1. [PDF] Kim Ki-duk: The Silent Cases of The Isle, Bad Guy, and The Bow
Many of South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's films revolve around a protagonist who uses little to no words, as is the case with The Isle (Sŏm, 2000), Bad Guy ( ...
2. The Isle | Rotten Tomatoes
It is a film in a dreamy fantasy world that looks like watching a post-apocalyptic movie. Or it's like a science fiction movie. The movie Waterworld came to ...
A man (Seo Jeong) becomes violently obsessive about the woman (Kim Yu-seok) who saved him from committing suicide.
3. Film Analysis The Isle Kim Ki Duk - Peter McCain
Director Kim Ki-duk's 2000 film, Seom, English-title: The Isle, is not the average romance film. A mute woman named Hee-jin (Suh Jung) leases houseboats on ...
Film Analysis: The Isle, 2000, South Korea.
4. The Isle (2000) | MUBI
A thriller of sublime scenery, nightmarish visions, and sadomasochist ardor, portraying two outsiders who find in the other an escape to their suffering.
On a secluded lake where men fish from anchored rafts, a mute young woman sells bait, food, and herself. On one of these rafts the woman spies an attractive, and desperate, fugitive. When he is at his most vulnerable, she tends to him, and the two start a sadomasochistic relationship.
5. The Isle movie review & film summary (2003) | Roger Ebert
The film involves a lake where fishermen rent tiny cottages, each on its own raft, and bob with the waves as they catch and cook their dinners.
The audiences at Sundance are hardened and sophisticated, but when the South Korean film "The Isle" played there in 2001, there were gasps and walk-outs.
6. Watch The Isle (2000) Full Movie Free Online - Plex
In a remote fishing resort, a solitary mute woman discovers love amidst darkness when she helps a fugitive hiding from his past.
In a remote fishing resort, a solitary mute woman discovers love amidst darkness when she helps a fugitive hiding from his past. As their bond deepens, they confront the shadows of humanity, revealing the tempest of desire and desperation in isolation.
7. The Isle [Seom] - reviews - onderhond.com
23 jul 2020 · Kim Ki-duk's The Isle [Seom] was among the first batch of films that foreshadowed a golden decade for Asian cinema.
While a little rough around the edges, there are many moments of raw beauty, contrasting cruelty and tenderness in a way only Ki-duk can, creating one of the most contorted romances ever put on film.
8. The Isle (2000) - Lessons From the School of Inattention
5 sep 2006 · The Isle tops almost everything that Kim showed in previous efforts such as Bad Guy (2001) and Birdcage Inn (1998), with an almost silent-tale ...
The Isle (Kim Ki-duk, 2000) Korean Title: Seom It was The Isle that elevated Kim Ki-duk to international acclaim. The Isle is Kim's fifth ...