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Lee Chang-dong
Filmmaker

Lee Chang-dong

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Directing morally searching films including Poetry and Burning.

Oasis · Poetry

Born
1954
Birthplace
Daegu

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Lee Chang-dong

Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean filmmaker and novelist. His films examine memory, responsibility and people facing social exclusion.

Early life

Literature and theatre

Studied Korean literature at Kyungpook National University and wrote and directed plays.

Career

  1. 1983

    Novelist

    Published his first novel after working as a teacher.

  2. 1993

    Film apprenticeship

    Wrote and assisted on To the Starry Island.

  3. 1997

    Directing debut

    Released Green Fish.

Selected work

Oasis

A drama about marginalised lovers.

Poetry

Won Cannes’ screenplay prize.

Burning

Adapted a Haruki Murakami story into an ambiguous mystery.

Beyond work

Public office

Served as South Korea’s minister of culture and tourism from 2003 to 2004.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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