adam and dog is a 2011 american animated short film by minkyu lee .

the film was nominated for best animated short film for the 85th academy awards and won best animated short subject at the 39th annie awards .

after being nominated for an academy award , the film was released along with all the other 15 oscar-nominated short films in theaters by shortshd .

adam and dog

check out this amazing write - up by jenny lerew for adam and dog .
here is a new interview i did for adam and dog for gold derby .
the living lines library kindly put together a collection of the backgrounds for adam and dog .
the relationship between adam and the dog was portrayed in such a beautiful way . the animation was also really gorgeous and the use of light was amazing
the story about the dog of eden . what happened in those first days of creation that made man and dog so inseparable ? the dog , as he lives through this curious world , encounters a strange creature ; a human being named adam - and with that discovers a new found connection to the world .
. . . and now for
a boy and his dog
, just to round things out .
madison mega - mara . . . : # 14 the inquisitor ' s tale by adam gidwitz
dog explores eden alone curiously exploring creatures and plant life alike . he then meets a creature that approaches and bonds with him - he meets adam . they venture together through this paradise inseparably until an indirect threat to their bond emerges : eve . with this new arrival , dog struggles to keep their connection close despite distance , hardships , and unspoken emotions leading to whatever end . he will not fail to be adam ' s best friend .
in the u . s . , a country founded on religious faith , we like stories about righteous characters with well - defined moral values operating within clearly delineated paths of good versus evil , of right and wrong . enter minkyu lee and his oscar nominated film , adam and dog , a film about the first days of creation in the garden of eden and how dog befriended and became inseparable from adam . a beautiful , traditionally animated 2d film , adam and dog delves into the most fundamental biblical themes in subtle , gentle tones . i recently had a chance to talk to minkyu about the making of his film , the challenges of both directing and producing at the same time and his thoughts on how people will view the religious foundation of the story .
in semi - alternating chapters , the narrative voice switches from the somewhat detached third - person ( adam’s chapters ) to a more natural first - person ( the dog’s ) , and readers are treated to the humble story of a pit bull ( aptly named chance ) redeemed . once a fighter in a dog ring , chance gleefully embraces his brief stretch of freedom as a street hound ( delectable smells abound ! other dogs’ crotches to sniff ! poles to pee on everywhere ! ) before suddenly being recaptured and sent to the pound . when adam rescues chance from certain death as a favor to one of the homeless shelter’s regulars , adam’s and the dog’s fates are irrevocably intertwined . and thank goodness for that .
dog walks eden . then one day he meets a strange creature , adam . side by side , they spend their days in the flourishing garden , and become inseparable companions - until a new creature arrives : eve . after meeting this new companion , who is similar to him , adam neglects dog . but after the fall of man , when the two humans must leave the garden , he consorts with them into the realm of hardship .
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“sometimes , it turns out , the most important decisions in life are made by your dog . ”
in the enchanting and delightful garden of eden , a solitary dog wanders the unspoiled landscape inconspicuously . and then , unexpectedly , the little dog encounters god ' s newest creation , the human adam , and intrigued , interacts with him and soon befriends him . however , as the two companions explore the wonders of the magnificent and lush garden , the red - haired eve is introduced to this world , disrupting the fine balance of things .
instead of giving chance back to the pound like he had planned , adam begrudgingly keeps him . the more he communes with the dog , the kinder and more generous a person he becomes . soon , he ' s turning over all sorts of new leaves in an attempt to become
a better person .
despite a sometimes predictable and tidy plotline , one good dog is rewarding - - - and that ' s mostly thanks to chance . readers ( especially fans of marley & me ) will adore his spunky personality and root for his ( and ultimately adam ' s ) rehabilitation . in the end , wilson ' s uncanny channeling of this scrappy misunderstood dog with a heart of gold strikes just the right chord to overshadow any of the book ' s shortcomings .
' adam and dog ' took me by complete surprise . i had heard and seen very little about the short film on the internet . the parts i had seen were simply short clips or conceptual drawings of various vistas and maybe one or two pictures of adam or of dog . all of these had piqued my interest , but i ended up forgetting about the film . . . . . . until now . once it was released , my anticipation grew again , and i finally managed to see it . i was completely blown away . the sheer amount of emotion and beauty that you find in this film is breathtaking . minkyu lee and his team of animators sidestep the usual difficulties of animation and have created something so effective , it feels like something disney could have made . the story is simply , which is why it works on so many levels . the animation is spectacular and beautiful . there is nothing that takes you out of the world that ' s created by the film . everything has a purpose and a drive , and you can feel that when you watch it . so , if you haven ' t seen ' adam and dog ' yet , buy it and watch it immediately .
let’s change subjects . dog is man ' s best friend . i think the people’s love for dogs is pretty ubiquitous in every culture . wherever there are people there are dogs . the variety of dogs you find today is tremendous . you chose to use a fairly non - descript , simple dog…
ml : that’s a really good a question as well . i tried different types of dogs in the beginning . i thought , maybe it’s a great dane , maybe it’s a german shepherd or a saint bernard . but here’s the reason why i chose a black mutt , kind of a scrawny , in my mind , a dumpster dog . when i think of eden , i think of adam experiencing all the animals , like i show in the film , peacocks and butterflies , beautiful , magnificent , wondrous looking animals . compared to the other animals , i wanted the dog to look like a bland creature . nothing in terms of the color , nothing that wows in terms of the fur , nothing really majestic about it . i wanted to show what makes us close to dogs isn’t really the appearance of the dog , even though these days some dogs look really , really cool . i thought it would be interesting to show that all our beautiful dogs of today came from this scrawny mutt . this black dumpster dog if you will . it wasn’t about this dog being a beautiful creature itself , but what was inside the dog that created all these beautiful creatures .
we are so happy that adam and dog will get to be in front of such a wide audience . it is screening all across america , so if you had been wanting to see our little film on the big screen , there couldn’t be a better chance ! especially because it is screening with its fellow nominees for the category , you get to see a bunch of great short films .
i absolutely loved this book . i like how the story is never told by the main characters themselves . this book had a lot of action . adam gidwitz made this story seem longer than it actually is .
this is a rough animation test done by jennifer hager , from a scene that was edited out of the film . jen brought so much knowledge of dog movement to the film . enjoy !
why ? aside from being the to - be president and ceo of a gigantically corporate cosmetic firm , 46 - year - old adam march is arrogant , intolerant and selfish . he only eats fancy granola imported from norway . and he has willingly married a vapid social climber obsessed with “being seen” and “supporting the right charities” while flitting between one of their three houses equipped with countless underpaid servants , driving the “best and most current automobiles - - - gas be damned , ” and wearing the most “fashion - forward clothes and legitimate designer accessories” on the racks . but these grating qualities can all be attributed to adam before his nervous breakdown and subsequent downfall ( he physically attacks his secretary for being insubordinate , gets fired and loses everything ) . after that ? if you can stomach it , mr . march actually gets even more loathsome .
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duncan the wonder dog is a very ambitious editorial project : nine volumes , 2600 pages to be completed in the next 25 years . in comics the only similar editorial projects that come to my mind are cerebus by dave sim and age of bronze by eric shanower : have you already planned the overall plot of all the other 8 volumes of duncan the wonder dog ? in the meantime are you going to draw something else in the years to come ?
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there was a time when vic edwards ( burt reynolds ) was the toast of tinseltown — handsome , talented and a top box - office attraction for five years running . if this precis sounds familiar , that ' s because it ' s very close to reynolds ' own . and at the start of the new indie comedy dog years , writer - director adam rifkin , who penned the film specifically for his star , furthers the connections between fiction and reality by using actual footage of reynolds ( introduced , through some adr magic , as
vic edwards
) on a david frost - hosted interview show from the 1970s .
i finished this book last night teetering on the verge of tears . not because it ' s a sad ending , although there is sorrow , and not because it ' s a happy ending , although there ' s a lot to be glad about . but because i lived with these children ( and their holy dog ) through 368 pages of fear and hardship and friendship and doubt and certainty and at times it was hard to tell whether or not things were going to turn out ok - this is , after all , an author who feels free to kill and ( sometimes ) resurrect
i finished this book last night teetering on the verge of tears . not because it ' s a sad ending , although there is sorrow , and not because it ' s a happy ending , although there ' s a lot to be glad about . but because i lived with these children ( and their holy dog ) through 368 pages of fear and hardship and friendship and doubt and certainty and at times it was hard to tell whether or not things were going to turn out ok - this is , after all , an author who feels free to kill and ( sometimes ) resurrect child characters - and so the tension was just about killing me . and now all i want to do is read it again , for the beauty and the tragedy and the talmudic wisdom and the monastic scholarship . and the cheese . mustn ' t forget the cheese . sigh .
okay . three children with magical powers going on an adventure with a dog . nothing special , to be honest . they ' re definitely gonna end up saving the world or something heroic like that . wrong . rather than telling it ' s readers about predictable , overtold adventures , this book tells more about religion , persecution , prejudice , and farting dragons . especially the last one . i really enjoyed reading adam gidwitz ' s
the inquisitor ' s tale
. not only because it was informative ( in a way ) , but also because
when the judge sentences adam to a lengthy stint of community service at a homeless shelter instead of doling out jail time ( “you’re an arrogant son of a bitch and need to be taken down a peg… you need to eat a little humble pie , and i’m about to serve you a big bite . ” ) , it’s hard not to feel at least a little disappointed for a missed opportunity . the guy is a pompous blowhard , to put it mildly . why not give him what he deserves ? but as the plot moves forward , it’s clear that adam has been handed his just reward . it’s time he learned how the other half lives . and that’s when the scruffy pooch of the title makes his entrance .
to review : we have a dog that ' s been resurrected , a peasant girl who sees the future , a supernaturally strong oblate , and a jewish boy with the power of miraculous healing .
the children almost laughed in the silence that followed . when you put it that way , it sounded rather insane . that pretty much sums it up - three children and a dog go on a grand adventure in an attempt to stop a massive book burning . i doubt there are few goodreads members who would not champion their cause . though not as f
for a portion of susan wilson’s latest “feel good” book , one good dog , it’s quite possible that you won’t feel good at all while reading it . in fact , you might want to pummel the main character senseless . then pummel him some more .
adam gidwitz is the christopher moore of middle grade fiction . not the moore of the lust lizard of melancholy cove or bloodsucking fiends , but the moore of lamb and fool —funny , irreverent , not above a good fart joke , and way more intelligent than you would gather from a casual read . the inquisitor ' s tale is maybe not as broadly humorous as his grimm tales ( though it is certainly not lacking in humor ) nor is it as meta - fictional ( though the narrator does inject himself into the story ) . it is , instead , much more philosophical and delves into matters of faith and friendship and morality and mortality . gidwitz never shies away from the darker , more brutal aspects of humanity , but they are deftly balanced with grace and beauty and innocence . this is a book both sacred and profane ; it will make you laugh and think and probably cry a little . it is a reading experience well worth having and may even make you believe in miracles .
set in france in 1242 and told in the style of medieval travel tales , the inquisitor ' s tale follows three children who are either heretics or saints , depending on how one views their accomplishments . jeanne , a peasant girl , has
fits
and sees visions of the future . william , son of an african mother and french crusader father , is both exceptionally bright as well as big and strong . jacob , a jewish boy , can heal with plants and prayers . along with the saintly dog gwenforte , these three children t
an exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of a tale dark and grimm . 1242 . on a dark night , travelers from across france cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children . their adventures take them on a chase through france : they are taken captive by knights , sit alongside a king , and save the land from a farting dragon . on the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned , their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at mont saint - michel , where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints . join william , an oblate on a mission from his monastery ; jacob , a jewish boy who has fled his burning village ; and jeanne , a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions . they are accompanied by jeanne ' s loyal greyhound , gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead . told in multiple voices , in a style reminiscent of the canterbury tales , our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together . beloved bestselling author adam gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed grimm series . featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator hatem aly and filled with adam’s trademark style and humor , the inquisitor ' s tale is bold storytelling that’s richly researched and adventure - packed . beautifully illustrated throughout ! includes a detailed historical note and bibliography .
i wish goodreads had a
currently listening
button . borrow some of the narrative structure & settings of chaucer ' s canterbury tales , add some medieval fairy tale elements and an out - of - time joan of arc - type girl , a jewish boy , and a young african monk and a resurrected dog who form a band dodging pogroms , anti - semites , witch hunters and book burners ; toss in a tragicomic cameo from a deadly farting dragon and you get the gist of the inquisitor ' s tale . there was bit too much religion for me
i wish goodreads had a
currently listening
button . borrow some of the narrative structure & settings of chaucer ' s canterbury tales , add some medieval fairy tale elements and an out - of - time joan of arc - type girl , a jewish boy , and a young african monk and a resurrected dog who form a band dodging pogroms , anti - semites , witch hunters and book burners ; toss in a tragicomic cameo from a deadly farting dragon and you get the gist of the inquisitor ' s tale . there was bit too much religion for me ( and i like reading about religion ) , too little dog , and the story goes long about 2 / 3s through , but it ' s an interesting meditation on the times of the story and - - if readers are prone or prodded to think about it - - our own times as well . probably more a classroom than an under - the - covers - after - lights out book , though . nicely done audio by an ensemble cast .
okay . three children with magical powers going on an adventure with a dog . nothing special , to be honest . they ' re definitely gonna end up saving the world or something heroic like that . wrong . rather than telling it ' s readers about predictable , overtold adventures , this book tells more about religion , persecution , prejudice , and farting dragons . especially the last one . i really enjoyed reading adam gidwitz ' s
the inquisitor ' s tale
. not only because it was informative ( in a way ) , but also because it was so funny . evidently , the author spent a long time researching different topics in order to write this book . his story telling skills are astounding . i highly recommend this book .
why do you mix different drawing styles in the same page , for example cartoonish and simple sketches for characters vs . photorealistic and accurate drawings for the landscapes and the backgrounds , and why do you use very often graphic collage with every kind of items ?
to review : we have a dog that ' s been resurrected , a peasant girl who sees the future , a supernaturally strong oblate , and a jewish boy with the power of miraculous healing .
the children almost laughed in the silence that followed . when you put it that way , it sounded rather insane . that pretty much sums it up - three children and a dog go on a grand adventure in an attempt to stop a massive book burning . i doubt there are few goodreads members who would not champion their cause . though not as funny as his grimm series , gidwitz does a masterful job of mixing fact , legend , and fantasy . this is probably the last novel i ' ll finish this year , and i ' m happy to say it was one of the best .
whether you go your separate ways or stay together , you will continue to witness - - against ignorance , against cruelty , and on behalf of all that is beautiful about this strange and crooked world .
what ' s left for a former megastar but to hit the bottle and hit the road . the majority of dog years sees vic commandeering lil and her car for a drive through old haunts . it ' s here that rifkin ' s film reveals itself as its own low - rent simulation — of ingmar bergman ' s wild strawberries , with reynolds in the victor sjöström role of a bitter old man grappling with his past , and winter as the irritated traveling companion who eventually learns to love the gray - haired grouch .
are you going to use the same drawing style of the first volume also for the other eight books of duncan the wonder dog or are you considering some changes in it ? it will largely be the same . probably identical , really . so , uh , if anyone out there didnt like the first one and was thinking of giving the second another go , you most likely shouldn’t bother .
in a recent interview in the horn book , adam gidwitz talks about his teaching days as being filled with
serious fun
- - i love that concept . yes , kids love having fun , laughing , sharing silly or gross stories . they also love to dig into serious topics and want us adults to ask for their opinions . gidwitz has legions of fans for his exciting , engrossing retellings of grimm ' s tales . in his newest book , he tackles medieval life , religious intolerance and the power of deep loyal friendship - - all with
adam gidwitz is the christopher moore of middle grade fiction . not the moore of the lust lizard of melancholy cove or bloodsucking fiends , but the moore of lamb and fool —funny , irreverent , not above a good fart joke , and way more intelligent than you would gather from a casual read . the inquisitor ' s tale is maybe not as broadly humorous as his grimm tales ( though it is certainly not lacking in humor ) nor is it as meta - fictional ( though the narrator does inject himself into the story ) . it is , ins
it felt garish to put my name on it ; the project is enough of an affectation , i donìt need to compound the vanity . and the nine circles will be the consistent emblem of the book ; i like how it looks , and it felt right . my design sensibilities and layout choices are all , in the end , gut - check stuff . i move things around and take things out and put things in and change the textures and switch things around until i can look at it and immediately get the feel of what i’m going after .
my entry for the white ravens 2017 list : part fantasy , part historical fiction , part superhero tale—with generous dashes of humor—this book unfolds much like the canterbury tales , through stories the inquisitor teases out of individuals of diverse stations in life who are patronizing a countryside inn in medieval france . their stories each contribute a piece to unlocking the mystery of why the king of france has declared war on three children and a dog . each child has a special something—prophetic visions ( the peasant girl jeanne ) , extraordinary strength ( the dark - skinned , learned , very large oblate william ) , the power to heal ( the slight , thoughtful jewish boy jacob—and the dog , once dead , is again alive . central to their story are issues of class intolerances , anti - semitism , censorship , commonsense and formal learning , talmudic and biblical wisdom , and the value of books to civilization . all of this is crafted by gidwitz in a way that thoroughly engages child readers in a tale that is as contemporary as it is traditional . ( age : 9 + )
duncan the wonder dog starts with a prologue / prelude about ideas like the real nature of mathematics , the purpose of the art and the meaning of “good” according to the greek philosopher pythagoras ( who was also vegetarian , by the way ) . then we see a brief fairy tale which serves to introduce the hinduist / buddhist concept of “dharma” : can you better explain to us which role do these ideas have in your story ?
visually speaking duncan the wonder dog seems to me to be influenced by the works of chris ware ( building stories , acme novelty library ) , dave mckean ( cages , mr . punch ) and bill sienkiewicz ( stray toasters , big numbers ) : do you agree with this ? are there living artists / illustrators / comic creators or artists / illustrators / comic creators of the past who are a source of inspiration for your drawings ?
set in france in 1242 and told in the style of medieval travel tales , the inquisitor ' s tale follows three children who are either heretics or saints , depending on how one views their accomplishments . jeanne , a peasant girl , has
fits
and sees visions of the future . william , son of an african mother and french crusader father , is both exceptionally bright as well as big and strong . jacob , a jewish boy , can heal with plants and prayers . along with the saintly dog gwenforte , these three children travel across france . at first they are running for their lives , later on they are trying to save the wisdom of the ages . this brilliant story is both action - packed and introspective , making readers consider their lives and biases today through the lense of the middle ages . highly recommended for grades 5 and up . it includes an excellent author ' s note as well , explaining which bits are actual history . arc provided by publisher .
in 1990 , when i was about six , my family adopted a small , mixed - breed dog we summarily named duncan due to his close resemblance to a small piece of chocolate cake . even as a puppy , he was very intelligent , kind of detached , but still very loving . i was immediately enamored with him . not one month later , my father and i were walking through what i believe had to have been a section of the chicago pedway past a tiny comics stand , and – infatuated with tim burtons recent
the book originally came out darker than i would have wanted , but subsequent printings i thought struck the right balance . i’ve heard complaints also that the text is too small . and maybe when i’m older and my glasses are thicker i’ll regret these decisions , but for now i’m fine and happy with how it reads . and i always drew the book in black and white since i was a kid , and i like , if anything , the consistency of that .
my entry for the white ravens 2017 list : part fantasy , part historical fiction , part superhero tale—with generous dashes of humor—this book unfolds much like the canterbury tales , through stories the inquisitor teases out of individuals of diverse stations in life who are patronizing a countryside inn in medieval france . their stories each contribute a piece to unlocking the mystery of why the king of france has declared war on three children and a dog . each child has a special something—propheti
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is the first of a series of nine books about a world where every living creature can think and talk just like humans , and how that would change ( or not change ) how we live together . i would also warn them that its largely plotless , slow moving , and primarily concerned with playing host to rambling conversations about nature and religion and other self - serious topics i am wholly unqualified to write about .
so thoroughly researched . absolutely love how many different tales were woven together . and what a wonderful message of inclusion and respecting differences of others for today ' s kids .
yes , partly . i also just like big stories , and get bored easily .
i was fortunate enough that adhouse agreed to publish the first book on faith that there would be more coming eventually ; chris pitzer , the owner , has been a great support , and without him it would have been very difficult to get the book into stores or drum up any interest in it at all . if he had said no , i would have self - published , and i suppose i’d been happy enough with whatever result came of it . why did you choose to offer for free on your personal website the reading of the entire first volume of duncan the wonder dog ?
the most honest answer is the most boring answer , and it’s that i simply like how it looks . but i also wanted the book to specifically appear as if it was cobbled together from many different and disparate sources , that it wasn’t created by just one person . the story jumps around so much in time and space that i felt it appropriate the books design scheme mirrored the same hitches and jumps with sudden turns in style and cadence .
too many . most of the book is drawn with cheap pens on cheap paper you can buy in any office supply store , then scanned in and colored ( with gray scale ) on a computer in photoshop . sometimes i’ll paint with acrylics and water colors , and sometimes i’ll just use pencils , and i’ll also frequently grab boards or wood or tarp or carpeting or rugs or other materials with textures i find interesting and incorporate them into the pages .
i read this and am simultaneously listening to it on audible with my daughter . it is a perfectly delightful experience in both formats . in print , i adored the lovely illuminations and marginalia . on audio , the various actors give new layers to an already rich and complex story . the story itself is so sweet and fun and just exactly what i wanted to read right now . i loved it so much , and my daughter is loving it as well . i’m a medievalist so this really rang my bell to see a ya medieval fiction t
probably the best book i ' ve read this year . it ' s sort of a medieval fellowship of the ring where the group is three kids ( a girl & two boys , one a jewish healer and the other a very tall , strong biracial monk ) & a miracle - performing dog who find themselves on the run from the king of france due to . . . blasphemy , pretty much ? it ' s a great adventure and a really moving meditation on humanity . seek it out , read it , share it with any kids in your life . a solid read - next for the fan of a proud
this tale begins in 1242 , an unlikely group of children jeanne , william , and jacob along with a jeanne ' s greyhound , gwenforte , find themselves traveling through france to mont saint - michel . all three are gifted , and at times cursed , as saints . the miracles they perform are often as seen as heresy . while they run from the prejudice of their families and fellow villagers , the king sends knights after them so they can be prosecuted . i had a bit of trouble with the telling of this story . there were some parts that were humorous and age appropriate and some that were quite violent and overly graphic . the language was sometimes immature and silly and did not reflect the time period or content of the story .
to be violent , ever , and yet we are , and against each other , and frequently , so the gratuitousness of it must place it lower on the morally justifiable spectrum . but it’s almost pointless to compare , because animals would surely have very different moral compasses as their realities and the priorities those realities dictate are so radically different . however , pompeii uses political violence , so it’s as tainted as our own violence , i would think , and much the same .
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anthropomorphism is impossible to avoid , but i try to mitigate it by having scenes peppered throughout depicting animals doing inscrutable things , things that we would find completely insane if we witnessed a human being doing the same . i use these to try and have jabbing reminders that animals live with codes of conduct and points of reference entirely apart from our ways of experience – and each animals entirely apart from each other – and that its foolish for me to try and speak for them .
probably the best book i ' ve read this year . it ' s sort of a medieval fellowship of the ring where the group is three kids ( a girl & two boys , one a jewish healer and the other a very tall , strong biracial monk ) & a miracle - performing dog who find themselves on the run from the king of france due to . . . blasphemy , pretty much ? it ' s a great adventure and a really moving meditation on humanity . seek it out , read it , share it with any kids in your life . a solid read - next for the fan of a proud taste for scarlet & miniver .
today , edmond baudoin , jacques tardi , yoshiharu tsuge and ben katchor would be my favorite living cartoonists ; saul steinberg , harvey kurtzman , george herriman and osamu tezuka would be my favorite deceased .
an exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of a tale dark and grimm . 1242 . on a dark night , travelers from across france cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children . their adventures take them on a chase through france : they are taken captive by knights , sit alongside a king , and save the land from a farting dragon . on th
ml : it seems like dogs exist within every culture . if you go to europe , they have dogs . if you go to china , they have dogs . in ancient egypt they had dogs . even somewhere way up in the mountains of tibet they have their own tibetan dogs . that made me think that if the national geographic article is accurate then this must have happened all over the world and not just in one place . it was kind of encoded or written in dog genes that they would act that way because other animals don’t seem to have taken the same evolutionary path .
i ' m 85 , and i ' m loving it . many of us have been children .
the pythagoras prelude will be brought up later in the series , and it was a nicely worded introduction to set up the book . and the dharma section was to show how these animals have heard human concepts and sort of adopted them for their own ends . so the tiger explains to euclid her version of dharma to comfort him , which concerns the worlds natural flowing order and each persons place within its course .
was awarded the top prize as well as best directing and best writing . heading into the academy awards ,
i read this and am simultaneously listening to it on audible with my daughter . it is a perfectly delightful experience in both formats . in print , i adored the lovely illuminations and marginalia . on audio , the various actors give new layers to an already rich and complex story . the story itself is so sweet and fun and just exactly what i wanted to read right now . i loved it so much , and my daughter is loving it as well . i’m a medievalist so this really rang my bell to see a ya medieval fiction that kids might get into . — kristen mcquinn from the best books we read in april 2017 : urltoken
in a recent interview in the horn book , adam gidwitz talks about his teaching days as being filled with
serious fun
- - i love that concept . yes , kids love having fun , laughing , sharing silly or gross stories . they also love to dig into serious topics and want us adults to ask for their opinions . gidwitz has legions of fans for his exciting , engrossing retellings of grimm ' s tales . in his newest book , he tackles medieval life , religious intolerance and the power of deep loyal friendship - - all with a healthy dose of fun , adventure and brilliant storytelling . what will draw children to this story ? they will love gidwitz ' s storytelling as william battles the fiends in the forest , or jacob cures the farting dragon by realizing stinky cheese is setting his farts on fire . they will love the way gwenforte the greyhound is loyal to the children , guiding and protecting them . young readers will also connect emotionally to jeanne , william and jacob - - feeling often as they do , that no one understands them except for their loyal friends . just as importantly , children will be drawn into this story where young heroes decide to take a stand for what ' s right , fighting against ignorance and intolerance , proclaiming that collaboration and friendship is not only possible across social groups but thrives among different social groups . society is still struggling with these very issues today .
on 8 . 5 x 11 inch copy paper and stapled them together when i was finished , and changing the format would have been asking for misfortune , like washing your jersey on the day of the big game .
this is a tough book to review . i personally loved it . . . it flowed quickly , had great voice , characters and character . . . had a nice ending . . . made a few turns that even surprised me . . . had some great research behind it . . . 5 stars for me . . . and my fellow librarians and youth reviewers . . . now for students . . . there ' s a good solid half i think kids will enjoy . . . there ' s another quarter they will make it through . . . however i am not sure what type of students will complete this entire book . . . it is deep , at times satirical , at times wholly gross and the history is certainly not pleasant often . . . so a great book . . . critics will love . . . but how do we get students on board . . . that will be my question . . . can ' t wait to see the illustrations that are mostly not present in this ala arc i had adam sign . . . and i am still hoping some year for a quality color printing . . . this book is in many ways reminiscent at least for 3 / 4 of lin ' s where the mountain meets the moon and that was a beautiful printing !
. but minkyu has injected his own aesthetic that is even more loose and expressive . you see individual brush strokes and rough edges—the look of a world unfinished . minkyu , who works for disney , made the short with friends from all over the animation industry including disney , dreamworks , and pixar . and yet the short is an independent production made not with the help or sponsorship of any studio but built off the drive and passion of these dedicated storytellers . now they’ve earned the highest honor—an oscar nomination—where they face off against a familiar rival—the official disney - produced ,
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short and last year’s annie award winner has been one of the most celebrated independent short animations from the past year .
production company : broken twig productions cast : burt reynolds , ariel winter , clark duke , ellar coltrane , nikki blonsky , juston street , al - jaleel knox , kathleen nolan , chevy chase director - screenplay : adam rifkin producers : neil mandt , gordon whitener , brian cavallaro , executive producers : brett thomason , bobbi sue luther , jared hoffman , michael mandt , erik kritzer , gore verbinski , orian williams , mike camello , charlie anderson , bob kaminski , charlie wear , paul lloyd , micki purcell , beni atoori , jane boisclair director of photography : scott winig production designer : brett a . snodgrass editor : dan flesher music : austin wintory venue : tribeca film festival ( viewpoints ) sales : xyz films
depending on the day and my mood , i have semi - strong feelings about art being free and upholding the separation between art and commerce and trying to do things for the right reasons and blah blah blah . but the short of it is that it was important to me that people be able to just read the damned thing if they want to and not be worried about finding it in a library ( a rarity ) or paying for it . i’ll be doing the same thing with every volume , but i think i’ll continue to wait until the first printing either a ) sells out or b ) has at least been out for a few months because i’d still prefer people read it in book form since its been carefully and explicitly designed for that format . having it online also helps because the sloth - like pace of book production can sometimes mean theres large gaps of time between printings , and if its constantly on my site theres no down time so to speak .
when it came out , and didn’t particularly like it . i’m a great admirer of frank quitely’s art , and while i think grant morrison is an always interesting writer with enough ideas for five lifetimes , his work runs hot and cold with me . i’m afraid that this fell on the cold side . i’m not sure why , though i remember feeling benumbed by the gruesome violence . i’ve heard of
i loved this so hard that i didn ' t want it to end ( and that ' s high praise because finishing books and starting new ones is one of my very favorite things ) . the format reads like the canterbury tales with different narrators at a medieval inn trading off and telling the story of three children who are on a mission and who may or may not be saints ( complete with miracles ) . it ' s a diverse group of children - jeanne , a peasant girl who has visions of the future ; william , a half - african student with super strength ; and jacob , a jewish boy with healing powers . and each diverse role is specifically chosen to explore their role during the middle ages . this book says a lot about modern times while being exclusively set in the 1200s . so , in addition to being a rolicking adventure story with good doses of humor and occasional bloody violence , this is really a philosophy book . there ' s the question of morality - when you know something is right or wrong , where does that knowledge come from ? there ' s the issue of hating people that are different than you are , even people you have never really met , and what that means and what can be done about it . tons of thought and research have obviously gone into this book . man , i love it !
* * * based on the arc * * * a winsome tale full of humor and adventure that will leave readers asking serious questions about religion and the meaning of it all . while most young readers will not understand the menace behind the
inquisitor
in the title , they will take the word at face value . this is a tale told by asking questions . i enjoyed how the story built upon itself in layers with several starts and stops and revisions . it is as much a story about the telling of stories as it is the story its
i loved this so hard that i didn ' t want it to end ( and that ' s high praise because finishing books and starting new ones is one of my very favorite things ) . the format reads like the canterbury tales with different narrators at a medieval inn trading off and telling the story of three children who are on a mission and who may or may not be saints ( complete with miracles ) . it ' s a diverse group of children - jeanne , a peasant girl who has visions of the future ; william , a half - african student with
i’m 30 . i live in a small , northern california town called larkspur and my day job is writing video game stories for telltale games .
second to those four would be charles schulz , billy debeck , and chester gould , along with a host of various illustrators whose work i would catch and absorb throughout my childhood , such as t . s . sullivant’s animal drawings , heinrich kley , gustave dore , wallace morgan’s illustrations for
rauschenberg was one of my favorite artists , and i’ve always been moved by his ability to take what seems to be just about everything he’d ever seen and place it into his work , along with the little corners of expression he would put off - center almost just to amuse himself . i hope
editing in a feature production craig wood , a . c . e . “rango” – paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies present a blind wink / gk films production
ml : it wasn’t criticism . it was a concern they raised , wondering if that was going to happen and that i should think about that aspect . i certainly appreciated the feedback . it was definitely on my mind . but this is the film that i wanted to make and so i made it .
ds : i felt that the film was very subtle and that’s what i think is part of its charm . it shows confidence as an artist to allow the story to evolve , allow the characters to do their thing and let the audience make a connection on their own without having to force it on them .
it’s impossible to enter another person’s mind , let alone an animal . we are all in our own boxes , and the gaps between language and communication are filled in by art ; what we can put into plain words , we don’t have to paint . thankfully , we can’t put much of human experience into plain words .
the language , the act of naming the things around us , seems to be real difference between human beings and animals : human beings use words as tools to separate themselves from the rest of the natural world and to define rules of social behaviour . do you think that if animals could talk they would behave differently from us ?


lady vengeance ( hangul : 친절한 금자씨 ; rr : chinjeolhan geumjassi ; lit . " kind-hearted geum-ja " ; korean english title : sympathy for lady vengeance ) is a 2005 south korean psychological thriller film by director park chan-wook .

the film is the third installment in park 's the vengeance trilogy , following sympathy for mr. vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .

it stars lee young-ae as lee geum-ja , a woman released from prison after serving the sentence for a murder she did not commit .

the film tells her story of revenge against the real murderer .

the film debuted on 29 july 2005 in south korea , and competed for the golden lion at the 62nd venice international film festival in september 2005 .

while it failed to win in competition , it did walk away with cinema of the future , the young lion award , and the best innovated film award in the non-competition section .

it won the award for best film at the 26th blue dragon film awards .

the film had its u.s. premiere on 30 september 2005 at the new york film festival .

it began its limited release in north american theatres on 5 may 2006 , to favorable reviews from critics .

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market - based title : the us release shortened the title to lady vengeance due to the poor box office result of sympathy for mr vengeance .
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sympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) attracted a lot of media attention for its leading lady lee young - ae , one of korea’s foremost actresses . the film , along with sympathy for mr . vengeance and old boy , comprises park’s vengeance trilogy . if old boy has parallels to the myth of oedipus , sympathy for lady vengeance is reminiscent of medea .
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lady vengeance is the easiest to swallow of the three , but even lady has an ending that pulls at the heartstrings more so than other films of its type .
친절한 금자씨 sympathy for lady vengeance - korea 2005 chinjeorhan geumja - sshi ( lit . kind geum - ja )
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2 ) visually stunning , lady vengeance is a treat , its desaturated colors and contrasty look perfectly complimenting the somber tone .
the film is a tale about two desperate men consumed by the desire for vengeance and the first of the vengeance trilogy .
lady vengeance forms the final part of a trilogy that began in 2002 with sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2001 ) , followed by the globally acclaimed oldboy ( 2004 ) . championed by quentin tarantino at cannes , oldboy’s breathtaking gore - fest eclipsed the later reception of lady vengeance , park’s more striking and accomplished work .
sympathy for lady vengeance
concludes director park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy ( story lines are not related ) .
the ultimate collection of three films by acclaimed korean director chan - wook park that includes sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance , 3 of tartan’s all - time top releases .
south korean movie making at its best , all three are great , but oldboy just pips lady vengeance to best of the trio .
lady vengeance has a 74 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes and an average score of 75 / 100 on metacritic . ( wikipedia )
the full lady vengeance ( fade to black and white ) movie with english subtitles is now available to stream free , only here at asiancrush .
lady vengeance ( also known as sympathy for lady vengeance ) is the third and final film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy . it is noticeably different in tone than its predecessors , as it has a much lighter feel — at points bordering on black comedy . make no mistake , though , even if lady is doesn ' t have the same level of despair as the prior films , it is by no means cheerful .
lady vengeance and its critics steve erickson reviews the conclusion of park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy and samples its u . s . critical reception
get together
, on the other hand , is a fun featurette interviewing some of the stars who came back from oldboy to cameo in lady vengeance .
the finest revenge movie ever made ? a superb conclusion to the vengeance trilogy .
photography featurette
is a brief 10 minute piece about the photography on the set . park discusses some of the pictures taken during the filming of lady vengeance .
the vengeance trilogy is a best buy exclusive until june 15 th . you can also pre - order the vengeance trilogy from amazon by clicking one of the covers below :
there are two versions of lady vengeance in this set . the first is the theatrical release , the other is the
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version found on disc two .
park chan - wook ' svenice - bound sympathy for lady vengeance has notched the highestgrossing opening weekend in south korean history , narrowly beating out lastyear ' s record - breaking tae guk gi .
on the surface , lady vengeance tells a classical tale of revenge , but to describe it as such would be unjust . it ' s an engrossing film both visually and emotionally , and there couldn ' t have been a better closer to park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy .
park chan - wook ,
mr . vengeance
feels like a studio piece , as there isn ' t much gained that isn ' t found in the other , better , featurettes . basically , it ' s people talking up lady vengeance and very lightly touching upon some of the more interesting aspects of lady , such as topic of filming it in black and white .
from park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama . park presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women – a young
locally the major drawappears to be park himself , who has become a local hero after winning the grandprix at cannes in 2004 , with lady vengeance ' s venice competition berthintensifying interest in the film .
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park chan wook ' s final installment on the vengeance trilogy . starring lee young aae an choi min sik
urltoken vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance ) [ blu - ray ] : min - sik choi , ji - tae yu , hye - jeong kang , yeong - ae lee , tony barry , anne cordiner , su - hee go , bu - seon kim , byeong - ok kim , shi - hoo kim , yea - young kwon , dae - yeon lee , chan - wook park : movies & tv
cj entertainment has released sympathy for lady vengeance in a two disc special edition that contains both cuts of the film and spreads the extras across both discs . here ' s what you ' ll find and where you ' ll find it :
lady of vengeance is a 1957 black - and - white british crime film directed by burt balaban , and starring dennis o ' keefe , patrick barr , anton diffring ,
and introducing
ann sears , in her first film role .
the south - korean director is once again in the news here for the arrival of lady vengeance in brazilian movie theatres - in few of them and at very innappropriate schedules ( usually at about 10 pm ) , let it be said .
3 ) the decision to return to the carefully - composed elegant shots that characterised mr vengeance was a wise one .
sympathy for mr . vengeance audio commentary with director park chan - wook and actor / filmmaker ryoo seong - wan the process of mr . vengeance my boksu story crew interviews jonathan ross on park chan - wook soundtrack & photos storyboards origin
lady vengeance in venice
follows park and lee young - ae as they do interviews and meet and greets at a film festival in venice . this one is what it is , and is probably the only feature that can be skipped .
park chan - wook is the korean director who cranked the extreme - dial up to 11 with oldboy , his ultraviolent movie of obsession and revenge . it was similar in style and substance to his earlier , equally intestine - curdling thriller , sympathy for mr vengeance , and now lady vengeance repeats the grisly motifs of abduction , imprisonment and retribution - which again originate , interestingly , in the cruelty of school days . it is supposed to complete a
trilogy
of films about revenge , but it could just be the latest in a blood - splattered production line , expanding into a tetralogy or pentalogy : vengeance boy , vengeance dog , vengeance anything . i wouldn ' t put it past park to make them all horrifying , and all unspeakably ingenious .
park , known for his first korean hit in 2000 , jsa : joint security area , a political thriller also starring the lead of lady vengeance , lee yeong - ae , gives audiences the classic theme of revenge in a scintillating , vividly visceral , three - chapter arc . the director comes from a philosophy background , and it shows : if mr . vengeance is a sanguinary meditation on “reason” , oldboy is a glorious epic of “spirit” , and lady vengeance is about satisfying “appetites” . technically , all three films possess plato’s society - mind tripartite , but the sinuous stories within often take their given part beyond the limits and juggle astonishing feats of virtue and vice .
three things hold a seceret - lady riding in a dream , the dog who sounds no warning and the maid who does not scream .
5 . sympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) this 2005 south korean movie tells the story of a woman ' s efforts to seek justice for a crime she did not commit . lee young - ae stars as lee geum - ja , who has been incarcerated for 13 years for the kidnap and murder of a 6 - year - old boy . with the help of her fellow inmates and her reunited daughter , she seeks to exact vengeance on the man responsible for the boy ' s death . the film is the third installment of director chan - wook park ' s the vengeance trilogy , which includes sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .
sympathy for lady vengeance
is a tremendous achievement and a genuine masterpiece of modern cinema . concluding the revenge trilogy that includes
sympathy for mr . vengeance
and
oldboy ,
this third installment , from director chan - wook park , is the most satisfyingly complete . i ' ll avoid any details of the plot as the less you know going in , the more you ' ll enjoy this film ' s twisting and unpredictable path . the lovely yeong - ae lee is excellent as lady vengeance herself , geum - ja lee . it ' s an intense role and lee delivers a riveting and believable performance . visually breathtaking from the opening credits right through to the end , this film demands repeat viewing . with a beautiful and haunting score ,
lady vengeance
is a memorable and emotional ride . uncompromising and intelligent , it is an unmissable , thought - provoking film that i can ' t recommend highly enough . an unreserved 10 out of 10 .
sympathy for lady vengeance ( and let ' s pretend tartan haven ' t dumped the first half of the title in favour of a snappier designation ) is the third part of park ' s revenge trilogy and , boy , does it show it . while sympathy for mr vengeance was an eye - opening thriller in which your , um , sympathies for the protagonists shifted with astonishing regularity , leading you to question your own morality in places , and oldboy was a taut revenge flick with an intriguing premise , sympathy for lady vengeance wants to be arty and worthy , but disappears up its own arse before , ultimately , leaving us with a predictable plot and bollocksy conclusion whilst trying to prove its arthouse credentials .
if sympathy for mr vengeance was a stunning essay on the rights and wrongs on crime to escape from a dire situation , and oldboy a beautiful , stylish treatise on personal revenge , what is sympathy for lady vengeance all about ? well , frankly , bog all . it ' s as flimsy as a piece of tracing paper , really only an excuse for the director to come up with some pretty visuals soundtracked by boring , overloud baroque music .
whats there to say ? all 3 films are amazing in their own right , but oldboy probably stands out the most , and for good reason . even in 2018 nothing matches the pure velocity of oldboy . its a revenge tale told right , with plenty of thrills and psychologically broken characters . lady vengeance on the other hand is a wonderfully different piece to stand opposite oldboy . instead of the rough , grimy asthetic , we get a ridiculously composed heroine and a surprisingly subdued revenge tale . if oldboy was all about the consequences of our actions , lady vengeance is a beautiful elegy to end the trilogy .
the style of lady vengeance
consists of five featurettes that discuss topics from visualization to the cgi used in the film . i ' m really impressed that , like the majority of featurettes in this vengeance box set , they are all fluff free , and there is actually solid information gleaned from watching them . i wish there was a way to play them all at once ( they can only be played individually ) , but that ' s just one small niggle . being an effects fan , the cg was the most interesting as it showed how cgi was subtly incorporated into some of the scenes in lady .
as much as i enjoyed sympathy for mr . vengeance and oldboy , in particular for the depth they went in exploring the motives of revenge , lady was extraordinarily pleasing in its own right . it still manages to delve into the characters ' inner turmoil — more so than most other films of this nature — but is not nearly as emotionally draining as the prior films . in lady , the protagonist and antagonist are crystal clear and knowing who to cheer for makes lady not as heavy as the first two . that doesn ' t mean , however , that anyone would confuse lady ' s style with something like savage streets ( a film which i love ) . oh , no . just because the film is more straightforward , it still is multilayered enough to be more than just a standard revenge flick .
while each film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy is independent of one another , there is a natural progression of style and tone from one film to the next . sympathy for mr . vengeance is riddle with despair and depression , and is emotionally draining to watch because you feel for every character .
with plenty of new polaroid kit on the horizon , it seems that instant photography is back with a vengeance - only this time , it ' s digital .
i first watched lady vengeance in a stuffy cardiff cinema , where i formed half of the total audience . park’s work felt like it was somehow made for only me , its sole spectator . if more female filmgoers could be provoked by a similar personal encounter , perhaps we could in time become more than a third of film critics .
in lady vengeance , co - writer / director park chan - wook strays away from the theme of his earlier films of numerous people looking for revenge for their own reasons and instead goes the more traditional route found in films of this nature . in lady ' s case , the protagonist is lee geum - ja ( lee young - ae – j . s . a . : joint security area ) , a woman recently released from prison and looking to settle a score against the person who put her there .
there has been relatively limited coverage of the revenge theme in television . the changes in the forms of media provide fresh opportunities for coverage of the vengeance theme in the 21st century . the contrast between the community approach of law and that of the individual seeker after revenge are formally different , but in the end they both involve elements of vengeance .
this is not a box set , it ' s a single case with 4 discs , one for each movie plus special features for lady vengeance and no printed matter . it is a canadian version of amazon ' s kino lorber films 4 disc version which is listed for $ 69 . 98 prime . well worth the $ 32 . 09 with shipping .
park chan - wook is the most famous film director in south korea . he is known both nationally and internationally for his 2002 - 05 vengeance trilogy of films . this was comprised of ‘ sympathy for mr . vengeance ’ , ‘oldboy’ , and ‘ lady vengeance ’ . he has even been credited with bringing korean cinema to the world stage . in 2016 , he released ‘the handmaiden’ ; a film that has been hailed an erotic masterpiece . this film has built a large community of fans in korea . since 1992 , he has directed ten feature films . despite his success , he leads a humble life . he takes the bus into seoul and feeds five things you didn’t know about park chan - wook
sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) , which highlights park chan - wook’s penchant for and talent in b movies , was met with great enthusiasm from filmmakers and critics .
shiva , the ice queen . . . to incur her wrath is to feel your very heart freeze in your chest , for cold is her anger and swift her vengeance .
of the
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section , all of the featurettes are worth a watch , but
interview with park chan - wook
is the clear winner . running 42 minutes , park talks about numerous topics surrounding lady vengeance , including his own personal feelings on revenge . this is the only one not subtitled , as there is someone translating onscreen .
the film was produced by ridley scott and the now late tony scott ; written by wentworth miller , the star of the tv series prison break ; and scored by clint mansell , who did the music for black swan . park joined forces once again with camera director jung junghoon , who had also worked on old boy , sympathy for lady vengeance , and thirst .
the handmaiden isn ' t quite like any movie south korean director park chan - wook has made to date , and yet it contains the signature tastes of his most beloved movies . it ' s got the hidden agendas and violent ends of his vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance ) . it ' s got the forbidden romance of thirst . it ' s got the twisty , unpredictable dynamics of stoker . and that ' s just scratching the surface . park chan - wook ' s latest starts off with a simple plan . a slick con - man , count fujiwara , hires a petty thief , sook - hee , to help him win the affections of lady hideko , a japanese heiress . sook - hee is hired as hideko ' s personal handmaiden , a position she ' ll use to help manipulate the japanese heiress to fall in love . . . read more
lady gaga has introduced us to a whole new audience who ' ve never experienced polaroid before . for the 18 - 25 year olds , it ' s a completely new thing .
lady vengeance is the perfect finale to a long line of payback ; it’s an extravagant moral play that’s sharper and more satisfying than the kill bill volumes . the personification of “appetite” is so immense that park makes it an omnipresent backdrop on which reason and spirit play out—frequently punctuated by highlights of dark desire : immoderate indulgences of food , sex , money , and death . since platonic standards demand productivity , the heroine , lee geum - ja , makes her living as a gifted pastry chef while collecting the odd favor from ex - fellow inmates she rescued or inspired with religion . lady vengeance isn’t an emotionally effusive picture , but it’s complex in its mix of messages , elements , and characters ( e . g . many actors from the trilogy reappear ; choi min - sik in particular ) and relies heavily on cool , ironic wit to carry it along . the comedy is hilarious , and ventures often into to beckettesque territory—an effect mostly due to the choppy narrative . the tale’s progression of cause and effect is somewhat like that of mr . vengeance , tortuous and set to intrigue , but what’s more fascinating is cho’s music ; it supports all the plastic charm and muted grace of lee’s persona , all the while telling the story of lady vengeance through immaculate compassion . ( again , more anon . )
lee geum - ja , the film’s vengeful leading lady , is freed after 13 years in prison for a child’s murder . she swiftly snaps into action to track down the man who framed her .
hq ( stereo ) : urltoken first 3 tracks :
sympathy for lady vengeance
( adapted from vivaldi ' s cantata
cessate , omai cessate
, rv 684
ah ch ' infelische sempre
)
geum - ja ' s prayer
none of your business
music composed by jo yeong - wook , choi seung - hyeon and na seok - joo .
of course there’s a world of difference between what von trier and park are up to . von trier uses the baroque pieces – vivaldi , albinoni , et al – as an ironic comment that goes hand - in - hand with john hurt’s oh - so - sarcastic narration , a mockery of the paul bettany character’s paradoxical and confused enlightenment aspirations and realpolitik actions . in park’s vengeance fantasy , i suspect the baroque sound is very much a part of a formalism that is the director’s trademark , and also that of his methodically vengeful characters . it does for revenge what kubrick’s use of a schubert trio did for opportunistic wooing in barry lyndon , and with a similar sense of irony . lady vengeance and her predecessors in the trilogy serve their vengeance with plotting that would put most elizabethan revengers to shame . the idea is that the formal modes of vivaldi , paganini and others suit the premeditation better than the sentimental romanticism of vengeance that might be suggested by nineteenth century romantic writing for orchestra and opera . ( though both of the latter have been used for schemes of vengeance , with the climaxes of the godfather films immediately coming to mind . )
what ' s interesting about sympathy for lady vengeance is that it manages to fall squarely in between the cold , calculating revenge of sympathy for mr . vengeance and the completely over the top pre - meditated revenge of oldboy and it works out quite nicely . as a whole , the trilogy stands as a very unique take on one of cinema ' s oldest and most reliable genres but it takes the formula for the standard revenge movie and dissects it , exploring new ways to deliver that dish best served cold . it ' s this unique take on what can be done with a rather simple premise and the many layers on which the three stories function that makes the trilogy not so much an exercise in style over substance but an exercise in style and substance . admittedly , the visuals in all three films and specifically in sympathy for lady vengeance are very flashy and definitely meant to impress but the stories hold their own and completely validate each and every excessive frame .
stuck on my bedroom wall is one of my most valued possessions . it is a film poster bearing the iconic image of a woman , a halo circling her tear - stained face . this poster is for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) , by south korean writer - director park chan - wook , and the film is my greatest cinematic inspiration , as well as my constant critical benchmark .
though it’s technically been available for a few months due to an exclusivity deal with best buy , park chan - wook’s “ vengeance trilogy ” is available everywhere else starting today , so it seemed like a good time to finally take a look at this fantastic four - disc set from palisades tartan’s asia extreme division . since i’ve already reviewed all three films in some capacity over the years , i’m not going to again , other than to say that “ oldboy ” remains the highlight of the trio and “sympathy for mr . vengeance” the most overrated . “lady vengeance , ” on the other hand , is even better when watching the “fade to white” version – a previously unreleased cut of the movie that is slowly drained of color until it eventually dissolves into black and white .
i don ' t usually review movies , nor a trilogy in this case , but i truly believe this should be an exception . i ' m probably like most of you , viewing this boxset after watching oldboy . however , the reason i bought it in the first place was to have my favourite out of the trilogy in blu - ray ; sympathy for lady vengeance . just as a general gist , these films are not narratively connected at all , though all tell profound stories in their own right . mr . vengeance being the most gruesome one , oldboy being much more bitter , whilst lady vengeance being surprisingly elegant and detailed , ( despite scenes of murder / torture ) . as a note , this version of lady vengeance is the fade to black and white version , of which does what it says ; as the movie progresses , colours will eventually became shaded white / black until only subtle primary colours remain . albeit i was rather disappointed when i found out the colour version was not included , but after now watching it the second time , i personally feel this is the version park chan - wook intended , and in my opinion is superior to the former . nonetheless , as a fan of contemporary korean movies , i am truly happy with my purchase , especially with the current price which i had purchased it for , it is an absolute bargain !
the vengeance trilogy is a strong collection of korean films focused on the consequences of actions , the vengeance that comes from those actions , and the pain that can be brought on by vengeance . the films , dark in nature and visuals , are well acted , well directed , and well written . they are not , however , for the faint of heart or those easily disturbed or unsettled by violence , sex , or difficult themes . as for the physical aspect of the movies , each movie comes in their own case and are then held all together by an outside box .
problem is , as well as this film being virtually plot - free , sympathy for lady vengeance is also criminally boring . director park tries to fill the void with arty shots , but the fact remains that , as the movie meanders towards its conclusion , there are no sympathies towards anyone ( let alone ' lady vengeance ' ) , there is no tension , there is no emotional involvement . this movie is just there . yes , in places it looks nice , but there ' s nothing meaningful to back it up . in that respect , it ' s a close cousin to kim ki - duk ' s the isle , which similarly had a
strong
female protagonist and lots of lovely looking shots , but which revealed itself finally to be equally empty , dull and lacking in worth .
not a bad ol’ week at the cinemas – you’re unlikely to see me at the house , but lady macbeth and chocolat most certainly have me sold . but ultimately , my pick goes to the villainess .
the “fade to white” edition of “lady vengeance” is just one of many new extras that appear on the four - disc set . it’s also the only way to purchase two of the three films on blu - ray in the u . s . ( “oldboy” has been available for a few years now ) , and although that may seem like a pretty voracious decision on the part of the studio , they’ve clearly done their research , because i haven’t come across too many people who want to own one of the films and not the others . with that said , palisades tartan has done everything in their power to make these new ultimate revenge editions truly ultimate in every way . both “sympathy for mr . vengeance” and “lady vengeance” boast audio commentaries with chan - wook and his lead actors , as well as hours of production featurettes , interviews and more . they also look and sound great thanks to brilliant 1080p video transfers that really play to the film’s strengths , and dts - hd 5 . 1 master audio tracks .
go vist www . ladyvengeancemovie . com to see when the film will be playing in your city ! ! the trailer of the finale to park chanwook ' s vengeance trilogy ( oldboy , sympathy for mr . vengeance . aka - sympathy for lady vengeance . lee geum - ja , at the age of 19 , goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice mr . baek , only to find out that she is betrayed . while in prison , she carefully prepares for her revenge by winning the hearts of her fellow inmates with her kindness , thus earning herself the nickname ' kind ms . geum - ja ' . upon her release from prison after 13 years , she finally sets out to seek revenge on baek , with the help of her former prison mates .
vengeance or revenge has been characterized in popular culture in a range of different ways . within theories of criminology and social psychology , its relationship to retribution has been examined along with notions of deterrence and rehabilitation . vengeance has been prevalent within a range of various belief systems as well as in myths , legends , and sacred texts . while vengeance seems to be a feature in all cultures , its acceptance as an appropriate response has been less than clear . it has been weighed alongside a preference for forgiveness , and tensions between these two options against harm have come to the fore in more recent times .
leaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective the london east asia film festival ( leaff ) proudly present a retrospective of internationally acclaimed filmmaker park chan - wook , supported by picturehouse cinemas . with his versatility and idiosyncratic style , park has become a powerhouse not only in asia but across the globe . we want to do justice to his outstanding contribution to asian cinema , so park will attend leaff to discuss his new feature the handmaiden and present the stunning 4k restoration of lady vengeance as part of the famous ‘vengeance trilogy . ’ ( picturehouse cinemas ) click here to book tickets leaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective
in diametric contrast , lady vengeance is deadly beauty ; aloof , striking , and dangerous . it ' s a captive , cultivated cobra lilly ( of the carnivorous persuasion ) at the height of its bloom , but one about to undergo immediate transplant into the wild . in an unpredictable world , will it flourish or wither ? when movement and actions are judiciously restrained for survival’s sake , it becomes apparent that flamboyant musical styles aren’t what propel the film . lady vengeance , without the intrusions of first - person flashbacks , is ( essentially ) a less complicated , lighter film accompanied by an emotionally byzantine score . cho collaborates with producer / composer , choi seung - hyun , and arranger , na seok - joo , to bring about what seems like a straightforward repertoire on album , but a focused , complexly integrated score for the film .
when the verdict is finally decided , there is an awful—but hilarious , extended period of anxiety and sounds . park’s asian sensibility and wit makes the dénouement an invigorating , if ambivalent , experience ; no one is entirely happy with the results , yet justice has been done , and in this , it shares a musical link ( a waltz ) with oldboy . the majority of the waltzes in oldboy are in the vein of madness—‘cries and whispers’ , ‘breathless’ , and ‘farewell , my lovely’ could easily be rearranged for any freakish , circus funhouse . the latter track’s arrangement is the one that ‘unhappy party’ most resembles ; instead of keeping the solo clarinet prominent , the waltz in lady vengeance uses it to lead in the string orchestra before merging with other wind instruments . it is no longer a lone soul wrought and ravaged by revenge , but many . mr . vengeance featured a hesitant ( or perhaps indifferent ) ending when the blood ran dry , but lady vengeance has a small daughter . unlike oh dae - su of oldboy , she has a chance of true redemption .
it’s fairly low - wattage for the most part . unlike those other scorned heroines in western revenge flicks , her vengeful lady seems a little unspectacular when compared to the scorching white - heat intensity that say zoë tamerlaine brings to
sympathy for lady vengeance in venice is eight and a half minutes of footage from the film ' s premiere at the venice film festival . there ' s some neat footage here of a press conference , a few cast members are interviewed , and we also see some footage from the festival itself . no subtitles , but you can still get the general idea of how the film went over as everyone seems very upbeat and positive here .
the assumptions we make about the cinema we don’t imagine we’ll ever see usually say as much about our ignorance as our wisdom . our willingness to overlook art that carries certain social associations usually comes back to bite us . listening to the music of sympathy for lady vengeance made me think that i’d been unjustifiably arrogant about the films of park chanwook , the korean filmmaker whose films to date ( sympathy for mr vengeance , oldboy ) have obtained cult popularity and moral disapproval from mainstream critical press , a unit remarkably amoral itself when it wants to be . the plot reads as the edifying kind of material i’d expect given park chanwook’s previous violent subject matter :
the final installment in korean writer - director park chan - wook ' s
vengeance trilogy
is marginally less sadistic than sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) but delivers an equally intense emotional wallop . it begins with the release of lee guem - ja ( lee young - ae ) after 14 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a small boy . guem - ja ' s . . . read more
several actors on this film , specially the ones portraying the relatives of the dead children , also appeared on boksuneun naui geot ( 2002 ) and / or oldboy ( 2003 ) , the previous parts of the vengeance trilogy .
deep into the stony hills miles from town or hold a troop of guards comes riding with a lady and her gold . she rides bemused among them shrouded in her cloak of fur companioned by a maiden and a toothless , aged cur .
characters for lady vengeance is a collection of four interviews : young - ae lee , min - shik choi , bu - seon kim , and most of the actors who played the family members of the deceased children from the movie . combined , these four interviews fun a total of just a few seconds over twenty - six minutes in length and again , they ' re in korean without any subtitles making them impenetrable to those who don ' t speak the language .
from park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance , thirst and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel ‘ fingersmith ’ by british author sarah waters . having transposed the story to 1930s - era colonial korea and japan , park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young japanese lady living on a secluded estate , and a korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden , but who is secretly involved in a conman’s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance . powered by remarkable performances from kim min - hee ( right now , wrong then ) as lady hideko , ha jung - woo ( the chaser ) as the conman who calls himself the count and sensational debut actress kim tae - ri as the maid sookee , the handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with park chan - wook ’s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience .
there are nods to the earlier two films – geum - ja gives up one of her kidneys to help a friend ; the detective is the same one as in mr vengeance ; and baek ' s justification of kidnapping is much the same as cha ' s in that movie – only while cha was politically ( and , to an extent later on , personally ) motivated , baek is only out for gratification and riches . perhaps it ' s money that this movie is about – when the families of baek ' s victims are invited by geum - ja to take their revenge on a captive baek , it ' s geum - ja ' s promise that their ransoms will be returned that seems to seal the deal . if mr vengeance was about ethics , and oldboy focused on justice , lady vengeance deals with the more shallow aspects of crime : questions of morality , dirty money and the iniquities of the criminal justice system .
unlike in oldboy , the music of lady vengeance is vital to striking the right tone ; music , tempered by silence , takes on a myriad of roles that do for the film what the graphic sounds did for mr . vengeance , but there’s never any hostility as it serves as a conduit of angst , humor , and irony . baroque , italian - styled phrases frequently morph into an analytical shrink , mildly sardonic spectator , comedic straight man , or the nonplussed arching of brows . it’s this clever juxtaposing of musical tone and character that imbues in the film something the characters don’t , or can’t always secure for themselves , that is , sympathy . ( most of which doesn’t manifest until the movie’s second half . )
in the third and final commentary , richard peña , the associate professor of film at columbia university , goes into great detail on the symbolism spread throughout the movie . peña is obviously a big fan of lady , and he really is quite knowledgeable .
little does the lady care what all the guardsmen know that bandits ambush caravans that on these trade roads go . in spite of tricks and clever traps and all that men can do , the brigands seem to always sense which trains are false or true .
south korean filmmaker chan - wook park made a name for himself with j . s . a . and later with sympathy for mr . vengeance , a hard - edged and emotionally involving tale of revenge . he followed that film with the second in his ' revenge trilogy , ' the masterful and very popular oldboy . a year or so later , he finished the trilogy with the release of sympathy for lady vengeance , a film which shares some of the same basic themes and principals of the two earlier entries but definitely stands on its own as a truly unique and gripping work of cinema . needless to say , with the international popularity and critical acclaim that was lauded on oldboy , expectations were high for this film – thankfully , park delivers .
a documentary entitled the style of lady vengeance is an interesting peak at the look of the film was developed . with a combined running time of roughly half an hour in length , the five sections of this documentary are : visualization , production costume and make up , special art and a section on computer graphics effects . this is a pretty interesting look at how the filmmakers and technicians came up with the unique look of the movie , with a lot of attention given to the integration of computer graphics .
from ambush bandits screaming charge the pack train and its prize and all but four within the train are taken by surprise . and all but four are cut down as a woodsman fells a log , the guardsman and the lady and the maiden and the dog .
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the chilling baroque score ; the signature slashes of geum - ja’s pink eyeshadow ; surreal messages spelt out by clouds over an australian desert ; a motif of white tofu and catholic forgiveness… this beautifully brutal film is woven together with a fine , darkly comic thread , and cannot be stuffed in a box along with many other titles crudely marked ‘asia extreme . ’on my film poster , lady vengeance herself fiercely returns my gaze , and challenges me to search for new critical perspectives , whilst daring me to discover more .
a ten minute ‘making of sympathy for lady vengeance’ featurette is next on the agenda . this is entirely different to the one found on the panorama disc , so there’s even more reason to be hacked off that you can’t understand korean . the featurette is followed by a series of character profiles , which run anywhere between five and eight minutes long . we hear from lee yeong - ae , choi mik - sik , seo young - ju and some of the actors who portray the family members of the murdered children .
the lady and her sister by a single trader lone were hired out to try to lay a trap all of their own , and no one knew their plan except the two who rode that day . for what you do not know you cannot ever give away .
the bandits growled a challenge and the lady only grins , the sorceress bows mockingly and then the fight begins . when it ends there ' s only four left standing from the horde , the witch , the wolf , the traitor and the woman with the sword .
a distinction can usefully be made between vengeance undertaken by the state and the community on the one hand , which might be termed the revenge of the legal process and that exacted by the individual or family . the vengeance theme has been a major feature of western culture in its expression in greek literature and theater , through classical authors like shakespeare and racine to the present day . there is a link to popular literature as well as the more elusive world of popular theater and its occasional forays into the revenge theme .
the blue dragon awards , considered one of korea ' s top two awards ceremonies together with the grand bell awards , has announced the nominations for its 26th edition . competing for the best picture award will be five critical and box office hits : park kwang - hyun ' s korean war drama welcome to dongmakgol , park chan - wook ' s thriller sympathy for lady vengeance , park jin - pyo ' s melodrama you are my sunshine , jeong yun - cheol ' s drama marathon , and kim dae - seung ' s period thriller blood rain . with 15 categories in total , the films with the most nominations are park kwang - hyun ' s welcome to dongmakgol and park chan - wook ' s sympathy for lady vengeance , each with eight nominations . another three films managed to secure seven nominations each : you are my sunshine , blood rain , and a bittersweet life . as for acting nominations , gang hye - jung ( rules of dating ) , kim jung - eun ( blossom again ) , son yeh - jin ( april snow ) , lee young - ae ( sympathy for lady vengeance ) , and jeon do - yeon ( you are my sunshine ) will compete for the best actress award , while park hae - il ( rules of dating ) , ryoo seung - beom ( crying fist ) , lee byung - heon ( a bittersweet life ) , cho seung - woo ( marathon ) , and hwang jeong - min ( you are my sunshine ) will battle it out for best actor . the ceremony is scheduled to be held at 8pm on november 29 at kbs hall in yeouido , seoul ,
then off the lady pulls her cloak in armour she is clad her sword is out and ready a nd her eyes are fierce and glad . the maiden makes a gesture and the dog ' s a cur no more . a wolf , swordmaid and sorceress now face the bandit horde .
as good as her work in 대장금 ( dae jang geum : jewel in the palace ) was , he felt he could finally show all the fire inside her , hidden by her past image . and a lot of ' lady vengeance ' is more about lee young - ae than revenge itself , about her transformation . the project promised to bring back park ' s theme of vengeance for one last time , but also show something new in lee young - ae ' s career . and boy , so it does . park fills the first half of the film with allusions to lee ' s cf image , to her roles in tv dramas ( the cook who makes magic out of simple ingredients , enough to serve a king ! ) , using it as an ironic build - up for geum - ja ' s revenge plan . whereas the real person behind geum - ja built a career out of perfectly controlling every aspect of her life , geum - ja uses this way of living all for one purpose : find the man who caused her to commit a sin , and get her vengeance .
family is the basis of the vengeance trilogy—more so in lady vengeance than the others , hence the focus of five tracks on lee’s long - lost daughter , jenny . ‘mareta , mareta no ' m faces plorar’ , an 18th century , spanish folk cradlesong , is representative of lee’s chance for personal salvation . she hums this to her stubborn child after finding her , but the ‘lullaby’ is later sung by jenny in forlorn despair . ( incidentally , the alternative take is much more pleasant to hear . ) despite appearance and prickly disposition , jenny ( ‘the angel’ ) has in her the kindness that everyone professes to see in lee . ‘the letter’ to her mother , led again by a cynical harpsichord , is one of poignant scorn ; a split screen features jenny speaking the written words , and lee , frantically paging through an english - korean dictionary .
the directors cut of sympathy for mr vengeance desaturates as the film goes on , going from full colour into black and white . i ' ve filmed the blu ray playing fast forwarded so you can see it fade into b & w ; without having to sit through 2 hours .
the movie is the last one from park chan - wook ' s
the vengeance trilogy
- the first movie in the series was sympathy for mr . vengeance , in 2002 , which if i remember correctly , was only shown once , in brazil at the rio de janeiro film festival . actually , this movie wasn ' t , at all well , recieved and is generally considered a
flop
, even by its creator , who , when talking about it , remarked :
that ' s why it ' s my favourite . . .
.
the film , the finalinstalment of park ' s so - called
revenge trilogy ,
which also includes oldboy ( 2003 ) and sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2002 ) , sold 1 . 46mtickets between july 28 and 31 , amounting to approximately $ 9 . 3m in box officetake .
i enjoyed this album . it made me feel like i’d underestimated the director - composer team behind the film a great deal , and encouraged me to watch one of park chanwook’s vengeance trilogy sometime , if only to see how the musical choices made here payoff in the context of the film .
it ' s well - worth a run for the nearest movie theatre , as soon as possible , before it ' s too late . if it ' s no longer in cinemas , amazon . uk already has the the vengeance trilogy box - set , but subtitles are only available in english -