Film
Burning (15)
Dir. Lee Chang-Dong, South Korea, 2018, 148 mins, subtitled.
Cast. Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon
Main language: Korean
This is a sublime mystery thriller of obsessive love adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami. A Seoul deliveryman’s unremarkable routine is pleasantly disrupted when he runs into childhood acquaintance and they begin a romance. When she returns from a trip accompanied by wealthy, handsome Ben, Jongsu's jealously over the shift in her affections builds until Ben tells him about his very strange hobby. Featuring a missing girl (and her missing cat), an arsonist and a possible murder, Chang-dong has crafted a slow-burning study about male rage, class conflict, and unrequited love that is alight with mystery.
Cast. Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jeon
Main language: Korean
This is a sublime mystery thriller of obsessive love adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami. A Seoul deliveryman’s unremarkable routine is pleasantly disrupted when he runs into childhood acquaintance and they begin a romance. When she returns from a trip accompanied by wealthy, handsome Ben, Jongsu's jealously over the shift in her affections builds until Ben tells him about his very strange hobby. Featuring a missing girl (and her missing cat), an arsonist and a possible murder, Chang-dong has crafted a slow-burning study about male rage, class conflict, and unrequited love that is alight with mystery.
