Woman on the Beach
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Woman on the Beach is the seventh feature film by South Korea
n director Hong Sang-soo
, and was released in 2006.
The next day as the three drive back to Seoul, Jung-rae pulls back from his intimacy with Mun-suk and returns to the beach alone two days later. Missing Mun-suk despite his actions, Jung-rae hits on two women, one of whom vaguely resembles Mun-suk, by introducing himself as a film director and asking to interview them for his screenplay. Jung-rae proceeds to seduce Choi Sun-hee in much the same fashion as he had Mun-suk just a few days prior. While sleeping with Sun-hee in the same beachside motel where he'd been with Mun-suk, Jung-rae is surprised to find that Mun-suk has returned to Shinduri, found his room, and started banging on the door loudly and very late at night. Jung-rae sneaks Sun-hee out of his room through a separate exit the next morning as Mun-suk sleeps at the foot of his door with a terrible hangover. Jung-rae attempts to reconcile with Mun-suk and lies about his night with Sun-hee, although his lie is increasingly transparent to all concerned. Having alienated Mun-suk and left Sun-hee without a goodbye, Jung-rae returns to Seoul with a creative breakthrough on his screenplay.
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 director Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo is a South Korean film director. Hong's directorial debut, The Day a Pig Fell into the Well , was praised by South Korean critics for its originality and won international film prizes...
, and was released in 2006.
Plot
Film director and screenwriter Kim Jung-rae asks his friend Won Chang-wook to drive with him from the homes in Seoul to the resort town of Shinduri, on the western coast of South Korea. Chang-wook initially resists, but accepts the request on the condition that he can bring Kim Mun-suk, a composer and aspiring singer that he describes as his girlfriend. Jung-rae is writing a treatment for a film titled "About Miracles" concerning the mysterious connections that undergird everyday life, themes which play a major role in the work of Hong Sang-Soo. Mun-suk quickly makes clear that she does not consider herself Chang-wook's girlfriend, and she finds herself and Jung-rae increasing drawn together. As the three drives more and more, Mun-suk discusses her years living abroad in Germany and reveals that she's had a number of relationships for Europeans, a fact that greatly disturbs both Chang-wood and Jung-rae. Mun-suk is particularly disappointed in Jung-rae's reaction, claiming "[y]ou're not like your films." Nevertheless, Mun-suk and Jung-rae later kiss on the beach and then sleep together in a low-rent hotel room.The next day as the three drive back to Seoul, Jung-rae pulls back from his intimacy with Mun-suk and returns to the beach alone two days later. Missing Mun-suk despite his actions, Jung-rae hits on two women, one of whom vaguely resembles Mun-suk, by introducing himself as a film director and asking to interview them for his screenplay. Jung-rae proceeds to seduce Choi Sun-hee in much the same fashion as he had Mun-suk just a few days prior. While sleeping with Sun-hee in the same beachside motel where he'd been with Mun-suk, Jung-rae is surprised to find that Mun-suk has returned to Shinduri, found his room, and started banging on the door loudly and very late at night. Jung-rae sneaks Sun-hee out of his room through a separate exit the next morning as Mun-suk sleeps at the foot of his door with a terrible hangover. Jung-rae attempts to reconcile with Mun-suk and lies about his night with Sun-hee, although his lie is increasingly transparent to all concerned. Having alienated Mun-suk and left Sun-hee without a goodbye, Jung-rae returns to Seoul with a creative breakthrough on his screenplay.
Cast
- Kim Seung-wooKim Seung-wooKim Seung-woo is a South Korean actor.-Films:*I Am Dad *71: Into the Fire *IRIS: The Movie *Curling Love *Between Love and Hate *Woman on the Beach...
... Director Kim Jung-rae - Ko Hyeon-jeongKo Hyeon-jeong-Biography:Like the characters she plays, Ko Hyun-jung has had a life filled with drama.A Dongguk University Performing Arts major, she got her start as a runner-up in the Miss Korea pageant in 1989, which launched her acting career. Her big break came in the 1995 SBS drama Sandglass...
... Kim Mun-suk - Song Seon-mi ... Choi Sun-hee
- Kim Tae-woo ... Won Chang-wook
- Moon Sung-keun ... (voice)
- Jeong ChanJeong ChanJeong Chan is a South Korean actor.- Film :* The Young Man * Over the Rainbow * Road Movie * Spring Breeze * Invisible Light * Possible Changes...
... Guy driving Mun-suk home - Lee Ki-woo ... Beach resort caretaker
- Oh Tae-kyung ... Waiter at empty sushi retauarant
- Choi Ban-ya ... Sun-hee's friend
Release
Woman on the Beach was released in South Korea on 31 August 2006, and received a total of 225,388 admissions nationwide.External links
- "Movie lacks redemption, in a good way" By N.P. Thompson for Northwest Asian Weekly.