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Eungyo

Eungyo

Drama · Romance · 2012

A reclusive elderly poet feels the fire of his youth when gamine schoolgirl Eun-gyo enters his life, to the chagrin of the old man's assistant.

Movie details

Eungyo

“Desire Never Gets Old.”

2012 Drama · Romance 2h 9m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

A reclusive elderly poet feels the fire of his youth when gamine schoolgirl Eun-gyo enters his life, to the chagrin of the old man's assistant.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jung Ji-woo

Written by

Jung Ji-woo

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Lee Jeok-yo

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Seo Ji-woo

Kim Go-eun

Kim Go-eun

Han Eun-gyo

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

President Park

Park Chul-hyeon

Park Chul-hyeon

Blondie

Jang Yun-sil

Jang Yun-sil

Reporter Kim

An Min-young

An Min-young

Poet

Court is in session

Put Eungyo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.