Hello everyone,
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2018 Lee Chang-dong film, Burning. They talk about the film's themes, style, influences, and its nuanced take on social and existential issues.
We hope you enjoy.
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Timestamps
- 3:02 - Media Consumption
- 23:20 - News
- 30:45 - Film Discussion
News
- Third Window Films release a box set: Nobuhiko Obayashi's 80s Kadokawa Years – October 17
- Chameleon Films have released Johnnie To’s Exiled, Breaking News, and the Japanese sci-fi Summer Time Machine Blues
- Criterion Collection Infernal Affairs trilogy release – November 15
- Asian submissions for the OSCARS:
- Japan submits Chie Hayakawa’s “Plan 75”
- Taiwan submits Lou Yi-An’s “Goddamned Asura”;
- South Korea submits Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave”
- Festival news:
- Japanese Films at the Venice Film Festival (August 31 – September 10)
- A call for entries for the Osaka Asian Film festival - Deadline: November 5
- Japanese Film Festival 2022 in Australia Nov 5 – Dec 14
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