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ERA
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Released 23 years ago.
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"The Happiest Time of My Life."
2003 1h 44m KO
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6.7TMDB Β· 59
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet endearing relationship between mother and daughter as well as the development of Min-ah as she is befriended by the high spirited and carefree photographer Young-jae who moves into their apartment complex.
βThe Happiest Time of My Life.β
Cast
Im Soo-jung
Gang Min-ah
Kim Rae-won
Young-jae
Chang Yun
Kyung-soo
Lee Mi-sook
Kim Mi-sook
Kim In-mun
Security Guard
Lee Yu-jeong
Jin-young
Choi Deok-moon
Ki-soo
Kim Ji-young
Maid
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- E.oni
- Writers
- Kim Jin
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by E.oni, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lee Hyun-mi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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AWARDS
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Im Soo-jung and Kim Rae-won and Chang Yun carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The Happiest Time of My Life.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0381838 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
E.oni directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Lee Hyun-mi cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by E.oni, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Lee Hyun-mi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Im Soo-jung and Kim Rae-won and Chang Yun carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The Happiest Time of My Life.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0381838 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 59 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Byung-seo
- Original score
- Bang Jun-seok
- Editing
- Lee Hyun-mi
- Runtime
- 104 min Β· 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 12
- IMDB
- ...ing (2003)
Also by
E.oni
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Tube Entertainment
KR
- TU
Tube Pictures
KR
- DR
Dreammax
KR
Key crew
- AdaptationE.oni
- Lighting DirectorGo Rak-sun
- EditorLee Hyun-mi
- PropsYou Cheong
- Sound SupervisorPark Jun-o
- Production Sound MixerLee Sang-jun
- ProducerHwang Phil-seon
- ProducerKim Jae-hong
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school student
- woman director
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-11-2812
Also known as
International titles
- ...ingUS
- μμ΄μμ§KR
- aienjiKR
- ingUS
- ηη±CN
- η±ζ θΏθ‘ζΆCN
- The Happiest Time of My LifeUS
