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Poetry = Si /

Poetry = 시 /

Mija is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural center and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her fe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Si (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Next Entertainment World (Firm) (film production company.), UniKorea (Firm) (film production company.), Pine House Film (film production company.)
Other Authors: Yi, Ch'ang-dong (Screenwriter), Kim, Hyŏn-sŏk (director of photography.), Kim, Hyŏn (Film editor), Yun, Chŏng-hŭi, 1944- (Actor), Yi, Ta-wit (Actor), Kim, Hŭi-ra (Actor), Ahn, Nae-sang, 1969- (Actor), Kim, Yŏng-t'aek, 1948- (Actor), Pak, Myŏng-sin (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Korean
Language Notes:In Korean; optional subtitles in English; opening credits and title in Korean and English.
Published: [New York] : Kino International , [2011]
Edition:Anamorphic [widescreen].
Subjects:
Grandparent and child > Korea (South) > Drama.
Rape victims > Korea (South) > Drama.
High school students > Korea (South) > Drama.
Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Korea (South) > Drama.
Women > Korea (South) > Drama.
Alzheimer's disease > Patients.
Grandparent and child.
High school students.
Rape victims.
Women.
Korea (South)
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Korean.
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Summary:Mija is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural center and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings. She appreciates the wonders of the natural world, but a school girl's suicide initiates a chain of tragic events that will change her life forever.
"A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class"--IMDb.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2010.
Special features: making-of documentary; interview with actor Ahn nae-sang; trailers; stills gallery.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:02:19:00
Format:DVD-video, NTSC, Region 1; 5.1 surround sound ; anamorphic aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Awards:Cannes Film Festival, 2010: Best Screenplay Award (Chang-dong Lee), Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention (Chang-dong Lee).
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 2010: Achievement in Directing (Chang-dong Lee), Best Performance by an Actress (Jeong-hie Yun).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Kim Hyŏn-sŏk; production designer, Sŏn Chŏm-hŭi; editor, Kim Hyŏn.