Lee Chang-dong Says Audience Reaction Matters More Than Venice Silver Lion Win for Possible Love
Nine days after taking home a Silver Lion in Venice, Lee Chang-dong was back in Seoul, and the first thing he wanted to talk about wasn't the trophy. At a press conference on Monday, September 21, the director said the Possible Love Silver Lion win mattered less to him than how audiences actually responded. Venice was where the film first met viewers, and that reaction was what he had been waiting to see.
The Netflix-financed drama won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 12, as the Korea Times reported. It is Lee's first feature in eight years.
What was said in Seoul
The event followed a press screening at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall. Lee sat with actors Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong and Zo In-sung, while Jeon Do-yeon joined by vi...