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Tag Archives: Poetry
Midsummer Madness (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): One summer day of a struggling poet
South Korean independent film “Midsummer Madness” follows one struggling artistic process to observe and reflect on. While its young heroine wanders around here and there for getting any possible inspiration for her, the movie calmly doles out one amusing moment … Continue reading
To My River (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The daily life of a poet
South Korean independent film “To My River” grows on me more as I reflect on it more. As a dry but sensitive character drama about life and poetry, it requires some patience from time to time, but it gradually comes … Continue reading
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Poetry and obsession
The heroine of “The Kindergarten Teacher”, which was recently released on Netflix in US, is very unhappy for a reason most of us are familiar with. While she has aspiration for what she likes to do, she unfortunately lacks talent … Continue reading
A Quiet Passion (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The life and poetry of Emily Dickinson
While she is now regarded as one of the great American poets during the 19th century, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) did not get much recognition during her lifetime. Although she wrote nearly 1,800 poems, only a few of them were published … Continue reading
The Poet and the Boy (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Poetry and sexual confusion
South Korean film “The Poet and the Boy” is a familiar story to the bone. Here is an artist struggling with his lack of inspiration, but then there comes an unexpected possibility of romance, and he is both confused and … Continue reading
Paterson (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A bus driver poet in Paterson
Several days ago, I went to the Iksan campus of Chonbuk National University for meeting several colleagues of my previous workplace. After meeting them and then having a little chat with them, I waited outside for a bus to the … Continue reading
DongJu: The Portrait of A Poet (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): The short life of a Korean poet
Wishing not to have so much as a speck of shame toward heaven until the day I die, I suffered, even when the wind stirred the leaves. With my heart singing to the stars, I shall love all things that … Continue reading
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Tagged Friendship, Japanese Occupation, Poet, Poetry, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Leaves of Grass (2009) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Crime and Philosophy – and also Marijuana
As far as I know, “a mixed bad” is a negative expression, but I think that is an appropriately positive one in case of “Leaves of Grass”(2009) for its seemingly disjointed combination of crime story and philosophy. The movie throws … Continue reading
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Tagged Catfish, Comedy, Crime, Crossbow, Ivy League, Marijuana, Murder, Oklahoma, philosophy, Poetry, Professor, Religion, Rest home, Twin, University
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