20th Century Girl

"A first love pov story."

2022 1h 59m KO

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 869

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

“A first love pov story.”

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Cast

Kim You-jung
Na Bo-ra
Byeon Woo-seok
Poong Woon-ho
Park Jung-woo
Baek Hyun-jin
Roh Yoon-seo
Kim Yeon-du
Kim Sung-kyung
Bo-ra's Mother
Jeong Seok-yong
Bo-ra's Father
Yoon Yi-reh
Madam
Jeon Hye-won
Darn It

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bang Woo-ri
Writers: Bang Woo-ri
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bang Woo-ri, shot by Cho Young-jik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yang Jin-mo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kim You-jung and Byeon Woo-seok and Park Jung-woo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A first love pov story.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15340724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Bang Woo-ri directs. Cho Young-jik behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Yang Jin-mo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Bang Woo-ri, shot by Cho Young-jik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yang Jin-mo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim You-jung and Byeon Woo-seok and Park Jung-woo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A first love pov story.".
7IMDB entry: tt15340724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "friendship", "love triangle", "coming of age", "unrequited love".

The technical file

Cinematography: Cho Young-jik
Original score: Dalpalan
Editing: Yang Jin-mo
Production design: Lee Na-gyeom
Costume design: An Ji-hyeon
Makeup / hair: Park Yea-ri
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: KO
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: 20th Century Girl (2022)

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badelf2023-12-07
★ 7/10
This is not the most brilliant script in the world. On the other had, as rom-coms go, it was put together beautifully, and well worth watching. My wife didn't think it was very good at the beginning - too sophomoric, I imagine. By the end, she was into it. Our problem, not being Korean, it took us near half the movie to figure out which boy was which. Kim Yoo-jung is absolutely adorable, and the triumvirate of leads are all handsome.

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