Sarang-ttawin piryo-eopseo (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Cheol-ha Lee

Writers:

Cheol-ha Lee (writer) and
Seon-jeong Kim (writer) ...

Release Date:

9 November 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Romance

Plot Keywords:

Crying | Mansion | Haven | Poison | Blind

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ju-hyuk Kim
Geun-Young Moon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sung-ho Choi
Jae-yoon Cho
Ku Jin
Sang-geon Jo
Cheol-gyu Kang
Nam-gyu Kim
Gi-yeong Lee
Seo-bin Lee
Hyun-jin Seo
Ji-Won To

Also Known As:

Love Me Not (International: English title)

Runtime:

South Korea:119 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Hokkaido, Japan

Company:

Sidus Pictures

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Ai nante iranê yo, natsu" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Sunshine

Need Love? No

Julian has lived off with the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business, and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Min, the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he, too, falls for her. But Julian has to pay his creditor and what makes it worse for him is that the illness that took Min's eyesight relapsed, threatening her life. Reporter: How were you cast in the movie "I Don't Need Love" ("Love Me Not")?

Moon Geun-young: I watched the Japanese TV drama in CDs in my management firm's office when I came to Seoul after finishing the college entrance exam and found it very attractive. Maybe it's because there was an affinity between me at that time and the Ryu Min character.

Reporter: An affinity with the depressed character? You are so sunny and positive.

Moon: Well, it's distrust in the world. I had received rewards for the efforts I made, and I lost any desire to do something when I wasn't rewarded for doing my best in preparing for the exam. I felt I could express what was pressing me down inside through Min.

Reporter: The evaluation of your acting in this movie seems significant.

Moon: I'm waiting for it. I'll accept anything: reproaches, critiques, or advice. That's what I can do and must do because I'm now in my 20s. It will be an opportunity to take one step further.

Reporter: What do you think your weaknesses are as an actor?

Moon: There are a lot. I feel I'm not good enough in doing the basics like speaking, breathing, voice tones, facial expressions, actions and delivering emotions.

Reporter: Don't you have any desire to be in the so-called "boring art movies"?

Moon: Frankly speaking, I've had it. But I also think it is the right thing to do now to show what I can do best at my age. I don't want to consume myself fast. I want to go slowly.

Reporter: Last year, you said, "An actor can become anything except oneself". It sounded a little sad.

Moon: I wished who I am in my fantasy were real me because I didn't like real me. I wished I had certain aspects of the character I'm acting, so I tried to find them within me. I found I didn't have them and felt I'm not myself.