Sad Movie (2005)

Several couples struggle with their relationships

Director:

Jong-kwan Kwon

Writers:

Seong-gu Hwang, Jong-kwan Kwon

Stars:

Woo-sung Jung, Soo-jung Lim, Tae-Hyun Cha

Cast

Credited cast:
Woo-sung Jung	...	Lee Jin-wu
Soo-jung Lim	...	Ahn Su-jeong (as Soo Jung Lim)
Tae-Hyun Cha	...	Jung Ha-suk
Jung-ah Yum	...	Yeom Ju-young (as Jung Ah Yeom)
Min-a Shin	...	Ahn Su-eun
Tae-yeong Son	...	Choi Suk-hyun
Ki-woo Lee	...	Sang-gyu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kil-kang Ahn	...	Red Tracksuit
Jong-ryol Choi
Geun-ah Im
Tae-Hyeon Jo
Young-Gyu Jo	...	Investigation staff
Seung-cheol Kim	...	Yun-bok
Won-suk Kim
Dong-yong Lee	...	Seven dwarfs 6

Storyline

When Lee Jin-woo rescued Su-eun from a fire they both defied the odds in surviving. He fell in love with her older sister, Soo-jeong Lim, who now desires the brave fireman to propose marriage thinking that this will make him less fearless in facing the flames and lessen her greatest fear. He wishes to do so, but his romantic streak causes him to seek the proper moment. Su-eun works as a "character" in an amusement park. Her face was scared in the fire, and in addition she is a deaf mute. Feeling free to be more forward when in costume behind a large "Raggedy-Ann" head, she approaches a handsome artist who frequents the park to paint. He starts to come infatuated with her, despite never having seen her face or heard her voice. She starts to fall in love with him. Choi Suk-hyun informs her boyfriend, Jung Ha-seok, that she wishes to break up for he is still unemployed after 3 years and she cannot face a future of poverty. He vows to get a job to reverse her feelings, and when a stranger...

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Plot Keywords:

park | fire | fireman | deaf mute | couple | 

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Taglines:

Separation is another face of love

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

User Reviews

Quite a touching one indeed

Watching Sad Movie is a emotional rolling coaster journey. The first 2/3 part of the movie is in fact funny and witty. The character building is clever, i should say. Their relationship with their partners is convincing too.

The film actually is dealing with the theme of communication. The eight characters in the movie are more or less unable to communicate with their loved one. The honest and a bit stupid fireman, a jobless youngster, a mother and the deaf gal form four separate, yet related plot lines of the movie. The movie is moving along the plot line of how these characters's blocks of communication are being solved.

The development is smooth, full of witty moments, and plot lines help each other to maintain a overall light atmosphere of the first 2/3 of the movie.

But when the movie runs to the latter 1/3 part. it turns into a sad mood. It will definitely make you cry as i did. Although some twists may seem a bit over-sentimental, but it is still effective.It's like when you are questioning or even complaining it's too sentimental, you are crying indeed. A very funny cinematic experience.

Overall, it's one of the best Korean romance movie so far.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean Korean Sign Language

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Sad Movie

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,034,164

Company Credits

Production Co:

Myung Film Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1