Sin Ee-jae (신의재)

Movie With English Subtitles

Source | 2006/09/28 | Permalink |

For Horowitz (Horowitz-rul Wihayo) ("My Piano")

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Directed by Kwon Hyeong-jin, the film is a human drama about a piano teacher and orphaned boy who is a music prodigy.

Kim Ji-su (played by Uhm Jung-hwa), is a 30- year-old single woman who used to dream about becoming a world-class pianist but ends up opening a small neighborhood piano school on the outskirts of Seoul.

She meets a boy named Kyung-min (Sin Ee-jae), who shows off and pesters her for no apparent reason. He is a headache at first, but after she discovers his great musical talent, her goal becomes to turn him into a renowned pianist like Vladimir Horowitz.

However, what she really wants to achieve is to gain the reputation of being a great piano teacher, which will mean success for her small piano school.

Things are not easy as she thinks. Kyung-min, who lives with his grandmother after he lost his parents in a car accident, tries to keep his distance from other ...| More

'My Piano,' Neither Good Nor Bad

Source | 2006/05/25 | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

The new movie "My Piano" (Horowitz-rul Wihayo) has a plain and a rather predictable storyline _ a troublesome boy with a talent for the piano learns how to communicate with the world through music thanks to his teacher _ and it is delivered without big ups and downs.

But a series of small yet interesting episodes work as tasteful spices in the movie, saving it from becoming a total flop, and some classical music pieces played by skillful actors help it stay enjoyable.

Directed by Kwon Hyung-jin, the film revolves around Kim Ji-su (played by Uhm Jung-hwa), a 30-year-old single woman who used to dream about becoming a world-class pianist but ends up opening a small neighborhood piano school on the outskirts of Seoul.

She meets a boy named Kyung-min (Sin Ee-jae), who shows up and pesters her for no apparent reason. He is a headache at first, but after she discovers his great musical talent, her goal becomes to turn him into a renowned pianist li...| More

Uhm Breaks Stereotype in New Movie

Source | 2006/05/10 | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

Actress Uhm Jung-hwa is well known for playing single, successful career women in many feel-good romantic comedies. But in recent years she seems to have tried to step away from the stereotype.

After her role as a serial killer in last year's thriller "Princess Aurora", the 34-year-old actress is back in a challenging new role as a piano teacher who must pull-off skillful piano performances.

"I wasn't really into classical music, so I was really worried about scenes in which I have to play piano skillfully", Uhm said during a news conference on Tuesday, after the preview screening of her new film "My Piano (Horobichurul Wihayo)" at Daehan Theater in downtown Seoul.

In the movie, Uhm plays a 30-year-old single woman who used to dream about becoming a world-class pianist but ends up opening a small neighborhood piano school in the outskirts of Seoul.

She meets a troublesome boy with great musical talent and her goal becomes turning him into ...| More