Lim Sang-soo (임상수)

Two Korean Classics to be Remade

Source | 2009/11/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Two Korean classic films from 2 prolific Korean directors whose films were part of and contributed to the famous Golden Age of Korean cinema are about to be remade. This period between the 1960's and 1970's helped lay the ground work for many of today's modern directors. The original "Housemaid" (1960), a melodramatic, sexual thriller became a signature film for director KIM Ki-young known for his eclectic mix of genre combining anything from the above through intense psychological horror to realism. The careful manipulation of genre is a style now exemplified by many modern day directors such as BONG Joon-ho. The film concentrates on a family who take in a housemaid because of the wife's exhaustion working at a factory. Soon after, the housemaid starts to exhibit bizarre tendencies, catching rats with her hands, spying on the family and then finally seducing the husband who she becomes pregnant to. So starts a wicked journey of murder, intrigue and the break up of the family.
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Jeon Do-yeon Cast in 'The Housemaid'

Source | 2009/11/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon will play the lead role in the upcoming remake of Kim Ki-young's classic film "The Housemaid", Miro Vision announced Sunday.

The project marks the comeback of the 36-year-old, who gave birth to her first child after appearing in the low-budget melodrama "My Dear Enemy" last year. She recently received a cultural merit medal from the French government, Chevalier-Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007, she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Secret Sunshine".

Featuring the provocative themes of adultery, murder and misguided desire, the original 1960 movie is hailed as a masterpiece that greatly influenced Korean cinema. A digitally restored version was screened at Cannes last year under the auspices of Martin Scorsese.

"I was startled. That this intensely, even passionately claustrophobic film is known only to the most devoted film lovers in the West is one of the great accidents of fi...| More

Yoon Kye-sang Determined to Gain Recognition as Actor

Source | 2009/10/30 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"I wanted to stay free of any thoughts when filming 'The Executioner'", said Yoon Kye-sang, who is known for his hard work in Chungmuro. Yoon admits that he is hard on himself because he wanted to receive recognition for his acting skills. He said, "I wanted people to recognize me as an actor".

To Yoon, being known only as a former member of the idol boy band G.O.D. is great pressure. That is also the reason he rarely appeared on variety shows. He wanted to be known as an actor, not as an entertainer.

Yoon debuted on the big screen in 2004 in Byeon Yeong-joo's movie "Flying Boys". It has already been six years since his debut. Yoon says he has walked a difficult road because of young passion.

In 2004, G.O.D. was embroiled in a scandal over its contract with its agency. That was also when Yoon received a movie script through his agency. It was the script for "Flying Boys". Director Byeon attached no importance whatsoever to Yoon's top celebrity status back then and gave him thr...| More

KOFIC Promotes Korean Cinema at PIFF

Source | 2009/10/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

KOFIC Booth, Int'l Co-Production Seminar, AFIN General Assembly and more

Korean Film Council (chairperson, CHO Hee-moon) participates in Asian Film Market from October 11 to 14, 2009, during the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).

KOFIC Booth

During the market period, KOFIC will operate booth at suite 807 of Hotel Seacloud, the official venue of Asian Film Market, and conduct active marketing campaign of Korean cinema. On display are such publications as Pusan Special Edition of Korean Cinema Today (magazine), Korean Cinema and Director's Series, in addition to recently published Who's Who - Actor.

Contact : #807, Hotel Seacloud (Asian Film Market Venue)
Tel : +82 51 933 1511

International Co-production Seminar

KOFIC, along with Producers' Guild of Korea and Asian Film Market, is co-organizing international co-production seminar.

For two days from October 12 to 13, seminar will take place at Sicily Room of Paradise Hotel, where the participants can o...| More

YANG Ik-joon casts JI Jin-hee

Source | 2009/08/31 | 0 comments | Permalink |

YANG IK-joon shot up the ranks of the international cinema world with his debut feature film Breathless. His second film is titled "Runaway from Home", and JI Jin-hee has been cast in the lead role. YANG will also act besides directing.

JI will team up with LEE Moon-sik. LEE will play a husband whose wife has run away. JI's character is the wife's brother. Together they set out to find her. The drama with touches of comedy should be gold in the hands of director YANG who handled "Breathless" perfectly.

"Breathless" – written, directed, produced, and acted by YANG – won a string of awards in Asia and Europe including the tiger award at 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam. JI turned into a pan-Asian star through the hit television series "Jewel in the Palace" ("Dae Jang Geum"). He starred in LIM Sang-soo's "The Old Garden".

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)
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