Art Museum by the Zoo
{{Infobox film
| name = Art Museum by the Zoo
| image = Art Museum by the Zoo film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Lee Jeong-hyang
| producer = Lee Choon-yeon
| writer = Lee Jeong-hyang
| starring = Shim Eun-ha
Lee Sung-jae
| music = Kim Yang-hui
| cinematography = Jo Yong-gyu
| editing = Kim Sang-bum
| distributor = Cinema Service
| released = {{Film date|1998|12|19}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Art Museum by the Zoo ({{ko-hhrm|미술관 옆 동물원||Misulgwan yup dongmulwon}}) is a 1998 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang.
Plot
On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having nowhere else to go he ends up staying with Choon-hee. At first the two struggle to get along, but before long Chul-soo discovers that she is writing a screenplay to enter into a competition, and they end up working on a story together based on their own experiences of love, titling it "Art Museum by the Zoo."
Cast
- Shim Eun-ha ... Choon-hee
- Lee Sung-jae ... Cheol-soo
- Ahn Sung-ki ... In-gong
- Song Seon-mi ... Da-hye
Reception
Art Museum by the Zoo was released in South Korea on December 19, 1998, drawing a then-impressive 412,472 viewers in Seoul alone, making it the fifth best-selling Korean film of 1998."[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm98.html The Best Selling Films of 1998]". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 11 December 2008.{{cite web|last=Russell|first=Mark|title=Zoo a screenplay within a screenplay|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=1899429|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=6 January 2002|accessdate=9 July 2013}}
In 1999, Shim Eun-ha won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and Lee Sung-jae swept Best New Actor awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Director Lee Jeong-hyang was praised for her sophisticated and detailed direction, and the film is now considered a classic of 1990s Korean cinema.{{cite web|last=Sung|first=So-young|title=In new film, director puts spotlight back on women|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2942454|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=7 October 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Kmdb film|04972|Art Museum by the Zoo}}
- {{IMDb title|0288621|Art Museum by the Zoo}}
Category:South Korean romantic drama films
Category:Films about screenwriters
Category:Museums in popular culture
Category:1990s Korean-language films
Category:1990s South Korean films