A dysfunctional family's heart of darkness is laid bare in the grimly humorous and then just plain grim meller Members of the Funeral. Feature bow by Baek Seung-bin heralds a dark wit and sleek intelligence guided by a creatively secure humility. A standout from the substandard HD fodder that generally clogs up Pusan's New Currents competish and so-called cutting-edge fests, Funeral is quietly riveting. A tad too restrained for midnight sidebars or commercial release, pic possesses an intensity that should secure fest berths.
Written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji, the coming-of-age film centers on Shyamili “Shy” Das, a 20-year-old whose meticulously organized life begins to unravel when an unexpected turn of events sends things spiraling beyond her control. Mukerji previously
