The Day a Pig Fell into the Well

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (돼지가 우물에 빠진 날, Dwaejiga umul-e ppajin nal) is a 1996 South Korean drama film and the directorial debut of Hong Sang-soo.[1] It stars Bang Eun-hee, Jo Eun-sook, Park Jin-song, Lee Eung-kyung and Kim Eui-sung. It was also the feature film debut of Song Kang-ho. The title derives from a 1954 book by John Cheever.

The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
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Hangul
돼지가 우물에 빠진 날
Revised RomanizationDwaejiga umure ppajin nal
McCune–ReischauerTwaeji ka umul e ppajin nal
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byKyo Hyo-seo
StarringKim Eui-sung
Lee Eung-kyung
Jo Eun-sook
Park Jin-song
Bang Eun-hee
CinematographyCho Dong-kwan
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Music byOk Kil-sung
Release date
  • 15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Hong earned the Best Director award at the Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards for his work as well as awards at Rotterdam and Vancouver.

Synopsis

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The plot focuses on the desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances: a poor novelist, a cheating wife, her germophobic husband, and a ticket girl.

References

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  1. ^ Eisner, Ken (1997-01-13). "The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
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Bibliography

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  • Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "7. New Korean Cinema Auteurs: Too Early/Too Late: Temporality and Repetition in Hong Sang-su's Films: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 223–230. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
  • Gateward, Frances K. (2007). Seoul searching: culture and identity in contemporary Korean cinema. New York: State University of New York Press. pp. xi, 314. ISBN 978-0-7914-7226-2. see p. 133