Madeleine (2003 film)

Madeleine
Madeleine
Hangul	마들렌
Revised Romanization	Madeulren
McCune–Reischauer	Madŭllen
Directed by	Park Kwang-chun
Written by	Seol Jun-seok; Kim Eun-jung; Park Kwang-chun;
Produced by	Seo Woo-sik; Choi Yoon; Choi Jae-won;
Starring	Zo In-sung; Shin Min-a;
Cinematography	Kim Young-chul
Edited by	Park Gok-ji ; Jung Jin-hee
Music by	Michael Staudacher
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	January 10, 2003;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$2.1 million

Madeleine (Korean: 마들렌; RR: Madeulren) is a 2003 South Korean romantic drama film starring Zo In-sung and Shin Min-ah in lead roles. The film was released on January 10, 2003, in South Korean cinemas and drew a total of 146,482 admissions in the nation's capital of Seoul.^[2]

Plot

Ji-suk (Jo In-sung) is a Korean Language & Literature major who dreams of becoming a writer, and delivers newspapers part-time. When he goes to a hair salon to have his long hair cut, a charming woman calls him by name. She is none other than Hee-jin, his classmate in junior high school. Dreaming of becoming a hair designer, Hee-jin is a senior hair designer at the salon despite her young age. They are both drawn to each other, Ji-suk to Hee-jin's beauty, and Hee-jin to Ji-suk's purity. Their paths cross by chance a few more times and the two grow closer. Finally, Hee-jin suggests a 'one-month romance.' "Neither one of us can say 'Let's break up' before the month is up! After a month, we part ways grandly! What do you think? Fun, huh?" Ji-suk is caught off guard. Seeing this, Hee-jin smiles at him sweetly...

Ji-suk who ponders over everything seriously. Hee-jin who is filled with cheerful playfulness. They have 0% in common but together, they learn of a new world unfamiliar to them. Their romance is more splendid than they expected. But one day, Ji-suk's first love, Sung-hae, shows up. Majoring in film, Sung-hae is the lead singer of a band and very cool. Hee-jin gets jealous over Sung-hae and starts to fight with Ji-suk. It is the first time they argue since their month of romance began. And to make matters worse, Hee-jin is faced with an enormous decision... Also Hee-jin found that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child and wants to keep the child. That causes Hee jin to tell Ji suk that Sung hae also loved him during their junior years. However Ji suk don't give up on Hee jin and helps her during the difficult times leading them to have a happy life together.

Cast

Zo In-sung as Ji-suk
Shin Min-a as Hee-jin
Park Jung-ah as Sung-hae
Kim Soo-ro as Mah-ho
Kang Rae-yeon as Yoo-hung
Ha Jung-woo as Joon-ho
Lee Mi-young as Hee-jin's mother
Choi Kyu-hwan
Kim Ho-jin
Hong Ji-min
Park Hyeon-suk
Kim Jin-hyeok
Song Chae-min
Hahm Eun-jung

Reception

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2003	New York Korean Film Festival	Nominee	Madeleine	Nominated	^[3]
2003	41st Grand Bell Awards	best music	Michael Staudacher	Won

References

^ "Madeleine" Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ "Commercial Releases in 2003: Seoul Box-Office Results" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ 마들렌. movie.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-20.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20111024081343/http://www.madeleine.co.kr/
Madeleine at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Madeleine at IMDb
Madeleine at HanCinema

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[1] "Madeleine" Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[2] "Commercial Releases in 2003: Seoul Box-Office Results" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[3] 마들렌. movie.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-20.

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