Beautiful (2008 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Beautiful
| image = Beautiful film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^아름답다}}
| director = Juhn Jai-hong
| producer = Kim Ki-duk
David Cho
| screenplay = Juhn Jai-hong
| story = Kim Ki-duk
| starring = Cha Soo-yeon
Lee Chun-hee
| music = No Hyeong-u
| cinematography = Kim Gi-tae
| editing = Juhn Jai-hong
| distributor = Sponge Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2008|02|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
}}
Beautiful ({{Korean|hangul=아름답다}}) is a 2008 South Korean film, and the debut feature of director Juhn Jai-hong.{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Hyo-won |title=Singer-Turned-Director's Fearless Endeavor |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/08/201_18761.html |work=The Korea Times |accessdate=2013-07-16 |date=12 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235524/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/08/201_18761.html |archivedate=2016-03-03 }} The film is based on an original story by Kim Ki-duk.{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Sung-jin|title=Beautiful examines idea of beauty a la Kim Ki-duk mode|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20080205000010|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=5 February 2008}}{{cite web|title=A "Beautiful" But Miserable Woman|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2008020660428|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=6 February 2008}}Lee, Hyo-won (14 February 2008). [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/11/141_18920.html "Beautiful Shows Ugly Side of Beauty"]. The Korea Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 아름답다 (Beautiful)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/08/k-film-capsule-reviews-beautiful.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204213453/http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/08/k-film-capsule-reviews-beautiful.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2013|work=Twitch Film|date=1 August 2008|accessdate=2008-12-06}}
Plot
Eun-Yeong is a young woman who finds her beauty to be a curse, drawing unwanted attention from all kinds of men and making other women jealous. Nevertheless, she leads a relatively content life until she is raped by one of her stalkers, Seong-min, who then blames Eun-Yeong for the incident, saying, "I did it because you're so beautiful". Traumatized by her attack, Eun-Yeong tries to destroy her beauty, first by attempting to become obese, and when that fails by making herself unattractively thin. When her beauty does start to fade, she becomes alarmed and tries to regain it by wearing gaudy makeup and revealing clothes, her behavior increasingly destructive and unstable. A policeman, Eun-Cheol, watches her downfall with pity and sympathy, but eventually, he too submits to his lustful desires.
Cast
- Cha Soo-yeon as Eun-yeong
- Lee Chun-hee as Eun-cheol
- Choi Moo-sung as Detective Kim
- Kim Min-soo as Seong-min
- Lee Min as Mi-yeon
- Bae Yong-geun as Beauty salon boss
- Kim Seon-bin as Working man
- Jo Seok-hyeon as Lavatory man
- Lee Chang-min as Police station man
Release
Beautiful premiered in the Panorama section of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival,Paquet, Darcy (17 July 2008). "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1025 "Beautiful wins top prize at Fukuoka"]. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-12-06. and was given a limited theatrical release in South Korea on February 14, 2008, where it was screened in just five Seoul theaters.{{cite web|last=D'Sa|first=Nigel|title=Beautiful Opens on Valentines Day|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=926|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-07-16|date=15 February 2008}}Yang Sung-jin (13 February 2008). [http://www.hancinema.net/arthouse-films-warm-cold-season-12535.html "Arthouse films warm cold season"]. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2008-12-06. As of March 31, 2008, it had received a total of 1,478 admissions,[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2008.html#boxoffice "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results"]. Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-12-06. and as of April 13, it grossed {{USD|9,840}}.[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=15&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office April 11–13, 2008"]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
Awards
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://blog.naver.com/arum2008}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{IMDb title|1173686|Beautiful}}
- {{KMDb film|09423|Beautiful}}
- {{Hancinema film|Beautiful|Beautiful}}
{{Kim Ki-duk}}
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Category:South Korean independent films
Category:South Korean drama films
Category:Sponge Entertainment films
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:2008 directorial debut films
Category:2008 independent films