Burning

“He’s rich enough to listen to music while he makes pasta.”

We got ourselves another triple adaptation, folks. Well, sort of. Burning by Lee Chang-dong is based on the short story, “Barn Burning” by Haruki Murakami, inspired by the short story, “Barn Burning" by William Faulkner. Fun!!!

Topics include Murakami’s western influences and style of writing, Murakami translating Raymond Carver NOT Raymond Chandler, Yoo Ah-in’s status as a “tabloid bad boi” in South Korea, Steven Yeun’s ability to star in both English and Korean films, the nature of compulsion, screen quotas in South Korea, our favorite shots, long takes, and compositions in the film, and plenty of asides about I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.