| Racy royals fight to save a kingdom (Source) |
2008/12/17 |
The actress Song Ji-hyo, 27, isn't afraid of baring her soul and herself for the sake of telling the story.
Song plays the undaunted queen in Yoo Ha's "A Frozen Flower", which will be released on Dec. 30. In the film, her husband, the king of Goryeo (Joo Jin-mo), asks her to sleep with his trusted head of security (Jo In-seong). The king has no male heir and he is terrified that his kingdom will be attacked by the Great Yuan Empire.
But the king has feelings for his bodyguard and when the queen finds out that her husband is confused about his sexuality, her jealousy is so great that she throws the peaceful palace into a state of catastrophe.
Despite the queen's flaws, Song is drawn to her character.
"[The queen] is elegant, noble and decisive", Song said. "She will do anything for her love, even if it leads to the collapse of her country".
Song said she feels warmth toward the queen. "If I had the chance to meet her, I would first give her a warm hug and then ask her out... |More
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| Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007 screens in North Korea (Source) |
2007/06/01 |
The big-budget period drama "Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007" has received a special screening in North Korea ahead of its local release.
The film, which is based on the life of Korea's most famous gisaeng (the Korean equivalent to the Japanese "geisha"), is adapted from a famous novel by North Korean author Hong Seok-jung.
As the novel references several famous sites in what is now North Korea, the filmmakers made a special effort to shoot the film's final segment at the Geumgang ("Diamond") Mountain resort area in the North. The Geumgang complex is the one part of North Korea that is freely open to tourists from the South, following its development as a tourist complex in 2000. "Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007" is the second Korean film to shoot in the complex, following comedy "A Bold Family" ("Super Family") in 2005.
The screening was held in the Geumgang complex for South Korean tourists and employees of the Hyundai Asan company that operates the tours. A total of 6000 people ... |More
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| Hwang Jin Yi to Film in North Korea (Source) |
2007/01/24 |
The South Korean period drama "Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007" is allowed to film in North Korea. SONG Hye-kyo plays the titular character, the most renowned courtesan from Korea's Chosun Dynasty who lived in an area presently part of North Korea. The adaptation from the similar titled novel by the North Korean writer HONG Seok-jung is directed by JANG Yoon-hyeon, who sucessfully debuted with "The Contact" (1997).
Filming will take place in the Diamond Mountains for the duration of a week and will commence on January 28. Filming has been mostly completed and the remaining scenes are the ones scheduled for North Korea. The production companies CINE2000 and SIZ entertainment were not granted permission to shoot at Kaesong and Daedong River, the original locations of the novel and where HWANG Jin Yi used to live for most of her live.
HWANG was renowned for her beauty and her poetry was influential in Korean literature. The story chronicles her love affair with the servant Nom-yi who is p... |More
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| The 7th Udine Far East Film Festival to invite a heap of Korean cinemas (Source) |
2005/04/15 |
The 7th Udine Far East Film Festival, scheduled to be opened on April 22 in Italy, invites a heap of Korean cinemas amounting to a total of 12 films.
Including cinema 'Green Chair', a total of 10 movies such as 'Flying Boys', 'Some', and 'Sicily 2Km' are to be screened at the main program of this Film Festival.
The festival will show more than sixty titles from China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore.
In addition to screenings, there will be daily in-depth discussions and parallel events including the tribute session for three master directors of photography from Korea , China, and Japan, and a retrospective celebrating the long history of Nikkatsu Corporation.
The Source : Koreacontent News Team... |More
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| 12 Korean Films Invited to Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy (Source) |
2005/04/15 |
A total of 12 Korean films have been invited to the 7th Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy, which will open on Apr. 22.
According to the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) secretariat on Apr. 15, 10 Korean films have been invited to the main division of this festival and two others invited to its special division entitled "Three Asian Directors of Photography".
The Korean films invited to the main division of the Italian international film festival include "Everybody Has Secrets" directed by Jang Hyeon-soo, "Arahan Jangpung Daejakjeon" by Ryoo Seung-wan, "Gajok (A family)" by Lee Jeong-cheol, "Someone Special" by Jang Jin, "Sisily 2 km" by Sin Jeong-won, "Gil (road)" by Bae Chang-ho, "Green Chair" by Park Chul-soo, "R-Point" by Kong Soo-chang, "Flying Boys" by Byeon Yeong-joo, and "Some" by Jang Yoon-hyeon.
For the "Three Asian Directors of Photography" division, "Peppermint Candy" and "Memories of Murder", produced by director of photography Kim Hyung-koo, will be... |More
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