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A master of intensely emotional human dramas, director Lee Chang-dong is a leading light of contemporary Korean cinema, and his place on the international stage was cemented by his stirring and unpredictable work examining grief and deliverance. An effortless mix of light and uncompromising darkness, Secret Sunshine is the story of a widowed piano teacher who moves with her young son from Seoul to her late husband's provincial hometown for a fresh start.

Story of a young couple who have crossed paths in real life but meet in cyberspace, become close and take a chance on love.

A farmer in his mid-thirties falls in love with a waitress from the local coffee shop, and tries to convince her to marry him.

Story of patient needing a liver transplant who tries to save a female prisoner who is a matching donor, but things get complicated when she is released from prison.

Min-ki is a banker who gets laid off after six years of service. Although he's under constant sense of uneasiness, he lives his new leisurely life without the stress of work, thanks to the successful career of his wife Bo-ra. Taking care of their baby daughter, doing the housework, and spending quiet time reading at the park, these are all blessings for Min-ki. Meanwhile, Bo-ra is having an adulterous affair with her college sweetheart Il-bum, with whom she was separated when he left for the military. Although she treasures her family and desires to keep it together, she is moved by Il-bum's love and by the sweet reminiscence of her youth. Soon, Min-ki discovers their intimate relationship, which brings about much pain and confusion among the three. All three dream of the possibilities for a happy end, bringing about an unexpected outcome.

In Kangwŏn Province, a young teacher (Yi Pyŏng-hŏn) arrives from Seoul. One of his older students (Chŏn To-yŏn) begins to fall in love with him. She makes use of her daily journal assignments to comment on his teaching and ask him probing, curious questions. When she notices a romance developing between him and another teacher, she does her best to discredit her rival by harping on her age and stealing her shoes in class.

A feature film about a woman who is framed for a drug deal and her journery of returning to her family after after three years in a prison in France.

The contact: "Dong-hyeon is a radio program producer who has had a reclusive life since his beloved Young-hye left him. One day, a music record is sent to him. Guessing Yeong-hye sent it, Dong-hyeon tries to look for her by playing a song from the record on his radio program. At that time, Su-hyeon, who is suffering from a secret crush on her friend's boyfriend, goes on a night-time drive to soothe herself and almost has a car accident. She requests the song on Dong-hyeon's radio program, which leads him to contact her via computer. As they continue on-line talks, Dong-hyeon and Su-hyeon begin to feel close to each other and promise to meet in real life. However, Dong-hyeon fails to keep the promise because he is told that Yeong-hye has died. Depressed, Dong-hyeon quits working and decides to leave Korea. Though he does not answer Su-hyeon, she keeps trying to see him. Finally, they face each other for the first time at the night before Dong-hyeon's departure.'--Container.
"Modernization has been an important subject for Korea in the last century. Modernization was exchangeable with economic development and industrialization, and people took part on the road to achieve the so-called "Miracle on the Han River." Consequently, Korea was accredited as one of the rare countries that accomplished rapid economic growth. The shadow, however, was cast deeply along with the fast track of the development, and Korean society is now facing all problems great and small. It is meaningful to look back at the process of Korean modernization and to view various aspects of the modern represented in the films. These endeavors bring us beyond the mere appreciation of the past in a retrospective fashion and provide us a chance to make a rendezvous of the past with the present and that of the present with the past. The films selected from each period reveal the problems, values, and subconsciousness of the time, and they function as referential frameworks for each other, which bring you the joy of new discoveries."--Commentary book.

After losing her husband, a woman relocates to a small-town called Miryang for a new start. When tragedy strikes, one local man stands by her through all of her struggles and tries to offer her hope.

Two thirty-something ex-lovebirds are reunited when one returns to the other in search of repayment on a loan.

Set in 19th century Korea, this version also tells the tale of treachery, lust and sacrifice. Elegant, courtly and sexually voracious young Lord Jo-won's public life of idle nobility masks a not-so-private life of unending sexual conquest. Challenged by his equally debauched cousin Lady Cho to seduce a teenaged virgin threatens Cho's household kingdom. Jo-won accepts on condition that Cho surrender herself to him if he succeeds. But the real target of Jo-won's ardor becomes Lady Sook, a stunningly attractive, pious widow .