| A Korean in Paris | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jeon Soo-il |
| Written by | Agnès Feuvre Jeon Soo-il |
| Production companies | Dong Nyuk Film Neon Productions |
| Distributed by | Neon Productions |
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| Countries | France South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
A Korean in Paris is a film directed by Jeon Soo-il.
Plot
Korean newlyweds are on their honeymoon in Paris. Strolling in the Pigalle area, the young bride sees in a red dress in a store window and she enters the shop. Her husband goes to buy cigarettes while he waits for her. When the man comes back his wife has disappeared. Not speaking a word of French he desperately searches for her. A search that will turn into a free fall into a world ruled by illegality, prostitution, drugs, a universe with its own codes and punishments.
Cast
- Cho Jae-hyun as Sang-ho
- Pang Ji-in as Yeon-Wha
- Mi Kwan Lock as Chang
Release and reception
The film premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015. The film had its North American premiere in January 2016 at the Palm Springs Film Festival.
Variety magazine described the film as “a steadily absorbing portrait of a man trawling the ugly lower depths of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.”
References
- "JEON Soo-il".
- "Busan Film Review: 'A Korean in Paris'". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "A Korean in Paris". Neon Productions. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- KIM Su-yeon (December 18, 2014). "A Korean Film Fully Shot in France". Korean Film News.
- "Palm Springs International Film Fest Announces Premieres". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- Chang, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'A Korean in Paris'". Variety.