Chello hongmijoo ilga salinsagan (2005)

A cellist is haunted by strange events after a car wreck

Director:

Woo-cheol Lee

Writer:

Woo-cheol Lee

Stars:

Hyeon-a Seong, Da-an Park, Ho-bin Jeong

Cast

Credited cast:
Hyeon-a Seong	...	Hong Mi-ju
Da-an Park	...	Kim Tae-yeon
Ho-bin Jeong	...	Jun-ki
Jin Woo	...	Kyung-ran
Na-woon Kim	...	Sun-ae
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joo-na Lee

Storyline

The cellist and teacher Mi-Ju Hong is invited by her colleague and friend Sun-Ae to assume the position of professor in her renowned institution, and gives an invitation to the concert of Hae-Young Kim, the little sister of her former school best friend Tae-Yeon Kim who died in a car accident. Before leaving the building, she is threatened by a former student that failed in her test. While driving home, she escapes from an accident on the road and once at home, she has a surprise birthday party with her husband and prosecutor Jun-Ki, her daughters the slow Yoon-Jin and the young Yoon-Hye Song, and her sister-in-law Kyung Ran, whose fiancée is in Manhattan in a MBA course. On the next morning, her husband hires the dumb housekeeper Ji-Sook, a very weird woman. While shopping with Yoon-Jin, the girl is fascinated in a cello and Mi-Ju buys the instrument. After the mysterious death of her dog Sunny, creepy events happen with Mi-Ju, jeopardizing her family, while she insistently listens ...

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Plot Keywords:

accident | home | cellist | car accident | musician | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

18 August 2005 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Cello

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$20,639 (Hong Kong) (13 January 2006)

Gross:

$20,639 (Hong Kong) (13 January 2006)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

User Reviews

A fun watch!

I liked this movie. I'm not sure why they called it Cello, because it's the characters in the movie that really make it scary and not the instrument. But, it is directed by Lee Woo-Chul, a music director, and he really does use the music effectively to create this creepy ominous vibe. He also makes the movie look good too (there's a lot of cool imagery) and it comes off almost looking somewhat like a longer version of a scary music video. Maybe that's what they decided to name it after an instrument. Anyway, it's about this woman, who is a really great cellist, and she just wants a peaceful life after surviving a car crash that killed her best friend. So she decides to give up a professional career in music in favor of teaching college students and her daughter how to play. Well, once her life appears to regain a sense of normalcy, of course you know that that's just the quiet before the storm. Suddenly, one of her students attacks her, her sister in-law develops a wacky obsession with her fiancée, and the new housekeeper – lets' just say the woman will scare the crap out of you! Plus, her daughter develops some serious issues, including a nasty biting habit. There are plenty of scary women in this movie and they had me jumping several times. That's why I reiterate it's the characters that you have to watch out for. Before I saw it I thought it was about this haunted instrument or something. The acting is good, and the music really does add to the jump factor. Basically, it's a really fun movie to watch late at night…with the sound up loud. I recommend it!