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Tag: LKFF

A Boy and Sungreen

A Boy and Sungreen

Two best friends embark on a search for the truth in Ahn Ju-young's comedy-drama.

Posted on 12 Nov 201931 Dec 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, KoreaTagged 2019, Ahn Ji-ho, Ahn Ju-young, Kim Do-yeob, Kim Hee-chang, Kim Ju-a, Lee Joo-won, LKFF, Min Kyung-jin, Park Keun-rok, Review, Seo Hyun-Woo, Shin Dong-mi. Leave a comment

A Flower in Hell

A Flower in Hell

A country boy experiences another side of Korea in Shin Sang-ok’s noir romance.

Posted on 10 Nov 201912 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 1958, Choi Eun-hee, Jo Hae-won, Kang Sun-hee, Kim Hak, LKFF, Review, Shin Sang-ok. Leave a comment

The March of Fools

The March of Fools

The future is uncertain in Ha Gil-jong’s landmark piece of Korean cinema.

Posted on 9 Nov 20199 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, KoreaTagged 1975, Ha Gil-jong, Ha Jae-young, Hah Myung-joong, kim Yeong-suk, Lee Young-ok, LKFF, Park Am, Review, Yun Mun-seop. Leave a comment

Youngju

Youngju

A struggling young girl finds help in an unlikely place in Cha Sung-duk’s tragic drama.

Posted on 6 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Cha Sung-duk, Kim Hang-gi, Kim Ho-jung, LKFF, Review, Tang Joon-sang, Yoo Jae-myung. Leave a comment

The Sea Village

The Sea Village

A young woman in a small village learns to deal with loss in Kim Soo-young’s drama.

Posted on 4 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 1965, Hwang Jung-seun, Jeon Gye-hyeon, Kim Young-soon, Ko Eun-ah, Lee Nak-hoon, LKFF, Review, Shin Young-kyun. Leave a comment

A Day Off

A Day Off

A young couple faces harsh realities in Lee Man-hee’s influential melodrama.

Posted on 24 Oct 201924 Oct 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 1968, Ji Yun-seong, Lee Man-hee, LKFF, Review, Shin Seong-il. Leave a comment

14th London Korean Film Festival: 1-14 November 2019

14th London Korean Film Festival: 1-14 November 2019

The London Korean Film Festival returns for its 14th year with a look back at the last 100 years of Korean Cinema.

Posted on 23 Oct 20199 Feb 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in Editorial, KoreaTagged 2019, featured, LKFF, News. Leave a comment

Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels

Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels

A brother and sister look for shoes, instead come face-to-face with their own mortality.

Posted on 24 Sep 201926 Nov 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Family, Fantasy, KoreaTagged 2018, Baek Seung-tae, Cho Hee-bong, Choi Go, Kim Ming-gi, Kim Su-an, Kim Tae-yong, Lee Ha-kyoung, LKFF, Park Jeong-suk, Park Mi-hyen, Park Sang-ju, Review, Shim Jae-hyun. Leave a comment

Ode to the Goose

Ode to the Goose

Things move slowly in Zhang Lu’s meandering drama.

Posted on 27 Aug 201929 Aug 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Han Ye-ri, Jung Eun-Chae, Jung Jin-young, Lee Mi-sook, LKFF, Moon So-ri, Moon Sook, Myung Gye-nam, Park Hae-il, Park So-dam, Yoon Je-moon, Zhang Lu. Leave a comment

Motel Cactus

Motel Cactus

Flashes of brilliance aren’t enough to save a sleepy, sad script.

Posted on 13 Aug 201929 Aug 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 1997, Han Woon-soo, Jin Hee-kyung, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Seung-hyun, Lee Mi-yeon, LKFF, Park Ki-yong, Park Shin-yang, Review, Shin Dong-hwan. Leave a comment

Hotel by the River

Hotel by the River

Coldness reigns in Hong Sang-soo's middle-of-the-road drama.

Posted on 21 Nov 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Hong Sang-soo, Ki Joo-bong, Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, LKFF, Review, Song Seon-mi, Yu Jun-sang. Leave a comment

The Return

The Return

Malene Choi’s hybrid debut feature looks at the difference between homeland and home.

Posted on 16 Nov 201815 Jan 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Drama, KoreaTagged 2018, Karoline Sofie Lee, LKFF, Malene Choi, Review, Thomas Hwan. 1 Comment

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