'Burning' Q&A | Steven Yeun | NYFF56

Steven Yeun discusses Burning at the 56th New York Film Festival. Lee Chang-dong's Burning opens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on October 26 with Yeun in person! Get tickets: filmlinc.org/burning
Expanded from Haruki Murakami’s short story “Barn Burning,” the sixth feature from Korean master Lee Chang-dong, known best in the U.S. for such searing, emotional dramas as Secret Sunshine (NYFF45) and Poetry (NYFF48), begins by tracing a romantic triangle of sorts: Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in), an aspiring writer, becomes involved with a woman he knew from childhood, Haemi (Jun Jong-seo), who is about to embark on a trip to Africa. She returns some weeks later with a fellow Korean, the Gatsby-esque Ben (Steven Yeun), who has a mysterious source of income and a very unusual hobby. A tense, haunting multiple-character study, the film accumulates a series of unanswered questions and unspoken motivations to conjure a totalizing mood of uncertainty and quietly bends the contours of the thriller genre to brilliant effect. A Well Go USA release.
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[@andeace23]

It's a crime how little attention this film got

[@007nadineL]

It was too long, even patient me was fast forwarding a lot.

[@francisxi4158]

SO FUCKING TRUE HOW LITTLE NOISE THIS MOVIE GOT DESPITE ALL THESE REVIEWS. But yall right, some parts were way overstretched and just plain boring a little edits here n there wouldve trim it to satisfactory viewing

[@TayPetracek]

@@007nadineL how anyone can fast forward through a film is beyoooonnnddd meeeee, jeez

[@EscargoTouChaud]

@@TayPetracek The world is becoming more and more wanting of stupid, fast, superficial.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros4419]

@@007nadineL Not patient at all then. The "long" parts are purposefully there to achieve a sense of uneasiness on the viewer (just like the ambiguity of the plot), it kinda helps synch the viewers with the internal turmoil the protag is feeling. Fastforwarding scenes makes you miss on experiencing the film 100% as it was inteded to be experienced.

[@anishtandukar8888]

Burning is the type of movie that gets stuck in your real deeper mind.

[@jpentw11]

great hunger

[@Lyonessi]

Exactly. I felt unsatisfied upon finishing it but now I can't stop thinking about it.

[@SelfHealingGod]

@@Lyonessi Watch The Fountain....

[@devanshubhatt5392]

still on my mind rn

[@reck1224]

Steven Yeun must be so glad to be off the walking mess. So many good opportunities have come his way since.

[@Lexyboogie]

He left at the perfect time too.

[@thrivingbrock9260]

Yeah I always thought his role on twd was cut back so much. They never gave Glenn the screen time and development he deserved, it’s good he moved on to bigger and better things although I do miss him on twd I’m glad he’s doing new things and getting bigger opportunities

[@leeandandoy8211]

@@thrivingbrock9260they didnt do his character justice especially before his character died. it was like he wasn't as important as before

[@thrivingbrock9260]

@@leeandandoy8211 fr that’s probably one of the reasons Steven wanted to leave tbh

[@kevlow9494]

Steven should've been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars

[@graciekattan6618]

And now he’s nominated for best actor

[@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127]

@@graciekattan6618 yeah the Oscars have finally decided that acknowledging foreign films is in their best financial interests. God I hate the Oscars. What a fucking joke. I’ll never forget when they nominated Boss Baby for best animated movie the same year “A Silent Voice” came out.

[@NicolasWaldvogel]

Such a strange, mesmerizing and great film! Just got to see it yesterday in London and plan on seeing it again.

[@LutherTaylor]

Did you watch it at regent street cinema

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros4419]

20:15 totally genius: Ben's demeanor seem alien specially in juxtaposition to the very korean tropes shown by the other characters. Ben behaved like a perfectly functional rich guy, but that was exactly what was off-puting.

[@jessicaaragon1655]

I just love listening to him speak

[@grace-ex8bh]

Indeed

[@arman0612]

The best film of 2018! So brilliant and haunting!

[@kevlow9494]

Brilliant performances by the three main actors. Steven deserved a Best Supporting Actor nomination.

[@dhondujustchill4552]

Steven Yeun was fucking scary in Burning.. AWESOME actor

[@christopherxiong]

Steven Yeun is awesome! "Maybe, the sad part is that he's the only one there" Wow! Hearing Steven sincerely talk about Ben was touching. I can feel him almost break. Great job Mr. Yeun!

[@nemesispang]

wow I didn't expect he could give such excellent performance as well as elaboration on his role.

[@offlinetvmanager5991]

He dies twice. That sucks!

[@andikaputri2625]

@@offlinetvmanager5991 LMFAO I JUST REALIZED WHAT YOU SAID IS ACTUALLY TRUE POOR STEVEN THO HE DIED AS GLENN AND NOW BEN THAT SUCKS YES I HAVEN'T SEEN MINARI BUT I HOPE HE WON'T DIE IN THIS ONE TOO

[@ignacylachowicz1362]

I've never been a fan of TWD, but omg. Burning for sure is the best film in 2018, and one of the greatest of the century. Steven Yeun is becoming strong name. I hope we will see him in more idndie, brave cinema. You are the future man!

[@ElectroDrives]

That first audience question was excellent. About the sense of loneliness

[@yearofthedragonjane]

Such a fantastic film, cast, and fantastic interview. I thoroughly enjoyed watching all of this. Steven Yeun is such an authentic delight

[@joejellyfish]

What a delight of an interview! So interesting to hear his own input about the character (-:

[@Aidamorden]

A metaphorical movie of living. Very existential.

[@demidevil666]

I randomly stumbled upon this film on amazon prime video tonight and watched it just a few hours ago. Phenomenal cinematography, lighting, and acting from the entire cast. Excellent movie!

[@Hushhush9201]

love this film so deep and real

[@SaiyanStrong]

This movie was great - keep up the good work Steven

[@Thatpinksopretty]

Beautiful movie! The fact that nothing was clearly revealed makes me feel like it did not take the audience as dumb.

[@akayrk]

wow i think steven is really coming into his element now.. glad he’s done with TWD and the track that was likely to follow,

[@victormanuelcalvo1385]

hes always been the best actor on TWD, always deserved better.

[@grace-ex8bh]

He's so nice and he has a nice voice

[@JasonPuckettNY]

what a film. steven yeun was fantastic

[@DannyBoyle-tp5vg]

this was a good film

[@Anna-pv4tv]

Respectfull and intelligent interviewer! I watched Burning three times, it is a great film.

[@thedarkknight9032]

@Anna what's your interpretation of the ending?

[@Anna-pv4tv]

@@thedarkknight9032 How I see Burning: a young man dreams of being a writer and looks for a subject. The yearnings, void, loneliness of a lost youth in the contemporary unequal South Korean society are the setting. He is the author, the fiction is his. In the end the author take revenge and get naked (he doesn’t want leave clues). Making art demands a lot of the artist. There is no end. Everytime you watch Burning, more questions arise. (I need re-watch the film and re-read the short history by Murakami)

[@mayankjha1145]

I recommend everyone who liked this film to read the short story it was based on "Barn Burning" by Haruki Murakami. It's pretty much the same plot but is a very enjoyable read.

[@lyricalstyles]

Burning, the wailing, I saw the devil, old boy. My favorites of all time!

[@utopia1158]

He somehow reminds me of kendrick lamar. Especially when he said “I appreciate it”

[@JCPatrick]

This movie was amazing. So many theories, so much to think about.. were the circumstances coincidences or were they actual pieces of the puzzle? I loved this and watched it several times. The last time I watched it, it really made my heart ache for so many reasons. Also, I’m such a fan of Steven Yeun & obsessed with South Korean films/shows. There are still some questions about this film that I’m curious about. But I don’t think I’ll ever get the answers.

[@EmilyDickmesome]

Same. Have you read the short story? It's amazing how they also adapted it as a commentary of SK's modern society.

[@d_lightnin8108]

It’s staggering just how different he is from the character of Ben

[@360.Tapestry]

S P O I L E R homie said he doesn't recall ever crying

[@andikaputri2625]

JSKSJDHDJDJDJJD BUT EVENTUALLY HOMIE DID SHED A TEAR

[@360.Tapestry]

@@andikaputri2625 and S P O I L E R and blud

[@andikaputri2625]

@@360.Tapestry so true

[@GiantbirdChen]

He's just so neurotic...and cute! hahaha. He also seems very, very talented.

[@user-mx7wg7bc1d]

❤

[@majestycrush]

Steven Yeun is cute

[@arlwav]

need an ari aster dark comedy starring Steven

[@richardbroski2933]

Spoiler alert: I felt that at the end, when you see the tear run across a side of his face, was a bit confusing for me, as I had pegged Steven as a psychopath, and at the end he's just your run of the mill sociopath.

[@ghoulish6125]

Take into account the embrace, along with the tear. This very well could be the first time a psychopath felt something and he's grateful to his attacker for being able to gift him something he though was so foreign. But then again, you have to ask if he was even a bad guy at all

[@JamesBond-pz5xn]

Man he talks creepy in this interview like hes still playingin the movie

[@johnwesson2759]

Oh god this is from the New York film festivle and yet I can't understand the accent on that interviewer.

[@arnaud7756]

i think it's a french accent

[@jaspm]

Nobody asked if he did kill her.. 😭

[@emmetbergin6016]

The whole point is that it's not meant to have a definite conclusion. It's open to interpretation. However, pay attention to the conversation with the father's defendant/lawyer at the start of the film and also take into account the fact that before the last scene is the first time you see the main character actually writing anything 😉

[@offlinetvmanager5991]

Oh, he was from the walking dead. Durrrr

[@nlee0120]

Not the best interviewer

[@360.Tapestry]

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