Kong Jeong-sik (공정식)

Movie Soup

Source | 2006/05/11 | Permalink |

by Seung-Jae Lee

Gong Pil-du (Lee Moon-sik), detective in charge of violent crimes who has no talent in the job is a headache to his colleagues. The forty-year-old detective is bachelor and has no interests in marriage despite his father's (Byeon Hee-bong) browbeating.

One day, his father falls down. Gong Pil-du goes to Tae-gon (Kim Soo-ro) who is gang member to borrow money for surgery. But he is deceived by Tae-gon and falsely accused of corruption. Gong follows Tae-gon's girlfriend, Min-ju (Kim Yoo-mi) to catch Tae-gon.

The movie "Detective Mr. Gong" to be released on May 11 is like a soup that college students make in membership training camp. Because all sorts of ingredients are put in the soup, it is hard to understand what the soup was supposed to be.

There are too many characters in the movie. The film features famous proven actors and actresses like Byeon Hee-bong, Kim soo-mi (acting as girlfriend of Gong's father), Kim soo-ro, Kim Kab-soo (acting as Gong's boss), ...| More

Lim Tae-hyeong Wins Best Director Award at "Fajr Film Festival" in Iran

Source | 2006/01/31 | Permalink |

According to Kim Ji-suk, a programmer of the Pusan International Film Festival, on Jan. 30, film director Lim Tae-hyeong, who directed the film "Hello Brother" (2005), won the best director award in the "Spiritual Cinema" division of the 24th Fajr International Film Festival which ended in Teheran, Iran on Jan. 30.

"Hello Brother" portrays a touching story about a nine-year-old boy "Janghani" (played by Park Ji-bin) who tries to save his older brother who is suffering from cancer. Park won the "Silver Iris for Best Actor Award" at the first New Montreal Filmfest held in Canada in September of last year for his acting in this film.

Meanwhile, other South Korean films failed to win awards at the Iranian film festival. They are "A Family" (2004, directed by Lee Jeong-cheol), which was invited to the "International Competition Division"; "Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War" (2003, directed by Kang Jae-gyu), "Cracked Eggs and Noodles" (2005, directed by Oh Sang-hoon), "Daddy-Long-Legs" (200...| More

4 Korean Films Invited to "24th Fajr International Film Festival" in Iran

Source | 2006/01/04 | Permalink |

Four Korean films have been invited to the "Competition of Asian Cinemas" division at the "24th Fajr International Film Festival" to be held in Tehran on Jan. 20-30.

The films are "Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War" (director: Kang Je-gyu, 2003), "Cracked Eggs and Noodles" (director: Oh Sang-hoon, 2005), "Daddy-Long-Legs" (director: Kong Jeong-sik, 2005), and "Long and Winding Road" (director: Koo Seong-joo).

According to Kim Ji-suk, a programmer of the Pusan International Film Festival, the "Competition of Asian Cinemas" division was established for the first time this year with the purpose of reviving Asian films. Awards will be presented in three categories: best film, best director and best screenplay....| More

Daddy-Long Legs

Source | 2005/01/06 | Permalink |

by Eun-Ryung Chong

Cha Young-mi (played by Ha Ji-won) is a high school girl who was orphaned when young, yet courageously leads her life by working her way through school. One day, she gets a parcel from an unknown address. What she finds in the box is a receipt for the admission fee of the university she was admitted to, underneath a pair of shoes. Young-mi tries to find the faceless patron who pays her tuition throughout her four years of college, yet the only two clues she has are that the patron she once brushed past is tall and the star sign necklace he sent to her, saying, "Do not try to find me any longer". Young-mi one day starts writing letters to her unknown sponsor, though she cannot post them, and talks to him by herself, saying "Dear daddy-long legs..".

Varying hues of love overlap in the film Daddy-Long Legs to be released on January 13. Daddy-Long Legs, a children's story, reminds Young-mi when she is thinking of her nameless sponsor and serves as the background...| More