Although overlong by at least half an hour, this moody Korean drama has a way of getting under your skin. Ostensibly a story about a love triangle, Burning concerns a lonely young man named Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in, who looks perpetually dazed) who falls for his flaky ex-neighbor Hae-mi (newcomer Jeon Jong-seo) after she asks him to cat sit while she… read more!
Movies Directed by Lee Chang-dong (in alphabetical order)
Secret Sunshine
A young widow (Jeon Do-yeon) and her little boy leave Seoul for the smaller city of Miryang, where her late husband grew up, in order to begin a new life. As the woman tries to fit in with her new neighbors, a surprise kidnapping attempt changes her life and forces her through several crises of faith. I'm cautious not to… read more!