By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Romantic comedies come in all forms, starring out-of-ordinary heroines like Drew Barrymore in "50 First Dates" (2004), who suffers from short-term memory loss; and Uma Thurman, an estranged super-powered woman in "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (2006). Likewise, "
2 Faces of My Girlfriend" takes the classic genre to a whole new level featuring a character with a severe case of multiple personality disorder.
Gu-chang (
Bong Tae-gyu) leads a tragic existence. The seventh-year college student constantly fails job interviews and lives off of an allowance from his divorced sister while taking money from his little nephew. To make matters worse, the almost 30-year-old virgin has never had a girlfriend, let alone experienced his
First Kiss. In Korean, Gu-chang is a homonym for the word meaning "a sore in the mouth".
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One of the privileges of being an actor is the opportunity to play various character roles. Apart from an actor's real self, there is also her on-screen persona. Actress
Jeong Ryeo-won, 26, lives out many roles every day.
Her latest is in the upcoming film "
2 Faces of My Girlfriend", directed by
Lee Seok-hoon. Jeong plays the main character who has multiple personality disorder rooted in a past love affair.
The character has two names: Ani and Hani. Though their names sound alike, the two are opposites in temperament.
Ani is charming, fragile and popular with men. Hani, on the other hand, uses abusive language without reserve, drinks boilermakers and occasionally, violently lashes out at others.
Ani/Hani's boyfriend Goo-chang, played by
Bong Tae-gyu, loves her. Even so, he finds her inconsistent personality hard to embrace....
MoreBong Tae-gyu and
Jeong Ryeo-won have been cast for the main roles in "
2 Faces of My Girlfriend" (Director: Lee Seok-Hoon, Production: Hwain Works).
"
2 Faces of My Girlfriend" is a romantic comedy film about Guchang, a naive and funny guy, who repeatedly crosses paths with Ani, a girl with multiple personalities. Bong will play Guchang to showcase not only his comic talents but also h...
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By Paolo Bertolin
Contributing Writer
UDINE, Italy ㅡ With 13 recent films mostly unreeled in their international and European premiere, Korean cinema is once again under media spotlight at the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) taking place in Udine, a North East Italian city.
Now in its eighth edition, the fast-growing event claims primacy among Western film festivals concerned with Asian cinema. Certainly a one-of-a-kind format among film festivals that commonly tend to focus on art-movies, FEFF proves the global appeal of mainstream Asian productions, as press officials stress record-breaking figures in international accredited press and report screenings continuously playing to full capacity.
Among the seventy films from East Asia blending into the enticing FEFF menu, the Korean ones retain a prominent spot indeed, as both opening and closing soirees happen to showcase Chungmuro productions. On Friday, April 21,
Han Jae-rim's unflinching debut "
Rules of Dating (Yonaeui Mokjok)" played as curtain raiser, whereas on Saturday, April 29
Park Kwang-hyeon's huge domestic hit "
Welcome to Dongmakgol" will perform wrapping up honours in its European premiere.
Apart from the strategic slots allotted the two titles, Korean f...
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