Kang In-hyeong (강인형)

Kim Ki-duk Wows Cannes Film Festival With 'Breath'

Source | 2007/05/21 | Permalink |

The Korean director Kim Ki-duk screened his movie "Breath" on Saturday in competition at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. The official screening and press conference were held at the Lumiere Theatre in the French resort town.

Kim, wearing dark sunglasses at a press conference, joked, "The sunglasses I'm wearing now are the ones I wore when I appeared as a prison official in the film. You may be still watching the movie right at this moment". "Breath", which opened in Korea on April 26, depicts a woman who starts a relationship with a condemned criminal after discovering her husband's infidelity. Korean actress Zia (Park Ji-ah) and Taiwanese actor Chang Chen play the leads. "I wanted to highlight the difficulty of social and human relations -- so much so that you find it hard to breathe", Kim said. "At the same time, I wanted to show the difficulty of getting the message of my films across in the Korean society". Many of Kim's previous films have been criticized and shunned by general ...| More