On a very cold winter morning, two friends meet after many years. Hunjoon who has just got back from USA after his film studies and Munho, a part time lecturer at a university, reminisce over the past... More
Korean presence at Cannes Film Fest reaches new heights 2012/05/24, Source,
The Korean presence at the Cannes Film Festival will reach new heights this year with five movies directed by Korean filmmakers joining the lineup at the world's most prestigious film festival, including two vying for the top prize.
Director Lim Sang-soo headed to Cannes this year for the second time with his disturbing portrait of a Korean chaebol family in "The Taste of Money". Director Hong Sang-soo makes his eighth appearance at the festival with "In Another Country", starring French arthouse staple Isabelle Huppert,...More
Two Korean Movies in Running for Palme d'Or at Cannes 2012/05/16, Source,
The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d'Or, the highest honor awarded to the best feature film in the official competition. Two Korean movies -- Hong Sang-soo's "In Another Country" and Lim Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money" -- are among those competing for the top prize.
Another three Korean films have been invited to non-competitive sections of the world's leading movie festival, including the Directors' Fortnight,...More
Korean films receive spotlight at Cannes 2012/05/03, Source,
Two Korean films compete for the Palme d'Or at the 65th Cannes International Festival: Lim Sang-soo's "The Taste of Money" (left) and Hong Sang-soo's "In Another Country" (right) (images courtesy of Synergy and Jeonwonsa)
The eyes of the world's movie fans will be on the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on May 16. For its 65th edition on the Riviera, five movies directed by Korean filmmakers will join the lineup of artistic creations embracing innovation and a creative spark,...More
On a very cold winter morning, two friends meet after many years. Hunjoon who has just got back from USA after his film studies and Munho, a part time lecturer at a university, reminisce over the past, drinking in a Chinese restaurant. Hours of drinking and talks, mixed with the recollections of the past bring them back the memory of a woman. A woman they both were romancing during the same period of time.
After wandering in their own version of reminiscence, they decided to find and meet her, who turns out to be running a hotel lobby bar in Puchon, a satellite city near Seoul. The woman, Sunhwa, without showing much emotion upon their appearance, asks them to wait in front of her apartment. When she returns, they begin a decadent drinking party till the daybreak.
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