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. 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
Theatrical poster
Hangul	돼지가 우물에 빠진 날
Revised Romanization	Dwaejiga umure ppajin nal
McCune–Reischauer	Twaeji ka umul e ppajin nal
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Kyo Hyo-seo
Starring	Kim Eui-sung Lee Eung-kyung Jo Eun-sook Park Jin-song Bang Eun-hee
Cinematography	Cho Dong-kwan
Edited by	Park Gok-ji
Music by	Ok Kil-sung
Release date	15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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

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.

External links

• The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well at IMDb
• Korean films of 1996 at koreanfilm.org
• Cine21 profile

Bibliography

• 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