Memories of the Sword

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Movie
German title Memories of the Sword
Original title Hyeomnyeo: Hal-ui Gieok ( 협녀: 칼 의 기억 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2015
length 120 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Park Heung-sik
script Heung-sik
Choi A-reum Park
production Kim Hyun-chul
music Mowg
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Memories of the Sword is a wuxia film by the South Korean director Park Heung-sik from 2015. The inspiration for the film comes from the novel Shéndiāo Xiálǚ by the Chinese author Jin Yong .

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In Korea of the Goryeo Dynasty , the Three Swords , the warriors Deok-gi, Seollang and Pung-cheon, fight for as leaders of an uprising for justice in the country. But Deok-gi betrays the uprising. Pung-cheon then fights Deok-gi and can almost defeat him, but is attacked and killed by Seollang from behind. Seollang and Deok-gi are lovers. Deok-gi was offered freedom for the people. But instead the king has all rebels and their wives and children killed. Deok-gi is appalled, but continues to follow the king's instructions and kill Pung-cheon's wife and daughter Hong-i. Seollang prophesies that one day they will both die for their betrayal by the sword of the just killed Hong-i.

18 years later, Seollang is known under the name Wol-so and runs a tea house near the Arab market. She raised Hong-i and taught her swordsmanship. She kept telling her that one day she would be ready to kill the murderers of her real parents. After Hong-i meets General Yu-baek at a fighting tournament, Wol-so tells Hong-i the truth: that Yu-baek is actually Deok-gi and that she is Seollang. She confronts her about growing up with her enemy and tells her that the next time they meet, one of them will die.

Hong-i leaves the tea house and gets drunk with grief. She is found by Yu-baek's best apprentice, Yul. She already met this at the fighting tournament. She asks him to help her find Yu-baek, but does not give the reason. This is how Hong-i can confront Yu-baek. This is still stronger and can pierce your body and throw you into a lake. Yul can still save her. The Grand Master of the Three Swords watches the scene and takes Hong-i into his home. He trains her and gives her the sword of Pung-cheon. But he also tells her that she is not Hong-i, but Seollang's real daughter Seol-hui. Yu-baek had Seollang arrested. He had already noticed that it couldn't be Hong-i. She doesn't look like Pung-cheon and the scar is not from his sword, but from hers. He thinks Seollang took in an orphan and raised an orphan as a Hong-i. But when one day he sees his face in the reflection of his sword, he notices that he has the same eyes.

The better trained Hong-i can later put Yu-baek again. She is better in combat, but when Yu-baek takes an unexpected blow, Seollang throws himself protectively in front of Hong-i. Hong-i takes the opportunity to kill them both and goes into mourning.

reception

Memories of the Sword opened in South Korean cinemas on August 13, 2015 and had 431,310 visitors. The film received mixed reviews. According to Variety's Maggie Lee , the film is cumbersome despite the excellent cast and it is easy to forget. For Frank Scheck from the Hollywood Reporter , the film is worth seeing. The acting performances and the fight scenes are remarkable. Andy Webster of the New York Times agrees with the fight scenes, but thinks that the film becomes boring with scenes that are reminiscent of a soap opera .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Memories of the Sword . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 156537 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Pierce Conran: Review: MEMORIES OF THE SWORD, Remembering Better Sword Fighting Flicks. In: ScreenAnarchy. August 7, 2015, accessed November 5, 2018 .
  3. ^ Memories of the Sword (2015). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed on November 5, 2018 .
  4. ^ Maggie Lee: Film Review: 'Memories of the Sword'. Not even A-list stars Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Byung-hun can save this plodding Korean martial-arts epic. In: Variety . September 3, 2015, accessed November 7, 2018 .
  5. ^ Frank Scheck: 'Memories of the Sword': Film Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter . August 31, 2015, accessed November 7, 2018 .
  6. ^ Andy Webster: Review: Korean Warriors Seek Vengeance in 'Memories of the Sword'. In: The New York Times . August 27, 2015, accessed November 7, 2018 .