The Mysterious Conversation That Creates an Obsession in <em>Burning</em>
<em>The Atlantic</em> looks back on the key film moments of 2018, this time a strange, possibly imaginary confession in Lee Chang-dong’s woozy thriller.
by David Sims
Dec 30, 2018
3 minutes
The Atlantic’s “And, Scene” series delves into some of the most interesting films of the year by examining a single, noteworthy cinematic moment from 2018. Next up is Lee Chang-dong’s Burning. (Read our previous entries here.)
“My father has an anger disorder. He has rage bottled up inside of him. It goes off like a bomb. Once it goes off, everything is destroyed.” So begins a confession ofLee Chang-dong’s woozy, beguiling mystery thriller.
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