Take Care of My Cat
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Take Care of My Cat is a 2001
South Korea
n coming of age
film. The movie chronicles the lives of a group of friends — five young women — a year after they graduate from high school, showing the heartbreaking changes and inspiring difficulties they face in both their friendships and the working world.
Though critically acclaimed in its native South Korea, the film's box office returns were not so great, prompting a 'Save the Cat' movement involving film-industry professionals to try to increase viewership before its theatrical run would be cut short. The film went on to many international film festivals as well, where it received awards and special mentions.
The film is the debut work of director Jeong Jae-eun
, who would later go on to direct the 2005
film The Aggressives
.
The narrative of the 3 characters (when you consider the twins to be minor to the story) relates some important themes of modernity and how it is localized to the city of Incheon.
Main Characters (Actress):
Tae-Hee Yoo (Doo-na Bae)
Hae-joo Shin (Yo-won Lee)
Ji-young Seo (Ji-young Ok)
Bi-ryu (Eun-shil Lee) & Ohn-jo (Eun-jo Lee)
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n coming of age
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies...
film. The movie chronicles the lives of a group of friends — five young women — a year after they graduate from high school, showing the heartbreaking changes and inspiring difficulties they face in both their friendships and the working world.
Though critically acclaimed in its native South Korea, the film's box office returns were not so great, prompting a 'Save the Cat' movement involving film-industry professionals to try to increase viewership before its theatrical run would be cut short. The film went on to many international film festivals as well, where it received awards and special mentions.
The film is the debut work of director Jeong Jae-eun
Jeong Jae-eun
Jeong Jae-eun was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1969. She is a screenwriter and film director, most noted for her debut feature film Take Care of My Cat, a story that follows the lives of a group of 5 girls moving on into the world in their own directions after graduating school.Jeong attended and...
, who would later go on to direct the 2005
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
film The Aggressives
The Aggressives
The Aggressives is a 2005 South Korean film about a teen, Soyo, whose parents have abandoned him to fend for himself. He becomes immersed in the local in-line skating subculture, and falls in love with the girlfriend of his skating tutor. The film was screened at the 2005 Pusan International Film...
.
The narrative of the 3 characters (when you consider the twins to be minor to the story) relates some important themes of modernity and how it is localized to the city of Incheon.
Main Characters (Actress):
Tae-Hee Yoo (Doo-na Bae)
Hae-joo Shin (Yo-won Lee)
Ji-young Seo (Ji-young Ok)
Bi-ryu (Eun-shil Lee) & Ohn-jo (Eun-jo Lee)