시 Poetry, directed by Lee Chang-dong

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Let's get together to see Poetry (시), which has been rated as one of the greatest classics of modern South Korean cinema. An unsentimental story of an elderly woman confronted by her own mortality and by her grandchild’s utter indifference to morality. "Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry class, she endeavors to capture life in verse form, but her simple dream of completing a poem is stalled by the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and the heavy financial and emotional burden of her grandson’s shocking wrongdoing." https://letterboxd.com/film/poetry/ Part of the Lee Chang-dong retrospective at the Cinematheque. https://thecinematheque.ca/series/fearful-symmetry-the-films-of-lee-changdong After the screening, we'll find a spot nearby to get something to drink or eat and chat about the film.