerned about her forgetfulness, referring her to a specialist. As she leaves the hospital she sees a woman crazy with grief because her 16-year-old daughter has drowned.
Though Mi-ja lives on government welfare, she has a small job taking care of a well-to-do elderly man who has had a stroke. At home, she cares for her ill-mannered 16-year-old grandson, Jong-wook (Lee David), whose divorced mother lives in Busan. When Mi-ja asks Wook about the girl from his class who drowned, Wook insists that he doesn't know her.
When Mi-ja notices a poster advertising a poetry class at a local community center, she decides to enroll. The course assignment is to write one poem by the end of the month-long course. At the suggestion of her teacher, she begins writing notes about the things she sees, especially flowers.
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