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29 December 2005 (South Korea)
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Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh. | add synopsis
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A Multifaceted Magnificence
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(Credited cast) | Woo-seong Kam | ... | Jang-sang |
| Jin-yeong Jeong | ... | King Yeonsan |
| Seong-Yeon Kang | ... | Nok-su Jang (as Sung-Yeon Kang) |
| Jun-gi Lee | ... | Gong-gil |
| Hang-Seon Jang | ... | Cheo-sun |
| Hae-jin Yu | ... | Yuk-gab |
| Seok-yong Jeong | ... | Chil-duk |
| Seung-hun Lee | ... | Pal-bok |
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King and His Men (Hong Kong: English title)
The King and the Clown (International: English title)
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The King and the Clown (International: English title)
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119 min
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In 2006, this film became the highest grossing Korean film to its date selling over 12 million tickets (with a total gross of over US$70 million) and surpassing the previous record holder, Taegukgi (2004). Its box office record was broken later in the year by Gwoemul (2006).
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[From subtitles] To be up here, away from the bustle, my legs like wings would spread.
Jang-sang: Ahoy! What is that flower in full bloom I see yonder?
Street musician: Dost thou not recognize the one and only?
Jang-sang: So it is! The one and only! With rose petal'd lips. O Friend, beat thee thy leather while I go pick the flower.
Gong-gil: My, my, there comes a fool, rash and proud! Never knew a fool who knew his place.
Jang-sang: Ho! A tongue most untamed! Master of this house am I, come to bait thee!
Gong-gil: A gallows-hung scoundrl is what I see. With an ill-fitting coat to hide his sores!
Jang-sang: Oh thorny Rose, is thy iris closed for me? Open them, and see as I walk the Master's gait.
[Jang-sang precariously walks the tightrope]
Jang-sang: . Good heavens! Me thought it would be a mere hop and a skip. But t'was longer than a runny trip to the outhouse!
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Jang-sang: Ahoy! What is that flower in full bloom I see yonder?
Street musician: Dost thou not recognize the one and only?
Jang-sang: So it is! The one and only! With rose petal'd lips. O Friend, beat thee thy leather while I go pick the flower.
Gong-gil: My, my, there comes a fool, rash and proud! Never knew a fool who knew his place.
Jang-sang: Ho! A tongue most untamed! Master of this house am I, come to bait thee!
Gong-gil: A gallows-hung scoundrl is what I see. With an ill-fitting coat to hide his sores!
Jang-sang: Oh thorny Rose, is thy iris closed for me? Open them, and see as I walk the Master's gait.
[Jang-sang precariously walks the tightrope]
Jang-sang: . Good heavens! Me thought it would be a mere hop and a skip. But t'was longer than a runny trip to the outhouse!
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I knew this movie was extremely popular in South Korea, but I never had a chance to watch it until today. And I am very glad to report that it exceeded my already high expectations.
Not so many excellent movies draw my full attention from the beginning; they tend to pull me in toward the climax. With this movie, I found myself completely immersed after the first few minutes. Although the theme of love, jealousy, and politics are commonplace (except the subtle homosexuality which I don't believe plays too much role in this movie), director Jun-Ik Lee magnificently put together the beautiful Joseon dynasty Korea, euphonious dialogs, and some great acting. I particularly liked that of the King (Jin-yeong Jeong) and Jang-sang (Woo-seong Kam).
It made sense why the movie was so popular and why many people have seen it more than once. It is a multifaceted masterpiece which can appeal to multifarious crowds: it is a love story, a political drama, a comedy, a tragedy, a musical, a historical gallery, and maybe more.
I believe the dialogs are straightforward enough to be translated well into English, but non-Korean audiences may lose some great rhymes and subtlety - especially those of the clowns as their dialogs are downright colloquial and hilarious. Granted, I still believe everyone will find the film enjoyable from at least one perspective.