Poetry Page #4

Synopsis: A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Chang-dong Lee
Production: Kino International
  24 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
87
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
UNRATED
Year:
2010
139 min
$355,044
Website
763 Views


rubbing its eyes

As the stain of last summer's

forget-me-nots fade from...

my fingertips, the cicada keeps

crying from your back

I, too am crying...

rubbing my wings

This poem talks about

a green-colored cicada,

but I thought of

an ordinary cicada

In search of its mate,

the cicada...

for a short few days, cries

to its fullest as if it's

smashing summer to pieces

I wonder if I could do the same

Living as passionately

as the cicada

This thought continues to linger

Thank you

That was quite a commentary

from the heart

He must have worn a red T-shirt

to show his burning passion

Next will be Mr. PARK Sangtae

who's come after a long time

Although his leg is not well

from an accident,

he has kindly brought us

a large watermelon

Greetings

-I was actually here before

-Oh, I see...

-You weren't here last week

-Right

So, saying 'after a long time'

would be inappropriate

My mistake

-Have you learned your lesson?

-Yes

'The Rose Thorn's Reason'

Don't try to steal me

The day thorns within me rise

like goosebumps all over my body

I dream of self-obliteration

with a crimson smile

Don't try to break me

for being beautiful

The kiss on red lips is...

the desperate passion

for virginity

Do not love me anymore

As the seasons' wheels

keep rolling on

I'm no expert,

but what a mighty good

picture of the rose

It is simply saying,

'do not eat me up'

Here is the word, 'kiss'

I thought about its

Chinese saying

A kiss means...

tongues coming and going

between two attached lips,

so it would be 'Sulwang Sulreh'.

(tongue comes, tongue goes)

A kiss means lips crashing

into each other

Then what do you call

two cars crashing together....

in a Chinese saying?

Guhwang Guhreh

(car comes, car goes)

So a car instead of

tongue, right?

You're thinking too hard

Two cars crashing together is...

It's a 'Gyotong Sagoh'

Car accident

I hurt my leg in a car accident

I'm staying at the hospital

now, but I slipped out today

You know what I thought

when I hurt my leg?

That it would be nice

if this here...

my third leg popped out,

to help me balance myself

I still have to stay at the hospital,

but next time, I'll be back

in great shape.

-Can I sit here?

-Yes, of course

I have something to ask you

About what?

Your poems are wonderful

I still have a long way to go

You said you started poetry

recently

How could you write

such amazing poems?

Well, in this case,

it came easily

As I wrote a line, words

I was never aware of...

unraveled like a thread of silk

Like I was swimming

and floating in poems

I wrote as if I was

a flying butterfly

If only I could do the same!

I've been trying to write poetry

myself, but I couldn't

When I started to write

poetry, I also fiercely sought...

poetic inspiration

But it made things more difficult

The point is the feeling

If you have the feeling,

you can write poetry

But I do feel things...

Then write them down honestly,

like you're taking notes

That's the most honest thing

Hello

It's not so stinky today

I guess you didn't sh*t yourself

What's this?

-Get this out for me

-What kind of pill is it?

Why are you taking this pill?

Are you sick?

I'm not sick. It's just a nutrient

Why take a nutrient

all the sudden?

Why are you being such a nag?

Just get it out for me

Please

Let go! Stop it!

Before I die,

I wanna do it just for once

I don't need anything else

Just for once...

I wanna be a man

It's my wish

Let go of me!

Who do you think I am?

What was that pill you took?

What kind of pill is this?

It's that thing you call

Viagra, right?

You go dry and dress yourself!

No one else will from now on!

Ms. YANG Mija!

Here!

Go to Room 1, please

Okay

Hello

Please have a seat

Oh, those are camellias!

I just love camellias

Flowers of winter,

flowers of pain...

Are camellias flowers of pain?

Yes, red flowers represent pain

White is virginity, yellow is glory

I've been studying lately

to write poetry

Poetry? Are you a poet?

No, I'm just trying to

write a poem

Did you come alone?

Nobody's with you?

I came by myself.

Why do you ask?

I'd prefer talking to

someone else

Why? Is there something wrong?

The test results say...

you've got Alzheimer's

Often called, 'dementia'

No, I'm fine

You're fine for now

Since it's at a very early stage

But the disease has already

progressed

You're occasionally

forgetting words for now,

but gradually your

memory loss will worsen

At first, you won't

recall nouns...

and then verbs

You know verbs, right?

Of course I know verbs

But nouns are the most important

Right, nouns are most important

Those are fake

I'm at the hospital

To get my test results

Huh? What?

The doctor says I'm okay

She told me to exercise

Exercise more

The doctor also told me

to write poetry a lot

Okay

Could you go to that place...

Ah...

Dongseoul, what was it?

It was a Dongseoul something...

Where there are a lot of

cross-country buses

-The bus terminal?

-Right, the bus terminal

I get like this

TIME PASSES AND:

FLOWERS FADE:

Wet lipstick on the wine glass

With my yearning for you

-Which room is she in?

-Room No. 5

Room No. 5?

I've been grabbing onto

the rope I had to release,

but now's the time to let go

You may have forgotten...

my name by now

But I crudely raise...

a wineglass again because of you

Now I wanna take off

my dress of attachment...

and drink a glass of oblivion

Ma'am!

You're really good!

Oh my, don't embarrass me

I got bored waiting for you,

so I was killing time

You must have broken many

hearts back in the days

You've got great appeal

In fact,

I have too many stories to tell

about my past

Anyway, what brings you here?

It's just that...

Regarding the 5 million

I have to pay

Can you lend me the money?

I've got no one else to ask

Oh my...

Ma'am

Don't do this

I know

I do, but...

there's no way

I can get the money

So I'm asking you

I will pay you back

I'll even work here

I'll do anything

I'm sorry, but...

I don't have the money

to lend you

And there's no job for

you at a karaoke

Then what shall I do?

I'll have to rob a bank, then

Talk to Wook's mom

Why won't you tell her?

You said you talked about

everything with her...

and that you were

friends forever

I go to a Catholic church

And our church is quite

old and beautiful

In the front yard at springtime,

buds...

that spring from the branches...

are a grass green color...

which looks so sad

It's so pretty that it looks sad

So I would brush my hand

over the buds...

saying, ''how pretty you are''

They say it's a sign that

I'm getting older

I might get sick or

be in agony, but...

I'm happy

I am happy

Now I am in love

But it's so beautiful...

and painful

It's painful because it's love

that cannot be

He's married like me

I always thought I despised him

He really has a bad temper

But one day, we were

leaving from a night shift...

and ended up sleeping together

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