Suchwiin bulmyeong
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| Suchwiin bulmyeong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kim Ki-duk |
| Produced by | Lee Seung-jae |
| Written by | Kim Ki-duk |
| Starring | Ban Min-jeong Bang Eun-jin Jo Jae-hyeon |
| Cinematography | Seo Jeong-min |
| Editing by | Ham Seong-won |
| Distributed by | Tube Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | June 2, 2001 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 117 mins. |
| Language | Korean |
| IMDb profile | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 수취인불명 |
| Hanja | 受取人不明 |
| Revised Romanization | Suchwiin bulmyeong |
| McCune-Reischauer | Such'wiin pulmyŏng |
Suchwiin bulmyeong (English: Address Unknown) is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk. It was the opening movie of the 2001 Venice Film Festival.[1]
[edit] Overview
Suchwiin bulmyeong is a relentlessly bleak film (apart from the odd moment of humor). Based on real life stories from the director's life, and those known to him, it is set in the Korean countryside around a U.S. army base, and particularly involves misfits that are affected by its presence. This includes an unstable, near psychotic American soldier who survives on a diet of LSD and rage, before becoming ensnared with Eun-Ok, a girl with one defective eye.
Another story involves half caste Chang-Guk, who lives in an old U.S. army bus with his mother. She has taught Chang-Guk English in an attempt to prepare him for their new life in America, reunited with his father who she mails regularly, although the letters are always returned "address unknown."
These are only some of the tragic stories told in this place, a seeming bath of misery, where life seems to revolve around beating dogs, drinking, sexual misadventure, and violence (in that order).
The film opens by onimously telling us that no animals were harmed in the making of the movie. The viewer however, may feel as if they are being hit with a blunt instrument.
[edit] External links
- AsianDB.com interview with Kim Ki-duk about "Address Unknown", September 15, 2001.
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