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The Bird Who Stops in the Air

새는 폐곡선을 그린다2002

Overview

KIM serves as a professor of film studies at a rural college, away from his family. Having kept the memories of birds from his childhood, he intends to make a film based on the images of birds that appear in his dreams. In his position as educator, KIM finds himself torn between artistic ideals of the film and the realities of life which his student's must encounter daily. It is in this setting that he struggles to discover the nature of his identity. A middle school science teacher, Young-hee, although a long-time lover of KIM's is not confident in their future relationship. She asks KIM to accompany her to her childhood hometown. During the trip, the two begin to realize that each belongs to different realities from the other. Young-hee begins to desire a relationship of a different sort with him. However, KIM's ambition is to redeem his own artistic value blurred between film fantasy and reality.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 1, 2002
Original language
Korean
Spoken languages
Korean
Countries
South Korea
Director
Jeon Soo-il
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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