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Farewell My Darling (1996)

Farewell My Darling poster
Original title
학생부군신위
Directed by
Park Cheol-su
Genre
comedy film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers return to their rural hometown for their father's funeral. The village comes together to prepare the ceremony and the mourning house becomes a place for community and reunion.

comedicwarmfamily-orientedbittersweetlightheartednostalgicobservationalgrounded

What happens

Haksaeng bukgun shinwi () est un film sud-coréen réalisé par Park Chul-soo, sorti en 1996. Chan-woo, réalisateur de films et fils aîné de M. Park, revient dans le village rural de son père qui vient de mourir avec sa fille Mi-seon. Son petit frère, Chan-se, revient quant à lui d'Amérique. Tout le village s'active pour préparer les funérailles et la maison en deuil devient un lieu de rencontres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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