샌프란시스코 영화협회 sffs에서 밀양 密陽 secret sunshine을 소개했다. 조지 루카스 george lucas가 세운 레터맨 디지털 아트센터에서 행사가 열렸는데, 저녁에 처음 가니 찾기가 쉽지는 않더라. 일찍 간 핑계로 좀 헤매고 들어가니 근사한 건물, 세심하게 신경을 쓴 티가 났다. 영화관은 샌프란시스코 현대미술관 sfmoma보다 좀 작은 것 같은데, 시설은 훌륭했다. 방음도 잘 되었고, 불이 꺼지고 화면이 밝아지기까지 깜깜한 기분 🙂

SECRET SUNSHINE: 1.9.08
Director Lee Chang-Dong in attendance

The Film Society is thrilled to present South Korea’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film, Secret Sunshine, directed by Lee Chang-Dong, on January 9 at the Premier Theater, Letterman Digital Arts Center, in the Presidio. Tickets are available now to Film Society year-round members for $9 and to the general public for $11. The New York Film Festival wrote that “Secret Sunshine is that rare movie that possesses the richness and complexity of a great novel, revealing new layers as it unfolds. A recent widow (Jeon Do-Yeon) and her young son adjust to life in a small country town after relocating from Seoul. Then, abruptly and without warning, the film shifts into thriller territory, only to end as a devastating study in human suffering (albeit one with dark comic overtones). Lee Chang-Dong navigates his switchblade reversals of comedy and despair, darkness and light with a master’s grace, as does Jeon in a revelatory performance for which she won the Best Actress prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.” Lee Chang-Dong, who will be in attendance, is an SF International Film Festival veteran, screening Peppermint Candy in 2001 and Green Fish in 1998. The Secret Sunshine print is courtesy of CJ Entertainment. Tickets are available here or by calling 925-866-9559.

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