After his first feature “Munyarangabo”, shot in Rwanda, director Lee Isaac Chung returned to the United States to make his second film, this time inspired by the poem “Lucky Life”, written by Gerald Stern. In interviews, the filmmaker mentions how he found himself captivated by the emotional journey of the poem, which reminded him of his life, witnessing several of his friends battling cancer, as he tells Indiewire. Many of the techniques he had used in his previous work, he utilized again in this production, for example, letting the actors and actresses improvise some of their dialogue, thus creating a more natural flow and rhythm to the narratives and the overall development of their characters. In the end, “Lucky Life” managed to manifest his reputation as one of the leading figures withing US-American indie cinema, with the movie premiering at Tribeca Film Festival in 2010 and from then on, being screened at many international festivals.
- 7/16/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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