Family Matters Special Edition DVD Region 3
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YesAsia Editorial Description
Her somewhat unfulfilling life is made even tougher thanks to the undeniable fact that her whole family gives her problems on a seeming daily basis. Her elderly father Won Jo (Lee Soon Jae, from Forbidden Quest and My Girl and I) is coping with a serious bout of senility, while her husband Sang Hoon (Kim Yu Seok, from Love is a Crazy Thing and Possible Changes) is an unemployed, aspiring film director, who just can't seem to finish off the final draft of his screenplay. Add a rebellious young son (Kang San, from Ghost House) to the mix, and clearly, Min Kyung has her hands full coping with the men in her life! But despite the seemingly never-ending problems, she manages the household rather well in her roles of wife, mother, and daughter. That is, until one fateful day when she discovers that her ne'er do well husband has been cheating on her! What will Min Kyung do now?
Technical Information
| Product Title: | Family Matters Special Edition Family Matters (特別版) (韓國版) Family Matters (特别版) (韩国版) みんな、大丈夫?特別版 (韓国版) 모두들, 괜찮아요? Special Edition |
| Artist Name(s): | Lee Soon Jae | Kim Yoo Seok Lee Soon Jae | 金佑錫 Lee Soon Jae | 金佑锡 イ・スンジェ | キム・ユソク 이 순재 | 김 유석 |
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| Release Date: | 2006-06-29 |
| Language: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | Korean, English |
| Country of Origin: | South Korea |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Publisher: | CJ Entertainment |
| Package Weight: | 100 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004437102 |
Product Information
* Sound Mix : Dolby 5.1
* DVD Type : N/A
* Extras :
- 메이킹 필름
- 인터뷰
- 예고편
* Director : 남선호
10년차 백수 남편의 진심 혹은 늦깍이 신인 감독의 수줍은 고백
절치부심, 10년째 감독 데뷔를 위해 시나리오를 쓰고 있던 남선호 감독에게 어느 날 친구이자 제작자인 오기민 PD가 건넨 한 마디. ‘ 니 얘기를 한번 써 봐.그게 제일 재미있잖아’ . 이 영화는 그렇게 시작되었다. 집필 당시 ‘영화 감독이 되는 법’ 이란 제목을 표지에 박고 있었던 시나리오답게 이 영화는,한 영화감독 지망생이 ‘지망생’이란 꼬리표를 마침내 떼 내기까지, 그와 가족이 좌충우돌, 아옹다옹 함께 고생하며 보듬어 낸 세월의 기록이다 . 남들에게 내 보이기 부끄러울 수도 있는 가족사의 속내를 고스란히 드러내고 있지만, 감독은 변명하고 미화하기 보다 그와 그 가족을 둘러싼 일상을 웃음의 대상으로 삼으며 담담하게 그려냈다. 그 결과, 신인 감독이 진심을 담아 수줍게 내 민 ‘가족의 초상’은 누군가와 더불어 가족으로 살아가고 있는 모든 이들이 공감할 만한 풍경으로 완성되었다. 1인칭 시점의 ‘영화감독이 되는 법’으로 출발한 영화가 우리 모두에게 던지는 ‘모두들,괜찮아요?’ 라는 애정 어린 질문으로 바뀐 것도 그 때문이다.
징하지만 짠한 우리네 가족 이야기 - 국민 공감 홈코미디 ‘모두들,괜찮아요?’
어느 가정에나 크고 작은 사건을 일으키는 애물단지 한 명쯤 있게 마련. <모두들, 괜찮아요?>는 그런 애물단지를 하나도 아니고 셋씩이나 데리고 사는 한 주부가장의 하소연을 유머러스하게 풀어낸 홈코미디다. 10년째 무위도식하며 감독 입봉에만 매달리는 철없는 백수 남편, 한평생 바람을 피다 늘그막에 막내딸네 집에 겨우 얹혀사는 치매 아버지, 어른처럼 입바른 소리나 해대는 맹랑한 애어른 아들. 얼핏 궁상맞을 정도로 사실적인 한 가족의 그다지 별거 없는 일상 이야기 같지만, 마디마디가 재미나다. 빤히 의도된 농담이나 수순을 밟는 극적인 사건 대신, 바로 내 가족 같이 평범한 캐릭터, 징하지만 짠한 딱 우리네 가족관계, 어느 가족이나 한번쯤 겪어봤을 ‘사는 게 코미디 같은 집안사정’이 구석구석 공감의 웃음을 자아내기 때문이다. 한 동안 가족을 소재로 한 한국영화들이 일탈 일색의 자극적인 가족관계(조용한 가족/바람난 가족/간큰 가족)나 눈물로 화해하는 신파적 가족관계(가족) 등 주로 가족을 극적으로 그려왔다면, <모두들, 괜찮아요?>는 오랜만에 <집으로…>처럼 평범한 가족관계에 돋보기를 들이대고 소박한 웃음과 감동을 담아낸 국민공감 가족영화다.
온 가족이 애물 단지…모두들, 괜찮아요?
한 때 전도유망한 무용수였으나 지금은 동네 무용학원 원장인 민경. 민경네 식구들은 하나같이 애물단지다. 가출이 일과인 치매아버지 원조(이순재)는 천진난만한 자세로 각종 일만 저지르고, 10년째 영화감독 지망생인 남편 상훈(김유석)은 장인이나 돌보며 소일하는 백수에, 9살배기 아들 병국(강산)은 아빠를 삼촌이라 부르는 맹랑한 애어른이다. 용하다는 점쟁이마저 개털사주라 명명한 속 없는 이 가족은 매일 단체로 민경의 염장을 질러댄다. 어느 날 상훈의 바람기를 목격한 민경은 마침내 눈이 뒤집히고, 하늘이 무너져도 마누라만 믿고 살아온 세 남자의 태평성세에 위기가 닥치는데 정말…이 가족 괜찮을까???
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Customer Review of "Family Matters Special Edition"
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October 10, 2007
Families DO Matter
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Although the DVD cover shows a comical promotional photo, giving the strong impression of a full on comedy, it can be misleading as "Family Matters" is also a serious drama about family domesticity, unemployment and senility. It does, though, feature some funny humor, however, especially with the confused father Won Jo, as he keeps wandering off (and looking like a dancing version of Al Capone) or getting completely confused and attacking members of the household with a baseball bat! The blend of this added humor here, though, balances out what could easily have been a very serious 'kitchen sink' type pathos movie. Sang Hoon is an unemployed and aspiring script writer and wanna be movie director, but is so laid back in his approach to his art, that he frustrates and maddens his wife, Min Kyung. Not only by losing his thread at being a future convincing film director, but also by constantly losing Min Kyung's dementia suffering dad, when he takes him for daily walks. Due to the frictions between Sang Hoon and Min Kyung, that other added element in the form of the 'extra marital affair' also makes an appearance when Sang Hoon steers towards another affectionate heart. The characters here all have conflicting concerns, that are met as the film progresses. Min Kyung is quite a brittle and snappish task master as a dance teacher at her local school, putting a young female student through the pressures of staging a dance show. This brittleness is related to Min Kyung losing her chances of becoming a professional dancer herself (a reflection of Sang Hoon needing to become a successful director), her senile father, looking after a young demanding son and her own past regarding her mother. (Massive hidden reasons of why a person can behave sometimes openly negative). Sang Hoon also likes to win over the affections of his wife, when he hopes that Min Kyung can relate to his goals of obtaining an interesting film project. Although at one stage, when he attempts to get showered and ready for liaisons with her, he instead distracts himself by playing his son's video game (adults playing kids games - really, whatever next.....whistle, whistle), getting himself locked out of the bedroom, after Min Kyung discovers him playing it. The premise of this film is mainly about love and stability in a small family environment and regarding the fragile and frustrating circumstances of having to look after and care for an ill parent (in this case Min Kyung's senile dementia father). But its also about trying to marry and accomplish crucial goals within that environment and achieving the stability and consistency required, that can help to attain the essential provisions of a stable home foundation. Its tough here, as what bumbling Sang Hoon tries to accomplish (and he is funny here and there.....and he does try!), by becoming a professional script writer, gets stymied by the need to focus on an ill dependent father-in-law, his wife's trust of his goals and the importance of what that can have. It creates frictions and temptations with MK and SH, by all the stresses and strains of social survival. Its good how this movie focuses on what is really important in life - here 'family concerns', the essential glue that keeps people unified and together, by compassionate concern, love and bearing hardships (with added humor when possible, of course). So no matter what other trivial concerns there are, the real important factors in life are the love we have amidst our own lives. "Family Matters" is a decent watch, if you do like domestic family dramas, and also laced here with a decent amount of quite funny humor. Its certainly not all serious, but does show how the frustration and absurdness of life can be, when the pressures on. Acting by the cast in this is well done, and I found that Ho Jung Kim, who plays Min Kyung, reminded me of fellow Blighty actress Zoe Wanamaker, similarly as she also as played an harassed family mother. The DVD cover suggests a comedy, and the taped to the wall husband and father of Min Kyung is very funny, but probably also the 'last straw' depiction of the house wife's revenge. This film all ends on a feel good lighter note, too. In this regard, "Family Matters", by the end of it all, certainly underscores the importance of them, and that they do matter, so, so much! Watch this if you liked the films "Solace" or "Family Ties". |






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