Yim Soon-rye

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Yim Soon-rye
Korean spelling
Hangeul 임순례
Hanja 林順禮
Revised
Romanization 		In the Sun-rye
McCune-
Reischauer 		In the sunrye

Yim Soon-rye (* 1960 in Incheon ) is a South Korean film director . She is one of the most important directors of the early days of the Korean New Wave . She is also President of the Korea Animal Rights Advocates .

Yim received approval for her first feature film Drei Freunde (1996). The film received the NETPAC Award at the first Busan International Film Festival . The film is a portrait of Korea's Generation X and Yim managed to strike a fine balance between lighthearted comedy and realistic drama. She received a lot of attention for Waikiki Brothers (2001) via a little-known band that travels from town to town to perform in a few nightclubs. 2008 turned Yim with Forever the Moment a film about the South Korean women's handball national team , which at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games silver medal won . The film reached over four million moviegoers in South Korea.

Yim also directed the 2014 thriller Whistleblower , which is based on the forgery scandal by the scientist Hwang Woo-suk . In 2018 she returned with the culinary feel-good film Little Forest and Kim Tae-ri in the lead role, based on the manga of the same name by Daisuke Igarashi .

Filmography

  • 1994: Walking In The Rain ( 우중 산책 Ujungsanchaek , short film)
  • 1996: Three Friends ( 세 친구 Se Chingu )
  • 2001: Waikiki Brothers ( 와이키키 브라더스 )
  • 2003: If You Were Me ( 여섯 개의 시선 Yeoseot Gae-ui Siseon )
  • 2008: Forever the Moment ( 우리 생애 최고의 순간 Uri Saengae Choegoui Sungan )
  • 2009: Fly, Penguin ( 날아라 펭귄 Narara Penggwin )
  • 2010: Rolling Home with a Bull ( 소 와 함께 여행 하는 법 )
  • 2011: Mianhae, Gomawo ( 미안해, 고마워 )
  • 2013: South Bound ( 남쪽 으로 튀어 )
  • 2014: Whistleblower ( 제보자 )
  • 2018: Little Forest ( 리틀 포레스트 )

Awards

Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2001

  • Best Director Award for Waikiki Brothers

Chunsa Film Art Awards 2001

  • Award for Best Screenplay for Waikiki Brothers

Korean Film Producers Association Awards 2018

  • Best Director Award for Little Forest

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Three Friends. In: NETPAC. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  2. ^ YIM Soon-rye. In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed on November 12, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Paige Lim: Movie Review: Little Forest. This South Korean drama about a young woman who moves to the countryside from the city is a feel-good foodie flick about the simpler pleasures in life. In: Taipei Times . June 14, 2018, accessed November 12, 2019 .
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Yim is the family name here, Soon-rye is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yim, Soon-rye
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 임순례 (Hangeul); 林順禮 (Hanja); Im, Sun-rye (revised romanization); Im, Sunrye (McCune-Reischauer); Lim, Soon-rye; Im, Sul-lye
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean film director
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Incheon , South Korea