The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.5
Overall		4.0

The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman September 25, 2024

Lee Chang-dong is another one of those perhaps strangely lesser known names not just among the so-called "unwashed masses", but potentially even among some supposed film cognoscenti, despite the fact that he is one of his native country South Korea's more notable filmmakers and also despite the fact that the international recognition Chang-dong has received from any number of festivals and other annual ceremonies means scrolling through a list of nominations and actual awards bestowed on Chang-dong can take some considerable time. Film Movement is therefore hopefully aiding and abetting a wider appreciation of Chang-dong's often fascinating filmography by offering an aggregation of four of his early works. As of the writing of this review, and kind of ironically given the overall title of this collection, it looks like only one of the films in the set, Chang-dong's lyrical 2010 opus Poetry, has had a previous Region A release on Blu-ray, in this case a 2011 release from Kino Lorber.

For reviews of the four films in this set, please click on the following links:

Green Fish Blu-ray review

Peppermint Candy Blu-ray review

Oasis Blu-ray review

Poetry Blu-ray review

The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. The keepcase insert features an inner print with credits and stills from each film.

The Poetry of Lee Chang-Dong: Four Films Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is an outstanding collection of four somewhat linked but still incredibly unique films. I've had some qualms about the video quality of some earlier Film Movement releases, but the good news is all four of these films look and sound fantastic, and the supplements are generally very enjoyable as well. Highly recommended.