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A Tale of Two Sisters (Movie - 2003)

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장화, 홍련

Directed by Kim Ji-woon (김지운)

Screenplay by Kim Ji-woon (김지운)

Fear

115min | Release date in South Korea : 2003/06/13

Eun-joo, the stepmother, welcomes two sisters who come back home after recovering their health, but Su-mi, the elder sister, intentionally avoids her and Su-yeon, the younger sister, shows a smack of fear for her stepmother. On their first night, Su-yeon sneaks in Su-mi's room confessing there is someone in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her la... More

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Eom, Moon to perform in 'Closer' (Source) 2010/07/13
By Chung Ah-young
Staff reporter

Actor Eom Gi-joon and actress Moon Geun-yeong will return to the stage in the play "Closer" next month as part of the Play Festival 2010 titled "I Love the Stage" in Daehangno.

The play by Patrick Marber revolves around four young men and women through love, truth and relationships. Since it premiered in 1997 in London, it has been staged in more than 100 cities in the world and translated into 30 languages.

The drama was also adapted into a film starring Natalie Portman as Alice and Jude Law as Dan in 2004. Eom will play Dan in the upcoming show, while Moon will take on the role of Alice.

Better known as a musical actor, Eom debuted in the play "Richard III" in 1995 and has starred in numerous musicals including "Singing in the Rain", "Grease", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Finding Kim Jong-wook" and "The Three Musketeers".

His popularity increased after he appeared in television dramas and sitcoms such as "Kimchi Cheese Smile", "Good J... |More
Moon Geun-yeong turns stripper in play "Closer" (Source) 2010/07/08


Moon Geun-yeong [10Asia]


Actress Moon Geun-yeong has been cast in the Korean version of play "Closer", taking to the theatrical stage for the first time since making her acting debut 11 years ago.


The play's producer Aga Company said Wednesday that Moon will play the role of strip dancer Alice in the famed production by English playwright Patrick Marber##.


"She had expressed strong intention of playing the role of Alice and has been participating in the rehearsals enthusiastically since the very beginning", an official at Aga was quoted as saying.


Moon will be amongst a string of actors from her agency Namoo Actors who will be taking part in a serie... |More

New wave of pop culture redefines Korea (Source) 2010/07/05
By Andrew Salmon
Contributing writer

In 1990, the American academic Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power". This referred to nations winning friends and influencing people through the attraction of their values, culture, institutions and policies, as opposed to "hard power", based on coercion and payment. At the heart of soft power is the assumption that other people "want what you want".

This theory rationalized much of what the United States already offered, disseminated and lived up to ― or, at least, attempted to live up to: values such as political freedom, liberal democracy and free market economics. While these values could be disseminated by policies and institutions, it is, arguably, the US entertainment industry that has done most to disseminate the "American dream" globally.

A Changing Korea

"Soft power" challenged Korea's traditional development paradigm. From the 1960s, authoritarian governments had placed absolute primacy on economic growth. Social and... |More
Finecut presells I Saw the Devil to three more territories (Source) 2010/06/08
The eagerly anticipated new thriller from Korea's master stylist KIM Ji-woon, "I Saw the Devil" is ratcheting up the number of pre-sales deals for sales rep Finecut, with England, Taiwan and Turkey picking up rights. The horror-thriller stars top actor LEE Byeong-heon ("The Good, The Bad, The Weird") and marks the mainstream comeback of famed thesp CHOI Min-sik ("Old Boy").

U.K. based film distribution company Optimum Releasing picked-up rights to the thriller which is close to wrapping production and due out locally in late-summer. Optimum had previously bought rights to several Korean films including "The Host" and Chaw for U.K. release.

Taiwanese distributor Catchplay and Turkey's Bir Film also purchased release rights to the film. In addition, Finecut previously struck a major sales deal with ARP for France during the Cannes festival market. ARP had bought rights to KIM's 2008 feature "The Good, The Bad, The Weird". KIM's filmography includes "A Bittersweet Life" (2005... |More
[10LINE] Actress Moon Geun-yeong (Source) 2010/05/06


Clockwise from top center: actress Im Soo-jeong, actor Kim Rae-won, actor Park Geon-hyeong, actor Kim Joo-hyeok and actress Lee Mi-sook [10Asia]


Moon Geun-yeong
Star. Icon. Nation's little sister. Now we call her by her name "Geun-yeong".


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Moon Geun-yeong's grandmother. As a child, Moon began her day watching morning dramas with her grandmother and at nights would fall asleep while talking with her grandmother on what happened during the day with her parents being busy working. Her grandmother told her, "In life, people go through various ups and downs but I don't want you to think about that too much and rather work on ... |More

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 Produced by
 Oh Jeong-wan (오정완)
 Oh Ki-min (오기민)
Production
bom film productions (영화사 봄)
International sales
CineClickAsia (CineClickAsia)
Staff
Lee Di-el<br />(이디엘)  Lee Byeong-woo (이병우)
 Musician
 Lee So-yeong (이소영)
 Assistant director
Lee Di-el<br />(이디엘)  Oh Ki-min (오기민)
 Production department
Lee Di-el<br />(이디엘)  Ko Im-pyo (고임표)
 Editor
Technics
115 min 35mm Panoramic (1.85) Dolby SRD
Web site
www.twosisters.co.kr... ( Korean )
Videos
Trailer
Budget
US $ 3.7 million
Festival(s) & award(s)
 - Umea Int'l Film Festival - (2003)
 -  - (2003)
Sales or release dates & Box Office
Release date in South Korea : 2003/06/13
 United Kingdom 
 Korea, South - 2003/6/13
Source http://www.cineclickasia.com

Eun-joo, the stepmother, welcomes two sisters who come back home after recovering their health, but Su-mi, the elder sister, intentionally avoids her and Su-yeon, the younger sister, shows a smack of fear for her stepmother. On their first night, Su-yeon sneaks in Su-mi's room confessing there is someone in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her late mother who hung herself in Su-yeon's closet. Strange things begin to happen since then; a ghost haunts the house and stepmother's birds are poisoned to death. Assuming Su-yeon is behind the inauspicious incidents, the stepmother locks her in the closet, and when Su-mi learns about the cruel punishment, conflict between the stepmother and two sisters gets bitter than ever.
One day, Mu-hyun, the father goes to town and Su-mi finds there is no sign of her younger sister, Su-yeon and Su-mi sports Eun-joo dragging a big bag through the dark corridor leaving bloody stains behind her. Su-mi follows bloody trace of the bag and she confronts with Eun-joo on her way of tracking. They starts to fight vehemently and Su-mi falls down struck by Eun-joo in the end... A while later, Mu-hyun comes back to the house and founds Su-mi fallen on the floor alone and enraged Mu-hyun exclaims that Su-yeon was already dead¡¦ His exclamation awakes a series of memories and hidden secrets buried deep inside of Su-mi...

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steph
2009-06-12 19:24:13
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_A_Tale_of_Two_Sisters.php#jsid-1244834653-10
o its like the story of The Uninvited
Anonymous
2009-01-09 07:27:25
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_A_Tale_of_Two_Sisters.php#jsid-1231486045-10
I just watched the DVD for the second time this week; clearly one of the greatest movies I've seen. Im Soo Jung, Yeom Jeong Ah, and Moon Geun Young all delivered Oscar calibre preformances. There are no actresses in America who are capable of duplicating what these three Korean beauties accomplished. Bravo!
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in Ebert's way, thumbs up. I hope the Americans don't dissapoint.
2009-03-13 10:15:53
2009-03-03 14:05:41
i liked this movie alot, as i'am same for all that had seen it no one get it till the end, and i was going like what is going on??!! but it was a very good movie but it made me sad about her sis and all but i'd buy the dvd.
A well-made horror-thriller movie. It has a uniqe story with an unpredictable ending. I recommend it!
2009-02-06 01:22:16
2008-10-16 11:32:17
After watching it over and over again, it made sense. Best Korean horror movie I've seen in years.
the best , the best and the best
2008-05-27 06:29:01
2008-01-04 07:04:50
one of my favorite ! ^^ so well done.
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