A Korean in Paris is a film directed by Jeon Soo-il.
| A Korean in Paris | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jeon Soo-il |
| Written by | Agnès Feuvre Jeon Soo-il |
Production companies | Dong Nyuk Film Neon Productions |
| Distributed by | Neon Productions |
Release date | |
| Countries | France South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
editKorean newlyweds are on their honeymoon in Paris. Strolling in the Pigalle area, the young bride sees in a red dress in a store window and she enters the shop. Her husband goes to buy cigarettes while he waits for her. When the man comes back his wife has disappeared. Not speaking a word of French he desperately searches for her. A search that will turn into a free fall into a world ruled by illegality, prostitution, drugs, a universe with its own codes and punishments.[3]
Cast
edit- Cho Jae-hyun as Sang-ho
- Pang Ji-in as Yeon-Wha
- Mi Kwan Lock as Chang
Release and reception
editThe film premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015.[4] The film had its North American premiere in January 2016 at the Palm Springs Film Festival.[5]
Variety magazine described the film as “a steadily absorbing portrait of a man trawling the ugly lower depths of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.”[6]
References
edit- ^ "JEON Soo-il".
- ^ "Busan Film Review: 'A Korean in Paris'". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "A Korean in Paris". Neon Productions. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ KIM Su-yeon (December 18, 2014). "A Korean Film Fully Shot in France". Korean Film News.
- ^ "Palm Springs International Film Fest Announces Premieres". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ Chang, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'A Korean in Paris'". Variety.