Starring Jeong-hie Yun, Nae-sand Ahn, Da-wit Lee
You know those long foreign films that you sit through and feel, 'This is true art house?' This could be one of them - if only it wasn't so irresistibly sweet.
Mija, a woman in her sixties, is informed of her having the early stages of Alzheimer's. And for years she's wanted to write a poem. So she takes herself to a poetry class. This is secondary to the film's plot as it turns out her grandson is part of a dodgy group. Soon enough she faces financial difficulty in helping him out of trouble - and gaining no gratitude.
Poetry is gorgeous to look at and moves swiftly through the small items - such as badminton games in the street and walks to isolated places as Mija tries to gain inspiration.
Although for someone like myself who studied Creative Writing, I can't bring myself to agree with half of the things the Poetry teacher tells his class throughout.
4/5
If you like this you should try
The Way Home (2002) 3.5/5
Norwegian Wood (2010) 3/5
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