Marking the debut of writer/director Roy Lee, “Melo” is a hard-hitting Korean psychodrama which follows the trials of an unfortunate, downtrodden woman whose downward spiral ironically begins just when her life finally seems to be getting better. Having premiered at the 2012 Busan Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today section, the film stars actress Kim Hye Na (“Cafe Noir”) in the complex lead role, with support from Lee Sun Ho (also in TV drama “The Servant”) and Kim Nam Mi (“B.E.D”). The plot revolves around Yoon Seo (Kim Hye Na), an average woman working in a coffee shop, suffering in an abusive relationship and generally leading a dead end life with no real possibilities for the future. Everything changes when a good looking painter called Tae In (Lee Sun Ho) who frequents the coffee shop hesitantly approaches her and asks her to model for him. Though initially...
- 10/8/2014
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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