Arts & CultureSaturday, November 14
Lee Chang-dong: A Touch of the Poet
Saturday, November 14 · 11 a.m. · The Alliance Francaise de Chicago
- When
- Saturday, November 14 · 11 a.m.
- Where
- The Alliance Francaise de Chicago810 N Dearborn St · Chicago, IL · 60610
About this event
Lee Chang-dong has not amassed the same name recognition among U.S. moviegoers as South Korean countrymen Bong Joon-ho ( Parasite ) or Park Chan-wook ( Oldboy ), but he has hardly toiled in obscurity. A prize-winning filmmaker and novelist and a former Minister of Culture and Tourism in Korea’s government, Lee has cultivated a tender, soulful, elliptical style all his own—while still confronting the class-based tensions and simmering potential for violence that erupt more extravagantly in Bong’s and Park’s movies. Hooked to his latest film Possible Love , a hit at last month’s Chicago International Film Festival, this talk will give equal time to Lee’s aesthetic craft, rapport with actors, and sharp-edged social critiques.
Recommended Viewing: Secret Sunshine (2007), Poetry (2010), and/or Possible Love (2026, in theaters now and coming to Netflix on Nov 6)
Listed by chicagofilmfestival.com (The Events Calendar), gathered by the Evanston events calendar.