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Biography When he debuted in 2002 with his first feature film < Surprise Party >, KIM displayed his brilliant talent as the director. His second feature film < Geochilmaru: The Showdown > (2005) presented real life action, which received favorable reviews. He hopes to warm many hearts this winter with < My 11th Mother >, through his unique realistic drama. Source Open the link | |
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 By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
When you have a classic storyline and an amazing cast of top-notch actors, what can possibly go wrong? While a movie can go terribly off beam, fine acting can sometimes keep a film from drowning completely.
"Eleventh Mom", is a conventional tearjerker. Director Kim Jin-seong ("Surprise", 2002) spices up the family genre a bit by throwing in some novel ingredients that work surprisingly well in the beginning. But the rest of the film goes sour ― rather than sweetly heart-wrenching ― and forcibly squeezes out tears.
Jae-su leads a cruel life for an 11-year-old. His father (Ryoo Seung-yong) is an abusive, gambling and jobless wreck of a guy, so the little boy has learned to survive on his own, cooking or carefully spending his food stamps and running a string of part-time jobs.
One day, his father shows up with a woman (Kim Hye-soo). Apparently used to the comings and goings of such transient mother figures ― this one being the...| More |
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 A woman with bad health and a broken bank account lived just to pity herself, until she met a young boy who had it worse than she did.
The woman is the 11th mother for the boy, whose stepmothers had come and gone after the death of his real mother. "Eleventh Mom", to be released on November 29, is a film about the bonding between a stepmother and stepson, each of whom insists they are more pathetic. The mother is played by actress Kim Hye-soo.
During the filming of "The War of Flower", Kim accidentally came across a script that was originally meant for another actress. Kim Jin-seong, director of the movie "Eleventh Mom", was brainstorming for a low-budget film under 500 million won at that time, but didn't have a specific production plan. Kim then politely suggested herself as the female lead even while thinking, "Production won't be easy". As luck would have it, she was given the part. Ryoo Seung-yong and Hwang Jeong-min joined the cast, and Kim Young-chan, who played Kim Jeong-...| More |
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 It seems like Kim Hye-soo is finally walking into the spotlight. For the last 21 years she has been a mellow actress who was rarely cast in the most challenging roles. But now she may be finally getting an opportunity to show her full potential. And, at 37, Ms. Kim appears to have entered the second act of her career.
She showed she can act in "The War of Flower", in which she played a gambling ace with a beautiful naked back that revealed curves enough to entice over 7 million viewers. Coming up in a few weeks she will turn herself into a housewife who secretly dates a college student in director Jang Moon-il's "A Good Day to Have an Affair". She will also play an unaffected aunt in Jeong Yoon-cheol's "Shim's Family" and a prostitute in Kim Jin-seong's "Eleventh Mom".
Each of the characters are very different and will require some dynamic acting that will test Ms. Kim's range. Of course, a reporter never makes pleasant comments. I pointed out that she had never been in a film (excep...| More |
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 "I couldn't help but doubt my talent", declares Kim Hye-soo, but despite this modest, self-effacing remark, the actress looks more confident and speaks with more self-assurance than ever before.
In the lustful comedy movie "A Good Day to Have an Affair", set for release on Feb. 8, Kim plays a 30-something wife who has affair with a university student 10 years her junior. Her character is cheerful and comic and Kim delivers the role effortlessly and without exaggerated clowning. It's quite a shift from her past performances. What's the secret behind the sudden change? Has she been hiding her true talents throughout the 21 years of her career?
People started to talk about the "rediscovery" of Kim Hye-soo after her success in "The War of Flower" in 2006. But the real turning point for Kim was 2000 when she returned to the silver screen after a slump. "Before that, I was satisfied with being stimulated by the creative energy unleashed by other talented people, like my colleagues and ...| More |
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Unique blend of a naturalistic, low-key approach and wry, quirky humor
Kyu Hyun Kim (internews)
Murim Jijon, (in Korean means "The Ultimate Among Martial Artists") an internet website devoted to all things martial arts, is embroiled in a controversy over the identity of a mysterious contributor, known only as "Geochilmaru (a vernacular Korean name roughly meaning "The Toughest and Best")".
When the members of the site challenge Geochilmaru that he is all talk and no action, he responds by selecting eight among them and giving them a chance to fight him.
Production Notes
A Sponge/Mongmaru Production.
Directed by Kim Jin-seong. Screenplay by Byeon Won-mi and Kim Jin-seong. Starring Kwon Min-gi, Kim Jin-myeong, Seong Hong-il, Oh Mi-jeong, Yoo Yang-rae, Yoo Ji-hoon, Jang Tae-sik, Choi Jin-yong.
Cinematography by Choi Young-min. International sales by Sponge. 86 min.
oming from radically diverse social backgrounds and specializing in various martial arts ski...| More |
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