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Unhappy Couple's Life Explored by Wealthy Documentarians
6 Sep
Summary
- A wealthy couple befriends a struggling married pair for a documentary.
- The film explores themes of potential love and exploitation.
- Director Lee Chang-dong's first feature in eight years is subtle.
Director Lee Chang-dong, renowned for his masterful storytelling, has released his first feature film in eight years. This new work centers on a working-class couple, Mi-ok and Ho-seok, whose marriage is strained by Ho-seok's struggles with unemployment and a drinking problem.
Their lives intersect with a wealthy and fashionable documentary filmmaker, Ye-ji, and her husband, Sang-woo. Ye-ji, funded by her hedge fund manager spouse, takes an insouciant interest in Mi-ok and Ho-seok, aiming to befriend them for her documentary about worker injustice.
The film intricately examines the dynamic as Ye-ji intrusively documents their lives, offering a therapeutic outlet for Mi-ok but a reluctant one for Ho-seok. This unfolding situation hints at potential exploitation, yet the film maintains a cool neutrality.
Ultimately, "Possible Love" concludes before the documentary's completion, focusing instead on the hesitant possibilities of rekindled love between Mi-ok and Ho-seok and the filmmaker's ambiguous affections. It is a somber, bittersweet, and elegant movie.
