Synopsis
Busan’s representative director Jeon Soo-il’s eight full feature film is set around 'Pink', a shabby bar, and captures in detail the low lives with the director’s characteristic static style... More
Korean indie films beckon fans 2012/03/12, Source,
A scene from "Pink", a psychosexual drama by award-winning arthouse auteur Jeon Soo-il
Local independent cinema has not seen many blockbuster hits like 2009's "Old Partner" lately but smaller films have slowly yet surely been receiving wider exposure. This month sees a particularly strong lineup of low-budget movies in theaters across the country, including international film fest-verified pictures,...More
HAF feature interview with JEON Soo-il, "Another Country" 2012/03/11, Source,
Director Jeon Soo-il is due to participate in the upcoming Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) with the project "Another Country". At the time of writing, he was shooting his latest film "El Condor Pasa" in Busan and Peru. "Another Country" will be his next film after "El Condor Pasa".
Jeon's previous films include "With a Girl of Black Soil" (2007), which won two awards at the Venice film festival, "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells", which screened at Karlovy Vary and Sao Paulo, "I Came from Busan" (2009), which went to the San Sebastian film festival, and his most recent "Pink" (2011) which premiered at last year's Busan International Film Festival,...More
Korean films at Deauville Asian Film Festival 2012/02/17, Source,
The 14th Deauville Asian Film Festival in France has unveiled their line-up this year to include JANG Hui-cheol's "Beautiful Miss Jin" and Jeon Soo-il's "Pink" from the Republic of Korea.
A drama/comedy set around Busan's busy Dong-rae station, director Jang Hui-cheol's "Beautiful Miss Jin" previously debutedat last year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in theKorean Cinema Today– Vision section. "Beautiful Miss Jin" will screen in Deauville Asian Film Festival's official Competition section with nine other films.These include WANG Xiaoshuai's "11 Flowers" from China, SONO Sion's "Himizu" from Japan, Tongpong CHANTARANGKUL's "I Carried You Home" from Thailand and Amir Hossein SAGHAFI's "Death Is My Profession" from Iran,...More
Synopsis
Busan’s representative director Jeon Soo-il’s eight full feature film is set around 'Pink', a shabby bar, and captures in detail the low lives with the director’s characteristic static style. The performance by Seo Kap-sook, who returns to the big screen for the first in over 10 years since [Bongja], music by artist Kang San-eh, and the picturesque scenery of Goon-san beach, complete with the flying seagulls, add make the film an unquestionably memorable experience.
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