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‘Burning’ Trailer: Lee Chang-Dong’s Cannes Critical Darling Is A Mesmerizing Thriller

Margaret Kennedy

September 26, 2018 6:01 pm

When "Burning" showed at the Cannes Film Festival back in spring, everyone assumed it would win Palme d’Or, it was that well beloved. A psychological thriller focusing on relationships and emotions in poetic an...

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Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’ Is A Masterfully Mysterious Psychological Thriller [Cannes Review]

May 21, 2018 5:05 pm

According to South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, Haruki Murakami's short story "Barn Burning," is a story wherein "nothing happens." It's then a risky endeavor for Chang-dong to wholeheartedly embrace the con...