Planet of Snail

Name: Planet of Snail
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: July 25, 2012
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 73

2012

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: July 25, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Young-Chan is an accomplished poet who can no longer hear or see. He communicates with his wife Soon-Ho through finger braille, a unique form of communication where words are tapped on each other's hands. They rely on one another completely; even simple domestic tasks require complex collaboration and everyday moments that most of us hardlyYoung-Chan is an accomplished poet who can no longer hear or see. He communicates with his wife Soon-Ho through finger braille, a unique form of communication where words are tapped on each other's hands. They rely on one another completely; even simple domestic tasks require complex collaboration and everyday moments that most of us hardly notice become tender shared experiences. (Cinema Guild)… Expand

Director: Yi Seung-jun

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Farran Smith Nehme

Jul 27, 2012

Gentle, simply told love stories are as rare in documentaries these days as they are in narrative film. That alone makes Yi Seung-jun's Planet of Snail a standout. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jul 27, 2012

More often Planet of Snail evokes, in radiant detail, the mutual reliance that makes good partnerships work. Read full review

John DeFore

Jul 23, 2012

A disability-centric documentary that moves viewers without resorting to trite devices, Seung-Jun Yi's Planet of Snail takes a condition most of us would find unbearable and demystifies it while finding room for poetry. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Sep 13, 2012

Planet of Snail is simple, direct and magical. The warm, intimate story of a singular couple, it won the top prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and it will win you over as well if you give it the chance. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Jul 23, 2012

Even with the heaviness of some of its subject matter, the documentary remains limpid and unsentimental until the very end, in keeping with its subject. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Jul 25, 2012

With little story to speak of, Planet Of Snail is more of an experiential piece, closing in on the pleasure and wonder with which Young-chan takes in details like rain falling outside the window and the bark of a tree. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Sep 13, 2012

The Korean documentary Planet of Snail is spare and unemphatic - too much so - with an abiding sweetness of spirit. Read full review

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