Woman on the Beach

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Woman on the Beach
Woman on the Beach film poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Hangul
해변의 여인
Hanja
Revised Romanization Haebyeoneui Yeoin
McCune–Reischauer Haebyŏn'ŭi Yŏin
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byOh Jung-wan
Starring Kim Seung-woo
Go Hyun-jung
Song Seon-mi
Kim Tae-woo
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Music byJeong Yong-jin
Production
company
BOM Film Productions
Distributed byMirovision
Release date
  • 31 August 2006 (2006-08-31)
Running time
127 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$749,147 [1]

Woman on the Beach is the seventh feature film by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo, and was released in 2006. [2] [ unreliable source? ] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Plot

Film director and screenwriter Kim Jung-rae asks his friend Won Chang-wook to drive with him from their homes in Seoul to the resort town of Shinduri, on the western coast of South Korea. Chang-wook initially resists, but accepts the request on the condition that he can bring Kim Mun-suk, a composer and aspiring singer whom he describes as being his girlfriend. Jung-rae is writing a treatment for a film titled "About Miracles," concerning the mysterious connections that secure everyday life—themes that play a major role in the work of Hong Sang-Soo.

During the journey, Mun-suk quickly makes clear that she does not consider herself Chang-wook's girlfriend, and she finds herself and Jung-rae increasing drawn together. As the three drive on, Mun-suk discusses her years living abroad in Germany and reveals that she has had a number of relationships with Europeans, a fact that greatly disturbs both Chang-wook and Jung-rae. Mun-suk is particularly disappointed in Jung-rae's reaction, claiming, "You're not like your films." Nevertheless, Mun-suk and Jung-rae later kiss on the beach and then sleep together in a low-rent hotel room. The next day, as the three drive back to Seoul, Jung-rae pulls back from his intimacy with Mun-suk.

He returns to the beach alone two days later. Missing Mun-suk despite his actions, Jung-rae hits on two women, one of whom vaguely resembles Mun-suk, by introducing himself as a film director and asking to interview them for his screenplay. Jung-rae proceeds to seduce Choi Sun-hee in much the same fashion as he had Mun-suk just a few days prior. While sleeping with one of the women, Sun-hee, in the same beachside motel where he'd been with Mun-suk, Jung-rae is surprised to find that Mun-suk has returned to Shinduri, found his room, and started banging on the door loudly and very late at night. Jung-rae sneaks Sun-hee out of his room through a separate exit.

The next morning as Mun-suk sleeps at the foot of his door with a terrible hangover. Jung-rae attempts to reconcile with Mun-suk and lies about his night with Sun-hee, although his lie is increasingly transparent to all concerned. Having alienated Mun-suk and left Sun-hee without a goodbye, Jung-rae returns to Seoul with a creative breakthrough on his screenplay.

Cast

Release

Woman on the Beach was released in South Korea on August 31, 2006, and received a total of 225,388 admissions nationwide. [10] [11]

Reception

Woman on the Beach has an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, [12] and a 72/100 average on Metacritic. [13]

Awards and nominations

2006 Busan Film Critics Awards [14]

2006 Korean Film Awards [ citation needed ]

2006 Director's Cut Awards [ citation needed ]

2007 Asian Film Awards [ citation needed ]

2007 Baeksang Arts Awards [ citation needed ]

2007 Grand Bell Awards [ citation needed ]

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