“April Snow” is a Korean romantic drama which gained critical recognition worldwide, as it was nominated for the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival, and for the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The movie grossed approximately $2.5 million in South Korea, and was a box office success in China, Japan, and the Philippines.
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The narrative revolves around the relationship between two characters. In-su (Bae Yong-jun) and Seo-young (Son Ye-jin) encounter each other in a hospital following a car accident involving their spouses, who were both in the same vehicle. Gradually, it becomes apparent that they were having an affair. The main characters reside in the same hotel close to the hospital to attend to their unconscious spouses. At first, they seem to avoid each other, but after a while they start to bond over their shared sorrow,...
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The narrative revolves around the relationship between two characters. In-su (Bae Yong-jun) and Seo-young (Son Ye-jin) encounter each other in a hospital following a car accident involving their spouses, who were both in the same vehicle. Gradually, it becomes apparent that they were having an affair. The main characters reside in the same hotel close to the hospital to attend to their unconscious spouses. At first, they seem to avoid each other, but after a while they start to bond over their shared sorrow,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Tobiasz Dunin
- AsianMoviePulse
This peculiar relationship might have literary roots well over a few decades old, what with copious examples like Hwang Sun-Won's 소나기 (Showers) proving the point, but it has now become the perfect opportunity to mock a genre which might be on its very last legs: the idea that melodrama and rain go hand in hand on Korean shores, even when we're not dealing with hackneyed tearjerkers. There is likely no better example than Jang Yoon-Hyun's 1997 hit 접속 (The Contact), which might be what brought Jeon Do-Yeon fame, but still benefits from one of the best soundtrack of the 1990s, going from Velvet Underground to more jazzy, moody pieces. Sure enough, its emotional climax is accompanied by The Toys' A Lover's Concerto and its "how gentle is the rain/that falls softly on the meadow" as the credits roll, not to mention the many occasions when we're being served with nature's tears,...
- 12/12/2009
- Screen Anarchy
LONDON -- U.K. independent distributor Soda Pictures said Thursday that it has snapped up British and Irish rights to E.J. Yong's Untold Scandal. An adaptation of the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the movie is set in 17th-century Korea and stars Bae Yong-jun (Winter Sonata). It is the third feature for E.J. Yong after An Affair and Asako but is his first to obtain U.K. distribution. Soda Pictures managing director Eve Gabereau said she had been negotiating the deal with Korean sales company CJ Entertainment since the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Soda Pictures said it plans to release the film early next year. No further details were available.
- 8/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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