Poetry

2010 · directed by Lee Chang-dong

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.

Poetry (2010), directed by Lee Chang-dong, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Yoon Jeong-hee
• David Lee
• Kim Hee-ra
• Ahn Nae-sang
• Kim Yong-taek
• Park Myung-shin
• Jang Hye-jin
• Kim Nam-jin
• Kim Jong-goo
• Kim Hye-jung

Crew

• Kim Hyun-seok — Director of Photography
• Kim Hyun — Editor
• Lee Chang-dong — Writer

More from Lee Chang-dong

1. Burning (2018) — 82/100 · hit
2. Secret Sunshine (2007) — 80/100 · hit
3. Oasis (2002) — 80/100 · hit
4. Peppermint Candy (2000) — 80/100 · hit
5. Green Fish (1997) — 70/100

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