This Charming Girl

"The hope, one day, to be able to love."

2005 1h 39m KO

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 25

Drama

Synopsis

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Jeong-hye, a woman in her 30s, works at the post office and lives a quite monotonous life alone in an apartment with her cat. Apart from having lunch with the girls at work, she is all by herself, until an aspiring writer is attracted by her.

“The hope, one day, to be able to love.”

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Cast

Kim Ji-soo
Jeong-hae
Hwang Jung-min
Writer
Kim Hye-ok
Mother
Lee Dae-yeon
Uncle
Seo Dong-won
Sad Man
Park Sung-woong
Ex-husband
Kim Kkob-bi
Young Jeong-hye
Jeong Seok-yong
Lee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Yoon-ki
Writers: Lee Yoon-ki
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Yoon-ki, shot by Choi Jin-woong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kim Ji-soo and Hwang Jung-min and Kim Hye-ok carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The hope, one day, to be able to love.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0436979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lee Yoon-ki directs. Choi Jin-woong behind the camera. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Lee Yoon-ki, shot by Choi Jin-woong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Ji-soo and Hwang Jung-min and Kim Hye-ok carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The hope, one day, to be able to love.".
7IMDB entry: tt0436979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.