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South Korea

Sun, Feb 10, 2008
at 2 PM

Thu, Feb 14, 2008
at 6:15 PM

Fri, Feb 15, 2008
at 8:15 PM

FAMILY TIES

DIRECTOR: KIM TAE-YONG
SOUTH KOREA
Witty and warm-hearted, Family Ties uses a clever flashback structure to explore the various forms of love that bind families. In the first of three chapters, a humble small-town woman's wayward brother and his new chain-smoking bride come to live with her, turning her quiet, orderly life upside down. In the second, a rebellious young woman must come to terms with her estranged mother's terminal illness. These tales intertwine in the third segment, which follows the lives of a young couple, offering bittersweet observations of contemporary suburban life in Korea and many surprising turns. Winner of the Best Film Prize at the Korean Critics' Choice Awards as well as Best Film at the Grand Bell (Oscar) Awards. Print courtesy of Cineclick Asia. ( 114 min )

Filmography: Whispering Halls (99).
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Tue, Feb 12, 2008
at 7 PM

Wed, Feb 13, 2008
at 9 PM

Sat, Feb 16, 2008
at 9 PM

BREATH

DIRECTOR: KIM KI-DUK
SOUTH KOREA
Yeon, a bored Seoul artist whose husband is cheating on her, is gripped by a news story about a Death Row prisoner who has attempted suicide by stabbing himself with a sharpened toothbrush handle. Oddly drawn to him, Yeon heads to the prison to become his new best friend—and his unofficial interior decorator. As she brightens his cell with wallpaper and trinkets and his silent existence with song, a relationship develops that confounds observers. Infused with the languid romanticism and black humor found in his earlier films, this gentle, off-beat love story explores the inherent difficulties in human communication, and the ineffable mysteries of the human heart. Print courtesy of Cineclick Asia. ( 94 min )

Selected Filmography: Address Unknown (01), Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter (03), Samaritan Girl (04), 3-Iron (04), The Bow (05).
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