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61 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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An Empty Dream
1965 1h 40m KO
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9.0TMDB Β· 2
FantasyHorror
Synopsis
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While under the effects of anasthesia in a dentist's office, a young man and woman fantasize a romantic triangle between themselves and the dentist.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Park Su-jeong
The female patient
Park Am
The dentist
Shin Seong-il
The male patient
Jo Hee-ran
Ji Bang-yeol
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yu Hyun-mok
- Writers
- Han-il Kim, JunichirΕ Tanizaki
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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The take
Yu Hyun-mok directs. Sim Jae-heung behind the camera. Kim Yong-hwan scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 161 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Yu Hyun-mok, shot by Sim Jae-heung. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Kim Yong-hwan. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Park Su-jeong and Park Am and Shin Seong-il carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0321685 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sim Jae-heung
- Original score
- Kim Yong-hwan
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Yu Hyun-mok
Production companies
Who made it
The Century
KR
Key crew
- ProducerJo Gyu-jin
- Original StoryJunichirΕ Tanizaki
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1965-07-03
Also known as
International titles
- The Empty DreamKR
- An Empty DreamKR
