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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    A three-ring circus of visual pleasure, showing us the beauty of Korean garment, custom and national character. Read full review

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Im Kwon Taek's exquisite Chunhyang brings to the screen one of Korea's most cherished folk tales, a timeless romance in which the lovers are challenged by differences in class. Read full review

  • 88
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Chunhyang is a movie — and a heroine — for all times. Read full review

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    It's sweeping yet intimate, stately yet impassioned, stylized yet immediate. Read full review

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    It's a good bet the average American moviegoer, however familiar with the rhythms of cinematic global culture, has never experienced such a handsomely self contained world. Read full review

  • 80
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    All the backing-and-forthing between olden and modern days intensifies the emotional impact of a compelling story, and underlines the enduring power of narrative itself. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Demonstrates that sometimes the simplest stories are the most profound, and certainly possess the most moral authority. It's a film that emphasizes loyalty and sacrifice, values that have become jokes in most other films these days. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    Chunhyang is an extravagantly beautiful movie that many viewers are going to love and others are not going to be able to sit still for. That's their problem. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    The extravagance of the sets and costumes increases the theatricality; Chunhyang is an almost childlike delight for the eyes. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Jami Bernard

    A feast for the eyes. But not, alas, for the ears. Read full review

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