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Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012 · 56 min

A quiet, affectionate portrait of a critic and his cinephile friendships, best suited to viewers who already care about film culture.

Directed by
Seo Won-tae
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tony Rayns, Lee Chang-dong, Bong Joon Ho
Overview
Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through interviews of Korean cineastes that have a special affinity for him, including JANG Sun-woo, LEE Chang-dong and HONG Sang-soo among others.

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Directed by
Seo Won-tae
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tony Rayns, Lee Chang-dong, Bong Joon Ho
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    • art
    • friendship
    • identity
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    • Language mild
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Seo Won-tae
    Written by
    Seo Won-tae
    Starring
    Tony Rayns, Lee Chang-dong, Bong Joon Ho, Jang Sun-woo, Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, Park Ki-yong, Kim Woo-hyung, Hong Sang-soo
    Runtime
    56 min
    Languages
    English, Korean

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