Im Sang-soo's films ranked. As of this post, Heaven has not yet been released.

A peek into Im Sang-soo's filmography

Inspired after reading Darcy Paquet’s New Korean Cinema: Breaking the Waves, I decided to pick a random director from the Korean New Wave to watch and landed on Im Sang-soo, who, while not as distinguished as the likes of Bong Joon-ho, Lee Chang-dong or Park Chan-wook, has still released plenty of films that have received international recognition and has even reached #1 at the South Korean box office. I watched his films in chronological order until I got to Heaven: To The Land of Happiness which currently has only screened at a few festivals....

March 9, 2024 · 11 min · 2293 words · JC