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    Poetry (2010/NR)

    Poetry (2010/NR)

    Presented by State Theatre (State College, PA) at State Theatre (State College, PA)

    April 22-April 27, 2011


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    Mija (veteran actress Yun Jung-hee) is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. With elegance and a dash of eccentricity, Mija takes care of her ungrateful grandson Wook (Lee David) and makes a living by cleaning house for an elderly man who, though paralyzed by a stroke, still responds to her charm with bouts of drug-induced arousal. On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural centre and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings. However, she’s plagued by the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and struggles with new vocabulary and the challenges of the creative process. When her world is turned upside down by the discovery of a monstrous crime, it is Mija’s unique and touching poetry that allows her to defy the weight of shame and distance herself from a painful proximity to violence.


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        State Theatre (State College, PA)

        130 West College Avenue
        State College, PA 16801

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        $8
        Students and seniors: $6

        Info Phone: 814-272-0606

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 22-April 27, 2011

        Times:

        Friday @ 4 pm, 7 pm and 9:45 pm
        Saturday @ 7 pm and 9:45
        Sunday @ 4 pm and 7
        Monday @ 4 pm and 7
        Tuesday @ 7
        Wednesday @ 4 pm and 7 pm

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