My Dear Keum-hong

"This is the true story of the Fauvist painter Bon-woong and Lee Sang, the poet and writer."

1995 1h 37m KO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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The story takes place during the period of Japanese Imperialism in Korea. It tells the tale of the life and loves of one peculiar poet. In 1932, Bon-wwong returned from studying fine arts in Japan. He is known as a painter of the Fauvism school of the Art. At the first successful exhibition of his works, he meets a young man, Lee Sang, a poet with really queer character. Soon Lee Sang and Bon-woong become close friends, and they meet almost every day and enjoy all kinds of interesting and usual events. Lee Sang goes to visit Bakchon (a health resort) for medical treatment. Bon-woong follow him. At Bakchon, Lee and Bon-woong meet Keum-hong (a famous waitress) and both fall in love with her. Lee loves Keum-hong physically, vulgarly, and indecently. On the contrary, Bon-woong loves her spiritually and platonically with respect. So, he can do nothing but watch the torrid love affair between Lee and Keum-hong.

“This is the true story of the Fauvist painter Bon-woong and Lee Sang, the poet and writer.”

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Cast

Kim Kap-soo
Lee Sang
Lee Ji-eun
Keum-hong
Kim Su-cheol
Goo Bon-woong
Yoon Jung-bin
Byeon Dong-rim
Kim Woo-ran
Choi Kyeong-ja
Park Ji-il
Kim Gi-rim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Yoo-jin
Writers: Yoo Ji-hyung
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kim Kap-soo and Lee Ji-eun and Kim Su-cheol carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is the true story of the Fauvist painter Bon-woong and Lee Sang, the poet and writer.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0309768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kim Yoo-jin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Kim Kap-soo and Lee Ji-eun and Kim Su-cheol carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "This is the true story of the Fauvist painter Bon-woong and Lee Sang, the poet and writer.".
5IMDB entry: tt0309768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.