Directed by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea and France, 2010, 139 min.). Korean with English subtitles.
Kind-hearted Mi-ja (Yun Jeong-hie) is tasked with raising her troubled teenage grandson, Jong-wook, while her daughter works in far-off Busan. In denial that her abilities as a caregiver are threatened by the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, Mi-ja begins to write poetry in a class at the local cultural center. At first she finds inspiration in the beauty of the natural world, but then, when Jong-wook is mired in a shocking scandal, Mi-ja taps into newfound depths of disappointment and pain.
Winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Screenplay at Cannes, Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry has been hailed by the New York Times as a “tour de force” that presents an “extraordinary vision of human empathy.” Presented in a new 4K restoration.
Wheelchair accessible
With English subtitles
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