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And from Korea, an equally vital film about modern day romance by a director

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I'm beginning to think of as S. Korea's answer to Eric Rohmer, Hong Sangsoo.
"Woman is the Future of Man" is a film whose scenes continue to reoccur in your mind days and weeks after you've seen it.
Two friends meet to reminisce one afternoon and, after many glasses of rice wine, decide to look up a woman they both had interest in years ago. As this escapade unfolds, we flashback to scenes of the former relationship, searching for clues to the events which become more and more intense. Superb acting and intelligent, complex, and powerful story-telling leave little doubt that Korea is unmatched for action and drama, it also needn't accept second-billing for insights into human emotions.
Martin Scorsese introduces the film and agrees with me about the quality, the copy-cat!

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They are making superb movies these days excelled only by the Chinese epics. * - mr grits 17:59:50 01/06/10 (5)
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Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
- IMO, the Chinese epics are getting a bit long in the tooth and running out of steam. - Tony D. 18:13:15 01/06/10 (4)
  I long for the days of 'Red Sorghum', 'Three Times', 'Good People Of The Yangtze' and many of the other quietly beautiful Chinese films...we have 'Xia nu' ('A Touch Of Zen') lined up for tonight after dinner...good stuff!
  
  J.B.
  - Huh? There are just as many FINE Chinese films being made right now! "Stolen Life" - tinear 20:47:09 01/06/10 (3)
    is a quiet, brilliant story of two young people and it also is a scathing Godard-or-Bunuel-like assault on its society.
    I could as easily have listed 10 other fine ones. "Blind Shaft" is another.........
    - If they are on Netflix list them....we'll see if you are full of it. * - mr grits 13:30:46 01/07/10 (0)
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      Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
    - Yes, I know. I was referring to the big budget, high flying kung fu spectaculars. - Tony D. 23:48:26 01/06/10 (1)
      Which I assumed grits was as well.
      
      Careful with that knee now.
      
      J.B.
      - Ahhhhhhhhh. My crystal ball's been broken for some time now. nt - tinear 08:03:12 01/07/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yes, I know. I was referring to the big budget, high flying kung fu spectaculars. posted by Tony D. on January 06, 2010 at 23:48:26
        
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