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Dear Dolphin
''Dear Dolphin'' () is a 2013 South Korean romance melodrama starring Lee Hee-joon, Lee Young-jin and Han Ye-ri, co-written and directed by Kang Jin-a in her directorial debut, it explores the themes of life, love, and grief. It premiered at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival and won the CGV Movie Collage Prize. Plot Cha-kyung (Han Ye-ri) and Hyuk-geun (Lee Hee-joon) are lovers. Gi-ok (Lee Young-jin), Cha-kyung's long-time close friend, has loved Hyuk-geun since they first met, but has kept her feelings hidden for the sake of her friendship with Cha-kyung. When Cha-kyung unexpectedly passes away in a car accident, the lives of both Hyuk-geun and Gi-ok change. Even after a year, Hyuk-geun can't accept reality or move on, living in a fantasy in which Cha-kyung is still alive. On the other hand, Gi-ok acts as if the wound is healed and starts trying to act on her feelings toward Hyuk-geun. Cast *Lee Hee-joon as Kim Hyuk-geun * Lee Young-jin as Won Ki-ok *Han Ye-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Jin-a
Kang Jin-a (born August 18, 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Kang graduated from Hongik University's Department of Visual Design in 2004. Career Kang's work mainly deals with the themes of life and death, including ''Suicide of the Quadruplets'' (2008), ''Be with Me'' (2009) and ''Paprika Feast'' (2011). Her short ''Be with Me'' (2009) won the Best Film in A Short Film About Love at the 9th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival in 2010. Her directorial feature debut ''Dear Dolphin'' (2013), an exploration of life, love and grief, premiered at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival and won the CGV Movie Collage Prize. Pierce Conran of ''Twitch Film'' praised "Kang's natural ability as both a storyteller and a stylist" but described some elements of the film as derivative, while Derek Elley of ''Film Business Asia'' was more critical, stating that it "lacks the wrenching feeling it should have built towards". Kang's next work after ''Dear Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hee-joon
Lee Hee-joon (born June 29, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Personal life Lee Hee-joon and model Lee Hye-jung confirmed their relationship in August 2015. They registered their marriage prior to the ceremony and had their private wedding ceremony in a wedding hall in Yongsan, Seoul on April 23, 2016. Filmography Film Television series Web series Theater Play *''Oedipus Oedipus (, ; grc-gre, Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby ...'' (1999-2000) *관광지대 (1999-2000) *''Come and See Me'' (2005) *모두 안녕하십니까? (2005) *''Silence'' (2006) *''Byeonsangdo Team'' (2007) *''Hongdongji nori'' (2007) *''Melodrama'' (2007) *끝방 (2008) *''Annapurna of My Heart'' (2008) *우리 노래방가서... 얘기 좀 할까? (2008) *''There, Chuncheon'' (2009) *우리 노래 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Young-jin (actress)
Lee Young-jin (also stylized as Rie Young-zin; born February 24, 1981) is a South Korean model turned actress. She starred in the film '' Dear Dolphin''. Filmography Film Television series Ambassadorship * Unobstructed Film Ambassadors (2023) References External links * * * * South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses 1981 births Living people 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses {{Korea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Ye-ri
Han Ye-ri (born Kim Ye-ri on December 23, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Career Han built her filmography by starring in short films and indies. She drew notice in the sports drama '' As One'' (2012), for which she learned the Hamgyŏng dialect in her role as real-life North Korean table tennis athlete Yu Sun-bok. She played her first mainstream leading roles in the action thrillers '' Commitment'' (2013) and ''Haemoo'' (2014), and romantic film ''A Dramatic Night'' (2015). Han also starred in the critically acclaimed indie '' Worst Woman'' (2016) by Kim Jong-kwan. Han extended her filmography to television, starring in sageuk ''Six Flying Dragons'' (2015-2016) and youth comedy ''Hello, My Twenties!'' (2016-2017). In 2021, Han's Hollywood debut, '' Minari'', was nominated for six categories at the 93rd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Music, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor. In April 2021, Han signed with USA agency Echo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
