Netflix Brings Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' to Theaters — SkimNews
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- Netflix released Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" in select theaters Friday, October 23, with streaming set to begin November 6.
- "Possible Love" centers on two couples from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum whose orbits collide when Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), living quietly with her laid-off husband, agrees to be filmed by documentary maker Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong).
- The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where IndieWire's David Ehrlich called it a "masterpiece," praising Lee's literary sensibilities and visual acuity in service of a domestic saga he said "simmers to a boil."
- Lee based the project loosely on a segment of Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Dekalog" but steers the material toward his own examination of class friction rather than the Polish master's original.
- The principal cast — Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Zo In-sung — plays the two married couples whose daily existence begins to fracture as affluent and precariat lifestyles draw them together.
- Per an official synopsis, Mi-ok finds herself "uneasily drawn to the unreadable Sang-woo" as Ye-ji's camera work pulls their private lives into view.
Why it matters: For Netflix, an October 23 theatrical window ahead of a November 6 streaming bow gives a Venice-premiering Lee Chang-dong picture — hailed as a "masterpiece" by IndieWire — room to build awards-season visibility before it reaches subscribers. The cast pairing (Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong, Zo In-sung) and the Kieślowski-rooted premise give the platform another prestige international title to mount an Oscar campaign around this quarter.
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