My Dear Girl, Jin-young (Korean: 사랑해! 진영아; RR: Saranghae! Jinyounga; also known as I Love You, Jin-young!) is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Kim Gyu-ri and Park Won-sang. Directed by Lee Sung-eun in his first feature film, it revolves around a failing screenwriter whose life is in a mess.[1][2][3]
| My Dear Girl, Jin-young | |
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| Directed by | Lee Sung-eun |
| Written by | Lee Sung-eun |
| Produced by | Hwang Dong-goong |
| Starring | Kim Gyu-ri Park Won-sang |
| Cinematography | Park Ji-seon |
| Edited by | Son Yeon-ji |
| Music by | Jeong Yong-jin |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
editKim Jin-young (Kim Gyu-ri) is an aspiring screenwriter but is unable to sell her scripts as she is obsessed and writes only about zombies. Although in her thirties, she was never in a relationship.[4]
One day, she meets her senior alumnus Hwang Tae-il (Park Won-sang) who finds her script interesting and decides to make it into a film. Since then, her life starts to change.
Cast
edit- Kim Gyu-ri as Kim Jin-young
- Park Won-sang as Hwang Tae-il
- Yoon So-jeong as Park Chul-soon
- Choi Yu-hwa as Kim Ja-young
- Jung In-seo as In-seo
- Jeon Soo-jin as Jamie
- Im Won-hee as gynecologist (cameo)
Reception
editKorean Cinema Today: The film positively portrays the work and love of women and their thoughts on their families through their everyday lives.[5]
Hancinema: Netizens claim it's a healing movie which connects with female viewers.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cho, Su-youn (31 October 2013). "New Film I Love You! Jin Young Starring Kim Gyu Ri to be Released in November". BNTNews. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (30 March 2014). "My Dear Girl, Jin-young (Saranghae! Jin-Youngah): Filmart Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ a b "Movie I Love You, Jin-yeong!". Hancinema. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "My Dear Girl, Jin-young (2013)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (31 October 2013). "A Portrayal of Women's Work and Love". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
External links
edit- I Love You, Jin-yeong! at HanCinema
- My Dear Girl, Jin-young at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- My Dear Girl, Jin-young at IMDb
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