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2004/03/25 |
▣ Salin-ui Chuok (Memories of Murder) (2003)
Saturday at noon
Seoul Selection Bookstore
With the right combination of entertainment and social awareness, "Memories of Murder" became a huge hit last year, topping the local box office and sweeping most of the major film awards. Based on a real serial murder case that took place in the mid-1980s in the town of Hwasong, Kyonggi Province, the film takes the format of a mystery thriller but grapples with the social constraints of its times. The two detectives in charge of the case, played impressively by Song Gang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung, are forced to work within the limitations of their environment, as well as their own limitations and mistakes. This uncertainty pervades throughout the film and gets even stronger when a suspect is found. While director Bong Joon-ho refrains from outright criticism, there's a sense of quiet indignation that takes the thoroughly entertaining film to a deeper level. On DVD. Located near exit 2 of Kwa... |More
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2004/03/18 |
Widaehan Yusan (Great Expectations) (2003)
Saturday at noon
Seoul Selection Bookstore This romantic comedy takes its name from the famous novel by Charles Dickens, and though both the book and film deal with a reversal of fortunes, there's nothing else that's similar about the two. Using unemployment as its theme _ something many people in their 20s and 30s would likely empathize with _ the film is a lighthearted and absurd story about how a string of coincidences reshapes two people's lives. Chang-sik (Lim Chang-jung) and Mi-yong (Kim Sun-ah) are down on their luck. Despite having a degree in psychology from a top university, Chang-sik hangs out at racetracks and is the black sheep of his family. Mi-yong, on the other hand, works as a video store clerk, but has no direction in her life and feels like a failure next to her more successful sister. Things change, however, when the two slackers accidentally meet and later witness a hit-and-run that was set up by a criminal gang to ki... |More
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