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In his debut film < This Charming Girl >, director LEE portrayed with an unerring eye the ordinary feelings of loneliness, the memories of a broken heart, and the internal transformation wrought by the energy of a new love as experienced by one ordinary woman. Through "sensitivity more delicate than that of a female director" and "a solid presentation that belies his status as a novice director," LEE has caught the attention of many critics in South Korea. He graduated from U.S.C in America and worked on “A Contempt” Best Picture Award in 1st Seoul Short Film Festival and “Promise” M/V as like Producer. He directed “Love of Contemporary” The final selection work in 2nd Seoul Short Film Festival and wrote < Love Talk > a Winning piece of work in 2nd Best Film public subscription. He worked on “A watercolor in the raining day” (1989), “Like Rain, Like Music” (1992) and “A crashing Love” (1996) as like Assistant Director.< This Charming Girl >(2004) and < Love Talk > (2005) are Written and Directed by him. He also Directed “The house I lived” (2005)and < Ad Lib Night >(2006).
South Korea's most in-demand actors Jeon Do-yeon and Ha Jeong-woo generated a big media buzz appearing before the press as "former lovers". Jeon, who won the 2007 Cannes Best Actress award for "Secret Sunshine", and Ha, hero of one of this year's highest grossing films "The Chaser", teamed up in "My Dear Enemy", due in theaters Sept. 25.
Popular band Clazziquai's vocalist Horan opened the event, singing mellow tunes that appear in the fall lineup's most anticipated film. Director Lee Yoon-ki, the melodrama craftsman of critically acclaimed works like "This Charming Girl" (2006), brings what he calls an unconventional, post-breakup love story.
Jeon appears as Heui-su, an uptight, unemployed single woman in her mid-30s. Broke and desperate, she suddenly recalls that her ex-boyfriend Byeong-u, owes her 3.5 million won (about $3,500). She finds him gambling at a horseracing track and demands reimbursement. Reunited after one year, the two spend "one...| More
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Many local movie productions suffered setbacks last year, due to increased costs and the strengthened position of Hollywood blockbusters. In 2008, leading filmmakers are betting on large-scale projects to turn things around for the embattled local film industry.
At the forefront of Korean films' counterattack is Kim Ji-woon's oriental western "The Good, The Bad, The Weird", whose production cost is estimated at a whopping 15 billion won ($16 million). Hedging the huge financial risk is none other than a star-studded cast. Well-known Korean Wave stars Lee Byeong-heon, Song Kang-ho and Jeong Woo-seong play central characters for the film set in Manchuria of the 1930s.
Lee, who is enjoying soaring popularity in Japan, takes the role of a bandit, while Song turns into a train robber and Jeong becomes a bounty hunter. The trio stumbles onto a treasure map in the Manchuria region, a sort of Korean western -- a peculiar genre which is yet to be tested at the box office. The film is sche...| More
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Women in Film selected director KIM Mi-jeong's "Shadows in the Palace" as the 2007 women's film deserving special attention. The court mystery is KIM's directorial debut and PARK Jin-hee was her leading lady.
PARK played a medically skilled court lady who investigates a murder cover-up and becomes entangled in power relations in the Chosun dynasty royal court where the women are suppressed. Shadows in the Palace received praise from the critics and was successful at the box office. The San Sebastian Film Festival selected the film for its competition section.
KIM's debut film was produced by Achim Pictures and distributed by Cinema Service. PARK previously acted in LEE Yoon-ki's "Love Talk", among others.
What's next? This was the question Jeon Do-yeon has faced since she won the best actress award at the Cannes International Film Festival in May for her performance in "Milyang", or "Secret Sunshine", directed by Lee Chang-dong. But after a months-long wait, fans will be glad to hear that Jeon's next film will be "Meotjin Haru" (or "A Fine Day") to be directed by Lee Yoon-ki.
Jeon is to star as an unemployed spinster. One day, she meets up with her ex-boyfriend and spends a day full of adventure with subtle shades of feelings. Director Lee has been a darling of international film festivals with films like "This Charming Girl" (2004) and "Love Talk" (2005), which provided a sophisticated, warm look at female sensibilities. Jeon's male counterpart in the new film has yet to be decided. The movie is slated to start filming next month and open early next year.
The first Korean actress to win the award at Cannes, Jeon has cemented her fame at home with versatile performances, from a naiv...| More
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Top Korean actress JEON Do-yeon has chosen her next project amidst a flood of offers following her win earlier this year at the Cannes film festival. Acclaimed at home for taking on many diverse and challenging roles, she recently catapulted into the international spotlight with her Cannes Best Actress win for her powerful performance as a traumatized mother in LEE Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine".
JEON will take the lead role in Meotjin Haroo ("A Fine Day"), the fourth feature from talented director LEE Yoon-ki. LEE made his impressive debut at the Pusan International Film Festival in 2004, winning the New Currents award for "This Charming Girl". He followed with "Love Talks" (2005), filmed in LA, and "Ad-Lib Night" (2006) which screened at the Berlinale this year.
"A Fine Day" will be a drama concerning a thirty-something woman, both jobless and single, who spends a strange day with her ex-boyfriend. JEON will star as the female lead while no actor has yet been announced for...| More
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