Last night, September 19, a premiere screening of one of the entries to the 2011 KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL was held in SM Mall of Asia to finally open the whole week event in Cooperation with Korean Cultural Center and SM Cinema.
We preview the first film starring Kang Dong Won and Song Kang Ho entitled Secret Union that night and I was personally amazed by their cinematography as well. Me being a movie reviewer of our Local Films, I can say that they are very passionate about their craft. The movie Secret Reunion is just one of the 7 films in the festival and I already fell in love with it. I am sure the rest of the films are equally interesting too!
Seven films will be screened on September 20-25 at the SM Mall of Asia and SM North Edsa following a huge turnout of audience at last year’s Horror Film Festival. The Korean Cultural Center has also expanded the film festival to include the province of Cebu. The Korean Film Festival in Cebu will be from September 28-October 2 in SM Cebu.
THE FILM FESTIVAL is FREE ADMISSION!
Included in the roster of films are Secret Reunion, Scandal Maker, A Happy Life, My Dear Enemy, Hwang Jin Yi, For Eternal Hearts and Christmas in August.
Here are the synopsis of the 7 movies featured in the festival:
SECRET REUNION (의형제)
Starring: Kang Dong Won, Song Kang Ho
Song Kang-ho, an ex-agent of the National Intelligence Service who is very careful about his actions, is paired with Kang Dong-won, a former spy from the North. Song’s character was released from the NIS six years after the gunfight which happened in the heart of Seoul; however, both men keep their identities hidden from each other.
SCANDAL Maker (과속스캔들)
Starring: Cha Tae Hyun, Park Bo Young, Wang Suk Hyun
Nam Hyun Soo was a very famous idol worshipped like God by teens. Though he is in his mid-thirties now, he is still one of the most sought-after celebrity in the industry and a DJ in a radio show. One of his listeners, Jung-nam, sends him letters narrating her willingness to see her father whom she never met. Her story became a hit and catapults the show’s ratings to be the most popular program. But one day, Jung-nam knocks on Hyun Soo’s door claiming that the father he hasn’t met is none other than him.
A HAPPY LIFE (즐거운 인생)
Starring: Jang Geun Suk, Kim Yun Seok, Kim Sang Ho, Jung Jin Young
The plot revolves around three former members of college rock band, Volcano, who were reunited by the death of their leader. At the funeral, a young, jobless lead guitarist Gi-Young (Jang Geun Suk) suggested that they reform the band with him as the new front man.
MY DEAR ENEMY (멋진 하루)
Starring: Jeon Do Yeon, Ha Jeong Woo
Hee-Soo, who is living a miserable life as a single woman in her thirties, sets out to find her ex-boyfriend, Byoung Woon who owes her $1000. Byeong Woon is also penniless but knows that girls are willing to give him money. Hee-Soo follows him as he visits many girls for money and starts a one-day journey that
will change her life again.
HWANG JIN YI (황진이)
Starring: Song Hye Kyo, Yoo Ji Tae
A film based on the story of Hwang Jin Yi, the most renowned courtesan of the Chosun Dynasty. She was a beautiful, talented and intelligent young woman who has no other choice but to become a gisaeng because she was an illegitimate child. The movie shows how she used her position and her charm to gain favor from the upper class, as well as his love affair with a male servant named Nom-yi.
FOR ETERNAL HEARTS (별빛 속으로)
Starring: Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Min Sun, Cha Soo Yeon
An ordinary college boy Su-young meets an extraordinary girl named Pippi on campus. He fell in love with Pippi which did not last long because the latter ended her life at a student demonstration. While trying to get over Pippi, he was hired as a tutor for a girl named Su-young. He was almost at the brink of
giving up because of Su-young’s peculiar personality but something is stopping him from doing so. He soon fell in love with Su-young and bizarre things started to happen.
CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST (팔월의 크리스마스)
Starring: Han Suk Kyu, Shim Eun-Ha
The film is about Jung-won who falls in love with Da-Rim while suffering from an unnamed illness. He hides the fact to Da-Rim and tries to continue living as usual, spending time with his friends and family.
I think I fell in love with Korea after they shown a very attractive teaser of Korean lifestyle. For more information, visit the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines homepage: http://phil.korean-culture.org
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