Poetry (2011) - review out now!

South Korean director Lee Chang-dong's newest picture Poetry (2011) has been touring about the festival circuit for the past year, and has finally landed in theaters from distributor Kino International.  The film follows a single grandmother who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's and raising a troubled grandson on her own.  Immediately after her diagnosis she enrolls in a poetry class.  Her assignment, write a poem by the course's end.  The film follows her struggle to express herself while the world around her increasingly loses its meaning.   Poetry is a subtle portrait of a woman struggling to create an impression on the world when she herself is fading from it.  You can read my full review at CampusCircle.com!