Showing posts with label nostalgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nostalgia. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2014

Review: Delightful Retro Comedy HOT YOUNG BLOODS Runs Out of Steam


By Pierce Conran

Just as the taste of a madeleine triggers a rush of childhood memories for the protagonist in Marcel Proust’s magnum opus In Search of Lost Time, smells, sounds and images can transport all of us to different times in our lives. This is a trick that can be especially effective in cinema, as it can turn a film into a communal experience for theatergoers. With Lunar New Year just around the corner, the 80s rural-set high school film Hot Young Bloods, the return of Running Turtle (2009) director Lee Yeon-woo, is hoping to do just that.