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[Korean] Lee Chang-dong Tian Hezi
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Dai Jinhua, Fan Xiaoqing, Renke, and Zhang Lu all recommended Hirokazu Koreeda, and Roger Ebert highly praised South Korea's first Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay Award winner, with a high score of 8.7 on Douban. This director who is super good at writing scripts and novelist who is super good at making movies has created many humanistic masterpieces such as "Burning", "Secret Sunshine", and "Oasis". The original script of Lee Chang-dong, the visual poet of our time, is published for the first time!
The novel collections "Burning Paper" and "Luchuan Has a Lot of Dung" have won the Douban 2020 Foreign Literature Award and the One Way Street Bookstore Literature Award 2020 Good Book. Officially authorized, the 101-act full-length final draft script + plot synopsis + story outline exclusively includes unreleased stills, the author's inspiration notes and hand-drawn storyboards, and an in-depth interview with the director...
A 1:1 replica of the original, with high-quality binding and meticulously polished interior layout, this precious behind-the-scenes book is worth collecting and studying. It is dedicated to all those who seek beauty and meaning in life. "Life is full of suffering, so what is poetry?"
📖 Editor's Pick: Lee Chang-dong, one of the most celebrated contemporary Korean creatives. He began his career as a writer, using poignant and realistic language to depict the pain of ordinary lives and their faith in human love. He then entered the film industry, writing and directing six feature films, consistently focusing on the underprivileged and marginalized. His poetic style, blending pain and beauty with a rich humanistic approach, has earned him acclaim as a "master of realism" and a "godsend to Korean cinema." He has won numerous international awards and quickly established himself as a world-class director.
Poetry (2010), Lee Chang-dong's fifth original feature film since his debut in the film industry, has been hailed as "Lee Chang-dong's quietest yet most thematically complete film" and "a work of exceptional narrative sophistication." It also won the Best Screenplay Award at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival. The film has also garnered numerous awards at prestigious film festivals both in South Korea and abroad, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress, earning it recognition as one of the finest Korean films of the 2010s.
Published to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the release of "Poetry," this book includes director Lee Chang-dong's original script, unseen stills, the director's inspiration notes and storyboards, in-depth interviews with the director, and commentary from influential cultural figures. Readers can savor the film's aftertaste alongside the director; it also serves as a masterclass in creative experience, worthy of careful reading and reflection.
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“The questions explored in ‘Poetry’ are arguably the fundamental questions I never stop asking myself as a writer and film director: What is the relationship between art and the pain of reality? Can art change reality?” — Lee Chang-dong
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Officially authorized and premiered, this premiere features the original script of internationally acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong's masterpiece. The 101-act final draft of South Korea's first Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay winner is presented in its original form. This showcases Lee Chang-dong's status as both a world-renowned director and a remarkable screenwriter. As the director says, "Reading the script is arguably the best way to understand some films (perhaps most). Reading the script after the film is finished, in fact, allows one to better understand how the film forged its own destiny after the script was completed."
◎ Exclusively includes the director's unpublished inspiration notes, hand-drawn storyboards, on-site photos, and a preface "To Chinese Readers". You can get a glimpse of director Lee Chang-dong's early concept notes and sketches, the director's own shooting storyboards of the heart-wrenching scenes, stills of the scenes where the famous actress Yoon Jeong-hee displays her amazing acting skills, and the director's preface "To Chinese Readers" written specifically for the simplified Chinese version... For fans of director Lee Chang-dong's works, this is an incomparable and precious gift.
◎ A number of articles and interviews with senior literary and artistic figures, including a multi-angle understanding of the background and connotation of "Poetry", the beautiful and penetrating articles by poet Park Joon and literary critic Shin Hyung-cheol, a 5-hour in-depth interview with film critic Lee Dong-jin and director Lee Chang-dong, and an interview between the director and French poet Claude Moussard in Cannes, etc., all fully help readers understand all aspects of the film "Poetry" and its significance for the present day that has not faded to this day.
◎ Specially includes plot summaries and story outlines, exploring the creative growth process before the script is formed. Through the continuous information of "Author's Notes → Plot Summary → Story Outline → Original Script Final Draft" in the book, readers who dream of becoming film directors or screenwriters can learn more in depth how an original idea is developed into a movie.
◎ 1:1 reproduction of the original high-quality binding and inner page layout design, four-color printing, worth collecting. The cover is made of beige vintage earth paper with a unique touch; the inner cover is made of matte pink paper with a matte film, which is exquisite and wear-resistant; the inner pages are made of 98g off-white offset paper with a fine and thick texture. The whole book is printed in four colors, providing a friendly reading experience.
📖Media recommendations: "Poetry" is a bold film that must be watched with both eyes. One eye sees the extreme evil of people, the other sees the extreme goodness of the opposite person. Director Lee Chang-dong even suggests that we use a third eye to watch the ending of the film.
—Le Monde, France
A quietly memorable film that showcases the understated excellence of director Lee Chang-dong. Poetry reaffirms Lee Chang-dong as one of South Korea's finest screenwriters and directors.
—Variety, an American magazine
Director Lee Chang-dong’s quietest, yet most thematically complete film.
—Screen International
📖Celebrity recommendation: Every time I watch a movie directed by Lee Chang-dong, I am deeply moved by his sincere feelings for humanity and his unwavering attitude towards both the good and the bad in human nature.
—Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japanese director)
In Korea, I am the third most important person, Kang Je-kyu is second, and Lee Chang-dong is first.
——Kim Ki-duk (South Korean director)
The film "Poetry" ostensibly asks "What is poetry?", but in reality it asks "Who are we and what era are we in?" The value of this question has not diminished in the past decade.
—Shin Hyung-chul (Korean literary critic)
Lee Chang-dong is one of the few directors working today who connects his life with his work, weaving his imagination and reality together in every scene.
—Le Clézio (French writer)
📖Awards and honors the film has received★ Best Screenplay at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival★ Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Yoon Jeong-hee), Best Supporting Actor (Kim Hee-ra) at the 47th Daejong Awards
★ Best Director at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards★ Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 30th Korean Society of Film Critics★ Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 19th Busil Film Festival★ Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 8th Korean Film Awards★ Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 5th Asian Film Awards★ Best Director and Best Actress at the 4th Asia Pacific Film Awards★ Best Actress at the 31st Blue Dragon Film Festival★ Best Film at the 2nd Korea Film of the Year Awards★ Best Actress at the 37th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards★ Chicago Tribune Best Film of 2011★ Selected as one of CNN's Top 10 Films of 2011★ Belgian Women Filmmakers Association's Film of the Year Award★ Selected as a Notable Korean Film by the 1st Korea Film Archive (KOFA)...
📖 Content Introduction
66-year-old Miko lives with her grandson, supplementing her income with home care. Her life seems peaceful, but she notices her memory is slowly failing. Out of interest, Miko attends a local poetry lecture and learns that her grandson is involved in the suicide of a girl from her school. "Poetry" follows Miko's life journey as she learns to write poetry while navigating various painful challenges. Its timeless poetic style and attentiveness to reality have earned it widespread acclaim, including the Best Screenplay Award at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival.
This book contains the complete final draft of the film "Poetry," along with a wealth of behind-the-scenes material, including unseen on-set stills, the author's storyboards, exclusive interviews with the director, expert recommendations, plot synopses, and story outlines. Readers can review the creation of "Poetry," a masterpiece of humanity, and fully understand the film's connotations and beauty, as well as its enduring significance for today.

Publication Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

民主与建设出版社

Imprint

the new wave

Pages

312

ISBN

9787513943840
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