The Life of Ok-rye

1977 1h 35m KO

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Yun-gyeong
Ok-rye
Lee Ill-woong
Geun-sik
Choi Nam-hyun
Old Man Park
Han Eun-jin
Mrs. Lee
Kim Ki-joo
Su-dol
Hong Dong-eun
Uncle
Lim Hae-rim
Dal-sam
Lee Ye-min
Mr. Kang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Im Kwon-taek
Writers: Moon Sang-hun, Park Cheol-min
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Im Kwon-taek, shot by Lee Seok-gi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Hui-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kim Yun-gyeong and Lee Ill-woong and Choi Nam-hyun carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0151813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Im Kwon-taek directs. Lee Seok-gi behind the camera. Kim Hui-su cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Im Kwon-taek, shot by Lee Seok-gi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kim Hui-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kim Yun-gyeong and Lee Ill-woong and Choi Nam-hyun carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0151813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.