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Featured in Close-Up: The Best Movies and Other Results of 2024 (2024)
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A French woman drinks makgeolli in Korea after losing her livelihood, then teaches French to two Korean women. Iris is French but she is staying in Korea for now, we have no idea why she ended up here but we know she needs to make ends meet so she gets creative and starts teaching French using her unique “method”.
And communication problems sometimes
The film is very down to earth but very poetic and curiously revolves around language and communication. Either refuse to communicate or listen.
The plot is simple, but what interests us more are the nuances
It is also about the social and interpersonal distance between people who know each other and those who don’t know each other, and how this distance is “accepted”. the distance can change or vary depending on various factors like cultural norms, the location of the conversation, the atmosphere, etc.
Very subtle, authentic and elaborate work while being simple at the same time
We are not interested in knowing what will happen to Iris or the other characters but how they will react at a certain moment of the conversation, what they will feel and say and how they will do it. Also, Iris’ character is really interesting and some small pieces of her are gradually revealed, but we still have a lot to think about.
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