Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
BURNING
버닝 | Buh-ning
Synopsis
Jongsu, a frustrated introvert, has his life complicated by the appearance of two people: Haemi, a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and, Ben, a wealthy young man she befriends. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi disappears, his obsessions begin to mount.
Synopsis
Jongsu, a frustrated introvert, has his life complicated by the appearance of two people: Haemi, a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and, Ben, a wealthy young man she befriends. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi disappears, his obsessions begin to mount.
Our take
An international art-house hit for South Korea’s Lee Chang-dong (Poetry, Secret Sunshine), this feat of foreboding—part ghost story, part critique of contemporary capitalism—is something startling and strangely sinister. A riveting adaptation of the great Haruki Murakami, co-starring Steven Yeun.