The Movie Review: In Return to Seoul, a star is born

Language — the barriers and different effects of French, Korean, and, occasionally, English — becomes the method and medium to acknowledge the fractures inside Freddie, bringing up questions about how she sees herself and her place in the world. During one of her visits to the adoption center, Fredd...

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Published in:New York (1968) 2023-02
Main Author: Bastién, Angelica Jade
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Adoption
Parents & parenting
Restaurants
Women
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Summary:Language — the barriers and different effects of French, Korean, and, occasionally, English — becomes the method and medium to acknowledge the fractures inside Freddie, bringing up questions about how she sees herself and her place in the world. During one of her visits to the adoption center, Freddie flips through a coffee-table book that documents international adoptions from Korea through the decades. Hands are held awkwardly, a head is placed on a lap for comfort, arms and hair fly through the air of a club in a fit of dancing that resembles emotional exorcism.
ISSN:0028-7369