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The Power of Kangwon Province

Original title: Kangwon-do ui him
  • 1998
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
969
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The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
Drama

Helmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, San... Read allHelmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, Sangkwon, plans a getaway for the same destination, where tragedy brings them together once a... Read allHelmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, Sangkwon, plans a getaway for the same destination, where tragedy brings them together once again.

  • Director
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Writer
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Stars
    • Jong-hak Baek
    • Yun-hong Oh
    • Yu-seok Kim
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    969
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Writer
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Stars
      • Jong-hak Baek
      • Yun-hong Oh
      • Yu-seok Kim
    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Jong-hak Baek
    • Sangkwon
    Yun-hong Oh
    • Jisook
    Yu-seok Kim
    Yu-seok Kim
    • The Policeman
    • (as Yoosuk Kim)
    Jaehyun Chun
    • Jaewan
    Hyeon-yeong Park
    • Eunkyoung
    • (as Hyun-young Park)
    Sunyoung Im
    • Misun
    • Director
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Writer
      • Hong Sang-soo
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    6/10
    Well done film that is more akin to neorealism than minimalism, and not really like HHH or Tsai Ming Liang
    This is a good movie for those who like art films, of which I am one. The plot is obscured behind some seemingly vacuous dialog for most of the movie, and there isn't really a traditional arc for either the plot or the characters - so you can call this contemplative. The director succeeds in encouraging the audience to recall its own emotional reactions rather than be forced to react along with its characters - you don't really get 'drawn in' to this movie, you're drawn along with it, like watching the scenery change as you float down river. It's successful and well done, but, for all its positives, low on entertainment value.

    Additionally, this movie is not like Hou Hsiao Hsien or Tsai Ming Liang. This movie does have a more or less stationary camera, lack of score and generally non-glamorous locations and characters, but that does not qualify as similar to or reminiscent of those filmmakers, as other reviewers have suggested. If you want to compare this to another 'Asian New Wave' movie you've seen, this is more in keeping with an Ed Yang film, although lacking the grandeur and narrative complexity. So even that comparison is a stretch. To me, this looks and feels much more like an early Jarmusch movie, just with more sympathetic (if less interesting) characters. That comparison may give you a better sense of what you're sitting down to watch.
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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1998 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Kangwon-do ui him
    • Production company
      • Miracin Korea Film Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,892
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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