Oasis (Movie - 2002)

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  Sol Kyung-gu
  설경구
  As
  Hong Jong-doo
  (홍종두)
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  Moon So-ri
  문소리
  As
  Han Gong-joo
  (한공주)
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  Ahn Nae-sang
  안내상
  As
  Hong Jong-il
  (홍종일)
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  Ryoo Seung-wan
  류승완
  As
  Hong Jong-se
  (홍종세)
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  Son Byung-ho
  손병호
  As
  Han Sang-sik
  (한상식)
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  Kim Jin-goo
  김진구
  As
  Jong-doo's mom
  (종두 엄마)

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  By Lee Hyo-won
  Staff Reporter
  
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  Staff Reporter
  
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  2006/12/01, Source
  Actress Moon So-ri (32) and director Jang Joon-hwan (36) will be taking their vows at a Christmas eve ceremony next month. According to Star News, the two families have concluded formal,...More

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  Actress Moon to Wed Film Director
  2006/11/30, Source
  By Han Eun-jung
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actress Moon So-ri will tie the knot with film director,...More

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  KIM Ki-duk's Time sold to North America
  2006/11/21, Source
  The thirteenth film by director Kim Ki-duk, "Time", was recently sold to North American di,...More

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  LEE Chang-dong Directs again after Four Years
  2006/10/12, Source
  Director Lee Chang-dong started filming Secret Sunshine last September. The,...More
• Moon So-ri to Sit on Pusan Film Fest Jury
  2006/08/16, Source
  The versatile actress Moon So-ri will sit alongside international movie heavyweights on the jury of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival.
  
  Following her screen debut in ",...More
• Park Chan-wook named jury member at Venice
  2006/07/10, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook has been selected as a jury member of the upcoming 63rd Venice International Film Festival. Actress Catherine Deneuve (France) will be the jury president. Director and screenwriter Juan Jose Bigas Luna (Spain);,...More
• Korean Films at the 59th Cannes Film Festival
  2006/05/09, Source
  Yoon Jong-bin
  The Unforgiven in Un Certain Regard
  
  First-time feature director Yoon Jong-bin makes his international,...More
• Cine-cafe invites director
  2006/04/05, Source
  Director Jeong Jae-eun of last summer's inline-skater movie The Aggressives, was present at an English-subtitled screening of her 2001 feature debut,,...More
• Korean student films win multiple awards in Poitiers
  2006/03/28, Source
  Three shorts by Korean film students picked up four awards at the 29th Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois, held from March 20-26 in Poitiers, France.
  
  The official jury, which considered 60 short and medium-length student films from around the world, presented its Grand Prize ex aequo to tw,...More
• France, Mexico Host Korean Film Shows
  2006/03/20, Source
  France and Mexico have been hosting Korean film shows one after another.
  
  The "29th Poitiers International Film Schools Festival", which opened in Poitiers, France on Mar. 20, local time, is hosting a special film show entitled "A Gaze of Korean Films".
  
  To be screened at the show will be seven,...More
• 'Attraction' Bewitches Only Few Fans
  2006/03/16, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  "Bewitching Attraction (Yogyosu-ui Unmilhan Maeryok)" is a black comedy that pokes fun at those who pretend to be elegant in their seemingly noble positions but actually seek carnal desires.
  
  ,...More
• Award-Winning Actress Moon So-ri Thrives on Risks and Versatility
  2006/03/14, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Actress Moon So-ri plays a temptress in her upcoming film "Bewitching Attraction", a totally different spectrum from that which she showed,...More
• Domestic Movies With English Subtitles
  2005/11/17, Source
  Cine-Cafe Mornings
  
  At 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday
  
  Samsung Raeminan Cultural Center
  
  This charity movie gathering will show director Lee Chang-dong's "Oasis",' a melodrama about a soc,...More
• Japanese Film Theater to Open
  2005/11/08, Source
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  Lee Bong-ou, president of Japanese theater chain Cine Qua Non, poses at the chain's first Korean branch in Myongdong, downtown Seoul. The theater opens on Nov. 11.
  
  Japanese theater chain Cine Qua Non (CQN) will open its first Korean branch in Myongdong, downtown,...More
• Big Screen Actors Make Presence Felt on Small Stage
  2005/10/31, Source
  By Bae Keun-min
  Staff Reporter
  
  Sol Kyung-gu, left, famous for such films as "Peppermint Candy", stars with,...More
• Film star comes back to drama stage
  2005/10/20, Source
  Sol Kyung-gu, a Korean film star with outstanding talent, will be back where he started as he prepares to land a major role in a Daehangno drama for the first time in nine years.
  
  Under the directorship of his college professor Choi Hyung-in,...More
• Asian Film Academy Kicks Off
  2005/09/27, Source
  Film Students From Various Asian Countries Gather for Inaugural Class
  
  By Kim Tae-jong
  Staff Reporter
  
  NAMYANGJU, Kyonggi Province _ At a film studio in Kyonggi Province, an indoor set shows an ordinary living room surrounded by a couple of cameras. However, there are no actors or film crew aro,...More
• "Welcome to Dongmakgol" picked as official selection for Oscar foreign-language film entries
  2005/09/19, Source
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Ahn Jung-sook) has picked "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (directed by Bae Jong) as Korea's final official selection for Oscar foreign-lang,...More
• 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' to make inroads into official competition section in the 62th Venice International Film Festival
  2005/07/28, Source
  'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival.
  As movie 'Sympathy For Lady Vengeance' which is the talk of the town, has been invited to the 62th Venice International Film Festival, scheduled to be opened on August 31, d,...More
• 'Sympathy' Selected for Venice Film Fest
  2005/07/28, Source
  Korean director Park Chan-wook's latest film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" has been selected for the competition at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, which starts Aug. 31. All That Cinema, the promoters of the film, said Thursday the selection,...More
• Director Ryoo Seung-wan Enters Global Spotlight
  2005/05/23, Source
  The 2005 Cannes International Film Festival has come to an end with impressive results for Korea. The movie "Crying Fist" by director Ryoo Seung-wan received the Fipresci Award in,...More
• Oversea film festival's invitation about 'Old Boy' continues
  2005/05/13, Source
  As director Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy" is to be screened as an opening film in the TRANSILVANIA International Film Festival, scheduled to be held from May 27 through June 5 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, oversea film festival's invitation about th,...More
• Another Korean cinema special screening event to be held in Turkey
  2005/03/12, Source
  Another Korean cinema special screening event is held at the International Istanbul Film Festival, which will be opened from April 2 in Turkey.
  
  This Film Festival's special screening section to greet the 24th as of this year, invited a total of 9 Korean cinemas such as 'Bin Jip -,...More
• Well-Paced `Marathon' Is Heartwarming Race
  2005/01/28, Source
  By Joon Soh
  Culture Editor
  
  The new film "Marathon" is a "feel good" film in the best sense of the word. A tender human drama about an autistic man with a passion for running, the film succeeds in showing the social realities of being men,...More
• Korea Crowds out Hollywood in Japan's Top 10 of Foreign Movies
  2005/01/07, Source
  Four of the Top 10 foreign films in Japan for 2004 came from Korea, according to a list compiled by the nation's leading movie magazine "Kinema Junbo".
  The magazine's annual roundup of the cream of the foreign film crop is selected by film critics and viewer's votes. It is one of the most prestigi,...More
• Sol Kyung-gu Brings a Touch of Muscle to Wrestling Role
  2004/12/15, Source
  "Rikidozan" (Yokdosan), the biopic narrativizing the life of the legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler of the same name, debuts on Dec. 15, 41 years to the day since the heroic figure passed away.
  Moviebuffs' and fan's attention was being dr,...More
• Jakarta Festival Learns From Korean Film Industry
  2004/12/13, Source
  By Kenny Santana
  Contributing Writer
  
  Jakarta, Indonesia - An international film festival in Indonesia held a showcase for Korean films during its run and included a visit by renowned South Korean director Lee Chang-dong.
  
  At the Sixth,...More
• Director Lee Chang-dong: "Korean movies are being diversified.
  2004/12/08, Source
  Director Lee Chang-dong who is attending The 2004 Jakarta International Film Festival, has assessed about the trend of recent Korean movie positively, saying that Korean movies are being diversified.
  
  "Korean movies are being diversified"
  ,...More
• The 2004 Jakarta International Film Festival: director Lee Chang-dong's movies special screening.
  2004/12/06, Source
  The Pusan International Film Festival secretariat said that The 2004 Jakarta International Film Festival opened on Dec. 3 in Indonesia, has prepared director Lee Chang-dong's three movies special screening.
  
  His movies currently on show ar,...More
• 2004 Beijing-Korean Film Festival Kicks off in China
  2004/12/03, Source
  The 2004 Beijing Korea Film Festival kicked off Thursday in the Chinese capital. The five-day event, jointly hosted by the Korea Film Council and China Film, is designed to foster better understanding and cooperation between Korean and Chinese film industries.
  A number of Korean celebrities includ,...More
• 'The 2004 Beijing Korean Film Festival' to herald Korean movie's advance into China in earnest.
  2004/11/29, Source
  'The 2004 Beijing Korean Film Festival' to be held from Dec. 2 through Dec. 6 in China, is likely to serve as a signal to herald Korean movie's advance into China in earnest.
  
  For this year's Beijing Korean Film Festival, recent 12 films such as ',...More
• [Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles]
  2004/11/25, Source
  ■ Sisily 2 km (2004)
  At noon on Nov. 27
  Seoul Selection Bookstore
  Combining two different movie genres _ horror film and gangster comedy, the film "Sisily 2 km" is a story about a group of gangsters struggling to find a betrayer who runs away with diamonds. Yang-I (,...More
• [Local Films With English Subtitles]
  2004/11/11, Source
  ■ Haryu Insaeng (Low Life) (2004)
  Saturday at 12 p.m.
  Seoul Selection Bookstore
  Veteran director Im Kwon-taek's 99th film is a look back into the past, both the nation's an,...More
• [Local Films With English Subtitles]
  2004/11/04, Source
  ■ `New Korean Connection'
  Korean Film Archive
  Until Friday
  Critically acclaimed feature and short films from the last five years are being shown at the theater of the archive, located in Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul. All screenings are free. Located near Nambu Bus Terminal Station, s,...More
• Two English-subtitled film festivals for expats in Korea
  2004/11/01, Source
  Korean movies are riding a wave of popularity, with noticible artistic and commercial appeal brought on by a new generation of stylish directors grabbing prizes in major international film festivals. For foreign residents in Korea, two events provide a chance to enjoy some quality offerings - with E,...More
• The Scarlet Letter
  2004/10/20, Source
  by Gab-Sik Kim
  
  "The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it".
  
  This is from Genesis 3:6 of the Bible, a,...More
• Chronology of Korean Winners at International Film Festivals
  2004/09/12, Source
  ■ Park Chan-wook, Jury Grand Prix for "Old Boy", Cannes Film Festival in 2004
  
  ■ Kim Ki-duk, Best Director for More
• Kim Wins Best Director Prize at Venice
  2004/09/12, Source
  Compiled From Wire Service
  
  Movie director Kim Ki-duk won the Silver Lion for best director at the end of the 11-day Venice Film Festival on Saturday for his film "Bin Jip (Empty House)".
  
  Kim's best director prize at Venice came after he to,...More
• Kim Ki-duk Awarded Silver Lion in Venice
  2004/09/12, Source
  Director of "3-Iron", Kim Ki-duk was awarded the Silver Lion as Best Director at the competition sector of the 61st Venice International Film Festival, "Venecia 61". The festival concluded,...More
• Soo Ae Sounds Off on Her Role in "Family"
  2004/08/25, Source
  by Gab-Sik Kim
  
  "Misfortune specialist", "Queen of tears", "Little Jeong Yun-hui".
  
  Soo Ae (24) is making her feature film debut in,...More
• Movie 'Die Bad' exceeds expectations
  2004/07/15, Source
  If you're one of the legions of disappointed fans who waited more than five minutes to catch the highly anticipated "Kill Bill Vol. 2" (in what must have been the shortest screening run of any film in the history of Korean cinema), then a hidden gem of Korean cinema,,...More
• Saying Sayonara to Screen Quotas
  2004/06/13, Source
  Korean filmmakers are winning big at the box office, leaving Seoul to reconsider protectionism
  
  Todd Thacker (internews)
  
  It was an abrupt about-face for the staunch film industry ally.
  
  On Friday the Minister of Culture and Tourism and former film director,,...More
• '"Low Life"' headed to Venice film fest
  2004/06/01, Source
  Director Im Kwon-taek's film "Low Life" has been invited to compete at the 61st Venice Film Festival, signaling the growing international clout of Korean films.
  Im's 99th film was in,...More
• 'Old Boy' receives Grand Prize at Cannes
  2004/05/23, Source
  "Old Boy" directed by Park Chan-wook won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, local time. The prize is considered second in line to the Golden Palm, wh,...More
• Love blooms amid desert of frustration in 'Oasis'
  2004/04/30, Source
  By John Scott Marchant
  History is littered with great affairs of the heart: Marc Antony and Cleopatra, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, Bogie and Bacall, Puffy and J-Lo (much to Ben's chagrin). The list goes on and on. Yet you don't need to be a card-carrying member of the rich and famous to enjoy a roman,...More
• Survey Gives Assembly Vote to Minister Lee Chang-dong
  2004/04/21, Source
  Internet users voted Lee Chang-dong as the filmmaker whom they would have most likely supported if he ran for the National Assembly.
  In a survey conducted by the Web site Cinetizen (www.cinetizen. net) from April 5 through 11, Lee, directo,...More
• Sol Kyung-gu Expands Waistline for New Film
  2004/04/07, Source
  Sol Kyung-gu, star of such films as "Silmido" and "Oasis", is reported to have gained nearly 17 kilograms to play the role of a f,...More
• Actress Moon to Star in New Film
  2004/02/16, Source
  Actress Moon So-ri, who played a woman who takes on a younger lover in "Paramnan Kajok (A Good Lawyer's Wife)," will begin filming a new film about a dysfunctional romance i,...More
• Cinecore to screen Korean films with English subtitles
  2003/12/23, Source
  Foreigners residing in Korea who wanted to view Korean films had to wait for the release of a DVD with English subtitles. If an experiment by Cinecore theater and Seoul Selection bookstore is a success, they may no longer have to wait.
  
  Cinecore theater plans to regularly screen Korean films with,...More
• Moon Shines in French Cinemas
  2003/11/14, Source
  PARIS - Moon So-ri, the Korean actress who took on a big challenge when she played a handicapped woman in the movie "Oasis", is getting rave reviews from the French media since the movie wa,...More
• 'Spring' director hoping to hit Tinseltown
  2003/09/27, Source
  Director Kim Ki-duk's new film "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring" has been chosen to represent Korea for an Academy Award nomination, the Korean Film Commission announced Wednesday.
  
  Dealing with a Buddhist monk's quest for truth as he,...More
• Turning Gate and Oasis awarded at Brisbane
  2003/08/12, Source
  Korean films won two of the three major awards presented at the 12th Brisbane International Film Festival, which was held from July 29 to August 10 in Australia. HONG Sang-soo's Turning Gate was presented with the FIPRESCI award, which is the,...More
• A Good Lawyer's Wife invited to Venice
  2003/08/05, Source
  Korean director IM Sang-soo's third film A Good Lawyer's Wife has been selected to compete in the "Venezia 60" competition section of the Venice International Film Festival, which runs from August 27 to September 6. The selectio,...More