시
Director: Lee Chang-dong
Cast: Yoon Jeong-hee, David Lee, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang, Kim Yong-taek
Poetry — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
시를 쓰는 건 어려운 게 아니라, 시를 쓸 마음을 갖는 게 어려운 겁니다.
Context
Spoken during the community center poetry workshop.
Meaning
Emphasizes that artistic creation is an ethical and emotional disposition of the soul, not merely a literary technique.
살구가 스스로 땅에 몸을 던져요. 다음 생을 위해 밟히고 짓이겨지는 거예요.
Context
Written in Mi-ja's notebook while observing fallen fruit in an orchard.
Meaning
Captures the core visual metaphor of martyrdom and sacrificial transformation running through the narrative.
그곳은 어떤가요? 얼마나 외로운가요? ... 아직도 노을은 붉고 새들은 숲으로 가는 길에 노래하나요?
Context
The opening lines of Mi-ja’s completed poem recited as a voiceover during the film’s closing sequence.
Meaning
Bridges the spiritual space between the living elderly woman and the deceased schoolgirl, turning grief into timeless song.
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