Event Details
Park Hae-il plays Lee Won-sang, the hero of Park Chan-ok’s debut feature, in his second big-screen appearance. Lee is a 27-year-old graduate student in literature, finishing up his thesis before he leaves for London. When he starts writing an article for a magazine as a favor, he realizes that the head editor, Han Yun-shik, is the reason his girlfriend left him. Lee’s complicated feelings toward Han, a mixture of admiration and jealousy, brings more confusion when he is introduced to a mesmerizing photographer, Park Sung-yeon, a cool, down-to-earth woman who is also having an affair with Han. Calm on the surface but roiling underneath, the story explores human emotions in a macro lens, excavating endless variables that shape characters while they struggle to stay composed.... Park’s undefinable approach to Lee allows his character’s purity and honesty to roam free.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
2002 | 125 min | South Korea | Korean | Not Rated | 35mm
DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-ok
PRODUCED BY: Kim Gwang-su, Shin Chang-gil
WITH: Park Hae-il, Moon Sung-geun, Bae Jong-ok, Seo Young-hee