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by Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min
Korean 1999
" I have never seen a film like Memento Mori. It captured the difficult topic of the adolescence in the young women of an all girls school with a totally unique expression. Absolutely beautiful cinematography and imaginative focal points fill dynamic scenes of gorgeous eye candy... creepy and horrific at times as well as romantic and melodramatic it takes you on a ride that I am anxious to revisit and few who see it will forget. Almost hypnotically I had trouble turning away and although the narrative was difficult to follow it didn't seem to matter. The points were being made about life, conforming, acceptance, peer pressure, identity, love, fear, desire, cruelty, selfishness. This romantic-horror film (a unique genre right there) is a magnificent viewing experience. I only wish I could see it again for the first time. First-time directors Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min prove to be the 'real deal'. Watch this soon!" |
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