Domangchin yeoja

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Movie
Original title 도망친 여자
(Domangchin yeoja)
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2020
length 77 minutes
Rod
Director Hong Sang-soo
script Hong Sang-soo
production Hong Sang-soo
music Hong Sang-soo
camera Kim Sumin
cut Hong Sang-soo
occupation

Domangchin yeoja (original title: 도망친 여자 / international title: The Woman Who Ran , German: "The woman who ran") is a South Korean feature film by Hong Sang-soo from 2020 . The drama tells of a married woman (played by Kim Min-hee ) who, while her husband is away, meets again with three old friends from whom she had become estranged after their marriage.

The world premiere took place on February 25, 2020 as part of the competition at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival . A theatrical release in South Korea is planned for the first half of 2020.

action

When her husband goes on a business trip, Gamhee leaves home to meet former girlfriends in the suburbs of Seoul . Everyone tells her that it is the first time in five years that she has been away from her husband. There is much that has not been said from Gamhee's side in the conversations.

Gamhees see her old friend Youngsoon, who recently divorced her husband. She is fond of alcohol and lives with the young Lee Eunmi. Lee Eunmi mothers and feeds the street cats in the area as if they were their own children. Gamhee brings meat to her visit and the three women eat together.

Gamhee's second visit is to her childhood friend Suyoung, with whom she once experienced wild times. Suyoung has meanwhile achieved financial independence as a Pilates trainer and has moved to a trendy neighborhood. She wants to continue enjoying life to the full.

Gamhee runs into Woojin by chance in a cinema. Her husband has meanwhile become famous; But his hypocritical manner repels Woojin more and more. She would like to apologize to Gamhee for an injustice long ago.

production

Hong and Kim in 2017

For Hong Sang-soo, Domangchin yeoja is the 24th film that he has made. He produced it with his company Jeonwonsa Film, founded in 2005 . As in his previous films, Hong played the female lead with his longtime muse and partner Kim Min-hee . Both had made headlines in their homeland in 2016 through an extramarital relationship, which they confirmed at a press conference in March 2018. In June 2019, the Seoul Family Court rejected Hong's divorce from his wife after the two of them failed to come to an agreement. Since the scandal, Kim has only appeared as an actress in Hong's films.

Hong occupied the remaining roles with Seo Young-hwa , Lee Eun-Mi , Song Seon-mi and Kim Sae-byuk , with whom he had already worked on previous projects.

Staging

According to the official Berlinale program, the film showed "three meetings with slight repetitions and variations". The “airy structure” of Domangchin yeoja is however “interrupted by undesirable interventions by choleric men”. In terms of the title, the film also gives no further information about the woman's origin or motives. The Berlinale program compared director Hong with the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and praised the film as a “beguiling, enigmatic jewel”.

Awards

Hong competed with Domangchin yeoja for the fourth time after 2008 , 2013 and 2017 for the Golden Bear , the main prize of the Berlinale. There the film was awarded the Silver Bear for best director .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Domangchin yeoja . In: berlinale.de (accessed on February 11, 2020).
  2. ↑ a b c Choi Ji-won: Hong Sang-soo to compete at Berlinale with new film starring Kim Min-hee . In: koreaherald.com, January 30, 2020 (accessed February 9, 2020).
  3. ↑ a b c Domangchin yeoja . In: berlinale.de (accessed February 15, 2020).
  4. ↑ English-language press release for the film The Woman Who Ran , p. 3 (PDF file; 4.21 MB).
  5. ↑ a b c English-language press release for the film The Woman Who Ran , p. 4 (PDF file; 4.21 MB).
  6. ↑ English-language press release for the film The Woman Who Ran , p. 2 (PDF file; 4.21 MB).
  7. ^ The competition of the 70th Berlinale and final selection of the Berlinale Special . In: berlinale.de, January 29, 2020 (accessed January 29, 2020).
  8. ↑ The prizes of the International Jury 2020 . In: berlinale.de (accessed on March 3, 2020).