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23Nov2024 - 07:09 57 AM
 
 
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DVD Come Come Come , Upwards 上升 Korean Movie
Code : 4316581
Price : MYR19.90 SGD9.45 USD7.76 RMB53.73 MYR15.92 / SGD7.56 / USD6.21 / RMB42.98
Weight :100 g
Genre :Comedy / Love ,
Subtitle :English ,
Language :Korean ,
Video Format :NTSC ,
Discs :1
Region Code :ALL ,
Model :DVD ,

Legendary director Im Kwon Taek tackles issues of faith and gender in Come, Come, Come Upwards, his 1989 religious-themed drama that took home Best Picture honors at the 27th Grand Bell Awards. This critically-acclaimed tale centers on the everyday experiences, personal hardships, and nagging philosophical questions faced separately by two very different Buddhist nuns, as they each try to discover and ultimately come to terms with their uncertain place in the universe. Through their various misadventures, the film alludes to the status of women in Korean culture at the time, and raises questions about the utility of Buddhism in modern society. Although the film achieves this feat through the utilization of dual protagonists, one of the women involved is clearly the lead. Early on, we are introduced to Lee Soon-Nyeo (Kang Soo-Yeon) as she first approaches the nuns in a secluded Buddhist temple. As the film follows her concentrated efforts to earn acceptance into the convent, the narrative cuts intermittently to her earlier life and the experiences that may have motivated her to join the nunnery in the first place. In these flashbacks, we learn that, as a high school student, Soon-Nyeo led an unhappy life, often clashing with her mother. As a result, a Buddhist monk enters their lives, and Soon-Nyeo quickly guesses that he is indeed her missing, presumed dead father, who left their family years ago to join the priesthood to atone for his sins. Meanwhile, a handsome young teacher joins the faculty at Soon-Nyeo's school, and she ends up pursuing the widowed educator on a cross-country trip that unfortunately ends in sadness and humiliation for both of them.

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