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Directed by Heo Jin-ho (허진호)
Screenplay by Heo Jin-ho (허진호), Lee Sook-yeon (이숙연), Ryoo Jang-ha (류장하), Sin Joon-ho (신준호)
106min | Release date in South Korea : 2001/09/28Synopsis
A sound engineer, Sang-woo lives in Seoul with his father, aunt and a grandmother with Alzheimer’s. One winter, he meets Eun-soo, an announcer and producer at a local radio station in Kangleung City. On their trips together to collect nature’s sounds for her program, they grow naturally close, and one night, Sang-woo stays over at her h... More
 Christmas in August director Heo Jin-ho will return to cinemas on 8 October with the romantic film "Season of Good Rain". "Season of Good Rain" is a co-production between Korea (Pancinema Corp.) and China (Zonbo Media). The romantic leads are played by Korean actor JEONG Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan. The two met in the US when they were young. JEONG's character is assigned to a project in China, he accidentally meets her again and old feelings resurface. Heo is a specialist of melodramas. He gained much acclaim for "Christmas in August", followed by "One Fine Spring Day", "April Snow" and "Happiness". JEONG's long career includes "Beat", "A Moment to Remember" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird". Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More | |||||||||||||||
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| By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Would you give love a second chance? In his fifth feature "Season of Good Rain", melodrama maestro Heo Jin-ho says "yes", orchestrating another romance that seeps into the viewers' hearts with a graceful andante tempo. Unlike his previous works like "One Fine Spring Day", there is no tragic twist or untimely heartbreak. Yet, Heo still manages to bring weight and girth to a story that is rife with nostalgia and the uneasy feeling of having butterflies in the stomach. This South Korea-China co-production brings together Korean heartthrob Jeong Woo-seong and Chinese actress-model Gao Yuanyuan, who have chemistry as another memorable couple in a "Heo-marked" romance. Sometimes their performances stumble through the desperate mix of English, Korean and Chinese, but the film succeeds in translating onto screen messages that transcend the spoken word. This is partly due to the fact that, like Heo's other films, the dialogue is concise and used sparingl...| More | |||||||||||||||
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| By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Heo Jin-ho, the director known for films about fading romance, brings something brighter in "Season of Good Rain", coming to theaters in October. "It's the brightest, most cheerful and happy movie among all the movies I've made so far", said Heo during a promotional event for the film Tuesday in Seoul. The director is known for bringing together top South Korean actors in heartbreaking melodramas ― Han Seok-kyu and Shim Eun-ha in "Christmas in August" (1998), Lee Young-ae and Yoo Ji-tae in "One Fine Spring Day"; Bae Yong-joon and Son Ye-jin in "April Snow"; and Hwang Jeong-min and Im Soo-jeong in "Happiness". This time, he pairs up heartthrob Jeong Woo-sung and Chinese actress/model Gao Yuanyuan. "If my past works were about a man and woman falling in love, living together happily and then breaking up, this story is about a couple who didn't realize it was love the first time they met. They reunite and build a happy romance ― a...| More | |||||||||||||||
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The new film willl have scenes that many female audiences imagine, which means the genre will be romance! Fifth melodramatic romance film following "Christmas in August" with Shim Eun-ha, "One Fine Spring Day" with Lee Young-ae, "April Snow" Son Ye-jin, and "Happiness" with...| More | |||||||||||||||
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Most movie buffs probably have heard of "Infernal Affairs", the hit Hong Kong crime-thriller released in 2002.
But casual moviegoers might recognize it as well, even if the title seems unfamiliar at first. The Hollywood blockbuster "The Departed" - an Oscar-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson - was a remake of the Hong Kong hit. Infernal Affairs features its own star-studded cast including Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. It received critical acclaim for its original plot and a distinctive storytelling style, which observers say helped revive international interest in Hong Kong cinema after a prolonged slump. Due to its critical and commercial success, Infernal Affairs was followed by a prequel, "Infernal Affairs II", and a sequel, "Infernal Affairs III", both released in 2003. Director Alan Mak and writer Felix Chong were in town this week to participate in the ongoi...| More | |||||||||||||||
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