Kim Ji-woon Archive

  • The significance of music in the highly iconographic films of Kim Jee-woon is seldom touched on but well worth consideration. He regards the music soundtrack as a component art form and treats it with equal respect to the moving image. The use of contemporary radio hits in The Quiet Family,...

    Film Music and Kim Jee-woon: A Bittersweet Life Original Soundtrack

    Posted on March 11, 2011 | 3 Comments
    The significance of music in the highly iconographic films of Kim Jee-woon is seldom touched on but well worth consideration. He regards the music soundtrack as a component art form and treats it with equal respect to the moving image. The use of contemporary radio hits in The Quiet Family,...

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  • On 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes...

    “Eating sushi with a little less wasabi”: Interview with Kim Jee-woon

    Posted on November 29, 2010 | No Comments
    On 3 November 2010 director Kim Jee-woon attended the London Korean film Festival to introduce his most recent film, the controversial I Saw The Devil. A couple of hours before the screening he was kind enough to answer some questions for Colette Balmain.. [Colette Balmain]: One of the main themes...

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  • After the brutal murder of his fiance, state policeman Soo-hyun takes two weeks leave, but the time off isn’t to rest and get over his recent loss, it’s to hunt down the killer and exact revenge… Review Refused a certification which would allow the film to play in front of...

    Review: I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon / 2010)

    Posted on November 7, 2010 | 4 Comments
    After the brutal murder of his fiance, state policeman Soo-hyun takes two weeks leave, but the time off isn’t to rest and get over his recent loss, it’s to hunt down the killer and exact revenge… Review Refused a certification which would allow the film to play in front of...

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  • Hello! There’s been a few changes to the website recently in an attempt to make it simpler to navigate and easier on the eye (not to mention a tidy up of behind the scenes) as well as the adding of a few pages to try to integrate the New Korean...

    November 2010 Update

    Posted on November 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Hello! There’s been a few changes to the website recently in an attempt to make it simpler to navigate and easier on the eye (not to mention a tidy up of behind the scenes) as well as the adding of a few pages to try to integrate the New Korean...

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  • Find the complete schedule below – For any inquiries and to book tickets go to the festival website at KoreanFilm.co.uk London Dates Fri 5 Nov 6.30pm Opening Gala at Odeon West End: The Man From Nowhere + Director Lee Jeong-beom Q&A Sat 6 Nov 6pm Special Preview at Odeon West...

    The London Korean Film Festival 2010 Schedule

    Posted on October 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Find the complete schedule below – For any inquiries and to book tickets go to the festival website at KoreanFilm.co.uk London Dates Fri 5 Nov 6.30pm Opening Gala at Odeon West End: The Man From Nowhere + Director Lee Jeong-beom Q&A Sat 6 Nov 6pm Special Preview at Odeon West...

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  • A heist is arranged by cold-bloodied-killer-with-a-reputation-to-match Chang-yi to steal a map that is being transported by train but before he can get his hands on the document it is stolen by a thief by the name of Tae-goon. During all of the commotion of the heist a third character appears...

    Review: The Good, The Bad, The Weird (Kim Ji-woon / 2008)

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    A heist is arranged by cold-bloodied-killer-with-a-reputation-to-match Chang-yi to steal a map that is being transported by train but before he can get his hands on the document it is stolen by a thief by the name of Tae-goon. During all of the commotion of the heist a third character appears...

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  • Dae-ho is in a dead-end job as a bank clerk – a position which bores him. He is both verbally and physically bullied by his boss and feels that he has no direction and little worthwhile in his life. When he stumbles across a local wrestling centre he is inspired...

    Review: The Foul King (Kim Ji-woon / 2000)

    Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Dae-ho is in a dead-end job as a bank clerk – a position which bores him. He is both verbally and physically bullied by his boss and feels that he has no direction and little worthwhile in his life. When he stumbles across a local wrestling centre he is inspired...

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  • The Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad...

    Review: The Quiet Family (Kim Ji-woon / 1998)

    Posted on January 30, 2010 | No Comments
    The Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad...

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  • Sisters Su-mi and Su-yeon arrive home after time away for treatment of an illness. The girls have a very close and happy relationship with each other but are united in their dislike of their stepmother, a problem that their father seems content to ignore. Enjoying the comfort of a big...

    Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Ji-woon / 2003)

    Posted on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Sisters Su-mi and Su-yeon arrive home after time away for treatment of an illness. The girls have a very close and happy relationship with each other but are united in their dislike of their stepmother, a problem that their father seems content to ignore. Enjoying the comfort of a big...

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  • Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

    News: Happy New Year – with trailers, DVD’s and transgender fathers…

    Posted on January 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Happy New Year to you for 2010! After an extended holiday break the site will now start getting back up to speed, so what better way than to take a look at some of the news from the last few weeks… SECRET REUNION Trailer The trailer for SECRET REUNION shows...

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