This Charming Girl
2004 South Korean film
| This Charming Girl | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 여자, 정혜 |
| Hanja | 女子, 貞慧 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeoja, Jeong-hye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏja, Chŏng-hye |
| Directed by | Lee Yoon-ki |
| Written by | Lee Yoon-ki |
| Produced by | Lee Seung-jae |
| Starring | Kim Ji-soo Hwang Jung-min |
| Cinematography | Choi Jin-woong |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won Kim Hyeong-ju |
| Music by | Lee Yeong-ho Lee So-yeon |
Production companies | LJ Film CJ Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$223,910[1] |
This Charming Girl (Korean: 여자, 정혜; RR: Yeoja, Jeong-hye; lit. "Woman, Jeong-hae" or "Girl, Jeong-hae") is a South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Yoon-ki.
Plot
Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from where she works, is filled with things she has bought through the home shopping network; only a stray cat waits to greet her each day. On Sunday afternoons, she sits on her veranda with her cat listening to children play below; she loves this time the most. In her life, this is probably the most peaceful time. Jeong-hae's childhood memories include her mother with a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other, quietly drawing and writing. It is a memory still hard for her to handle, for her mother's sudden death left a deep scar. When it feels like only memories are taking over her life, she cannot hold back her tears. However, one day a love that moves her heart appears: "Tonight, would you have dinner with me at my place?" Slowly, something starts growing once again in her heart. She is at last hopeful that she could be happy.
Cast
- Kim Ji-soo as Jeong-hae
- Hwang Jung-min as Writer
- Kim Hye-ok as Mother
- Lee Dae-yeon as Uncle
- Lee Geum-ju as Aunt
- Kim Mi-seong as Colleague 1
- Lee Mi-mi as Colleague 2
- Kim Jung-ki as Manager
- Seo Dong-won as Sad man
- Park Sung-woong as Ex-husband
- Kim Kkot-bi as young Jeong-hae
Awards and nominations
- Winner - New Currents Award
- 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
- Winner - NETPAC Award
- Winner - Lotus Jury Prize
- Nomination - Grand Jury Prize
- Winner - Best Director (Lee Yoon-ki)
- Winner - Best Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
- Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
- Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)
- Nomination - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
- Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
- Nomination - Best New Director (Lee Yoon-ki)
- 2005 Korean Film Awards
- Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
- Winner - Best New Actress (Kim Ji-soo)
See also
References
- ^ "Box office by Country: This Charming Girl". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- This Charming Girl at HanCinema
- This Charming Girl at the Korean Movie Database
- This Charming Girl at IMDb
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Films directed by Lee Yoon-ki
- This Charming Girl (2004)
- Love Talk (2005)
- Ad-lib Night (2006)
- My Dear Enemy (2008)
- Come Rain, Come Shine (2011)
- A Man and a Woman (2016)
- One Day (2017)
