Flower Island
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Not to be confused with Flowers Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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 Poster to Flower Island | |
| Directed by | Song Il-gon[1] |
| Produced by | Chang Yoon-hyun |
| Written by | Song Il-gon |
| Starring |
Seo Joo-hee Im Yoo-jin |
| Music by |
Roh Young-sim Lee Jae-jun Jeong Jae-il |
| Cinematography | Kim Myung-jun |
| Editing by | Mun In-dae |
| Distributed by | C&Film Production |
| Release dates |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Flower Island (꽃섬 - Ggot seom) is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Song Il-gon. This was Song's first feature-length film after directing several award-winning short films.
Synopsis
The film is in three parts. The first introduces three women who are separately suffering from their own psychological injuries. In the second part, the three women encounter each other and other people as they are each on a journey to an island reputed to have healing powers. The last third of the film deals with the characters on a boat headed to the island.[2]
Awards
- 2002 Fribourg International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, "For its sensitive portrait of three human destinies, within an accomplished and mature cinematographic grammar."[3]
- 2002 Fribourg International Film Festival: Special Mention: Song Il-gon
- 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize New Currents, "For its remarkable direction in creating the interior universe of three women, and for its fine performances."
- 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: New Currents Award, Song Il-gon
- 2001 Pusan International Film Festival: PSB Audience Award, Song Il-gon
- 2001 Venice Film Festival 'CinemAvvenire' Award Best First Film, Song Il-gon
Notes
- ↑ "Flower Island(2001)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ Synopsis from "Flower Island(2001)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ Awards from "Awards for Ggot seom (2001)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2007-12-26.
Bibliography
- "Flower Island(2001)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- "꽃섬 Flower Island, 2001" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- Ggot seom (2001) at the Internet Movie Database
- Hartzell, Adam. "Flower Island". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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