By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
"Breathless" by director
Yang Ik-joon won both the grand prize (Le Lotus du meilleur film) and the international critic's award at the 10th Deauville Asian Film Festival in France, which came to a close, Sunday. This is another feat in the international film circuit by the South Korean indie film, which recently won the top award at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
This is the second consecutive year the two coveted prizes went to a Korean movie at the esteemed event, following ...
MoreThe 61st Cannes Film Festival has kicked off with fanfare, spicing up the festive mood for moviegoers all around the world. The ebullient mood remains largely the same here in Korea, but one thing is palpably different: There's no chance for a Korean movie or actor grabbing an award in the competition section this year.
Last year was special for the Korean film industry.
Jeon Do-yeon won the prestigious best actress award for her impassioned role in the heart-wrenching flick "
Secret Sunshine". This year, however, such dramatic development is unlikely to occur because no Korean film has been invited to the competition section.
But it is too early to shift attention from Korean filmmakers toward Hollywood stars. After all, five Korean movies are to be screened in various sections at Cannes, and all of them have a potential to charm foreign filmmakers, critics and media in various ways.
At the forefront stands director
Kim Ji-woon's big-budget flick "
The Good, the Bad, the Weird", which is one of the official selections in the Out of Competition section. The m...
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Actor
Ha Jeong-woo has gone from cold-blooded murderer to a professional Casanova whom women pay to be with.
In his new movie, "
The Moonlight of Seoul" ("Beastie Boys" in Korean), the actor plays a man who serves drinks and dances with women at a host bar.
The role is a substantial departure from the brutal killer he played in the hit thriller
"The Chaser", which attracted five million viewers nationwide.
In "Moonlight", Ha plays Jae-hyeon, who lives for the day, talks big and tries to con people. While using his roommate/girlfriend to get 50 million won, he brings o...
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Young, stylish director
Yoon Jong-bin is releasing "
The Moonlight of Seoul" (aka. "Beastie Boys"), his second feature film starring
Ha Jeong-woo. The gleaming cast also includes singer-turned-actor
Yoon Kye-sang and up and upcoming actress
Yoon Jin-seo.
Director Yoon and Ha reunite for another guy movie dealing with a provoking subject matter after their critically acclaimed homosexual soldier story "
The Unforgiven" (2006), which made both of them landmarks on the cinematic map.
Away from army barracks, "Moonlight" takes us to the posh strip of Cheongdam-dong in the heart of downtown Seoul. When night falls, the glitzy Louis Vuitton road shop and high-end art galleries go into deep slumber and another world awakens.
But "Moonlight" goes beyond your idea of a thrilling nightlife. It's about exc...
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