Art Museum by the Zoo (Korean: 미술관 옆 동물원; RR: Misulgwan yup dongmulwon) is a 1998 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang.
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| Directed by | Lee Jeong-hyang |
| Written by | Lee Jeong-hyang |
| Produced by | Lee Choon-yeon |
| Starring | Shim Eun-ha Lee Sung-jae |
| Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Kim Yang-hui |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot edit
On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having nowhere else to go he ends up staying with Choon-hee. At first the two struggle to get along, but before long Chul-soo discovers that she is writing a screenplay to enter into a competition, and they end up working on a story together based on their own experiences of love, titling it "Art Museum by the Zoo."
Cast edit
- Shim Eun-ha ... Choon-hee
- Lee Sung-jae ... Cheol-soo
- Ahn Sung-ki ... In-gong
- Song Seon-mi ... Da-hye
Reception edit
Art Museum by the Zoo was released in South Korea on December 19, 1998, drawing a then-impressive 412,472 viewers in Seoul alone, making it the fifth best-selling Korean film of 1998.[1][2]
In 1999, Shim Eun-ha won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and Lee Sung-jae swept Best New Actor awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Director Lee Jeong-hyang was praised for her sophisticated and detailed direction, and the film is now considered a classic of 1990s Korean cinema.[3]
References edit
- ^ "The Best Selling Films of 1998". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ Russell, Mark (6 January 2002). "Zoo a screenplay within a screenplay". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Sung, So-young (7 October 2011). "In new film, director puts spotlight back on women". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
