Romance Joe

Program Running Time 115 min.

Films in Program

Directed By: Lee Kwangkuk
(South Korea, 2011, 115 mins, HDCAM)

Already the most celebrated Korean indie of the year, Lee Kwangkuk’s debut feature spins half a dozen interlinked tales to teasing and very amusing effect. Romance Joe, the guy who almost died for love, figures large, both as an adult and as the lovelorn kid he once was. Lee was Hong Sangsoo’s four-time assistant, and the master’s fascination with storytelling tricks and traps has rubbed off.