C'est si bon (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = C'est Si Bon
| image = C'est si bon poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Kim Hyun-seok
| producer = {{ubl|Kang Myeong-chan|Lee Woo-jung}}
| writer = Kim Hyun-seok
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = Lee Byung-hoon
| cinematography = Lee Mo-gae
| editing = {{ubl|Kim Sang-bum|Kim Jae-bum}}
| studio = Nogunri Pictures
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2015|2|5}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget = {{USD|5.5 million}}
| gross = {{USD|11.8 million}}{{cite Box Office Mojo|title=
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C'est si bon ({{ko-hhrm|쎄시봉||Ssesibong}}) is a 2015 South Korean musical drama film written and directed by Kim Hyun-seok.{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=C'est Si Bon resurrects legendary music venue|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2999423|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=9 January 2015|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043914/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2999423|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=KIM Yun-seok, HAN Hyo-joo Board Music Biopic|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2954|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=11 March 2014|archive-date=17 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317034456/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2954|url-status=live}} It was released on February 5, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/cest-si-bon-tops-south-korea-box-office%E2%80%A8|title=C'est si bon tops South Korea box office|first=Kevin|last=Ma|date=9 February 2015|accessdate=9 February 2015|website=Film Business Asia|archive-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209181246/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/cest-si-bon-tops-south-korea-box-office%E2%80%A8|url-status=dead}}
C'est si bon (French for "It's so good") was an acoustic music lounge located in Mugyo-dong, Seoul.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Claire|title='70s music revival captivates unlikely audience|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110207000836|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=8 February 2011|archive-date=29 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529111719/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110207000836|url-status=live}} During the 1960s and 1970s, the venue was very popular with Koreans in their twenties and thirties, who went there to listen to live music.{{cite web|last1=Kwon |first1=Ji-youn |title=Retro fever sweeps entertainment industry |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/01/386_172083.html |website=The Korea Times |accessdate=10 February 2015 |date=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210111250/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/01/386_172083.html |archivedate=10 February 2015 }} Among the bands known for having played there was the folk music duo Twin Folio composed of Yoon Hyung-joo and Song Chang-sik; this film depicts the band's beginnings while including a fictional third member, Oh Geun-tae.{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Hee-eun|title=Film brings artsy 1970s to life|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2985940|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=7 March 2014|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235353/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2985940|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=1970s folk film announces cast|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2986103|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=11 March 2014|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424025209/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2986103|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|last2=Kim|first2=June|title=C'est si bon|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/newfilms.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=188|website=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=29 January 2015|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111742/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/newfilms.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=188|url-status=live}}
Plot
In the late 1960s, C'est si bon is the music lounge every unknown acoustic band dreams of playing. It is where Geun-tae, a naïve country boy, meets musical prodigies and rivals Hyung-joo and Chang-sik. Together they form a band and name themselves after the iconic venue — the C'est si bon Trio. As the three young musicians bicker over their music, beautiful socialite Ja-young enters the picture and becomes their muse, launching a series of moving love songs. Ja-young falls for the pure-hearted Geun-tae, but they part ways when she accepts a once-in-lifetime shot at an acting career. 20 years later in the 1990s, Geun-tae and Ja-young meet again.
Cast
=Main=
- Kim Yoon-seok as Oh Geun-tae (40s){{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Eun-sun|title=Jung Woo selects another retro role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3000575|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=6 February 2015|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026052207/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3000575|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Jung Woo Says He'd Put Love Before Friendship|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/02/28/2015022800503.html|website=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=28 February 2015|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022221617/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/02/28/2015022800503.html|url-status=live}}
- Jung Woo as Oh Geun-tae (20s)
- Kim Hee-ae as Min Ja-young (40s)
- Han Hyo-joo as Min Ja-young (20s)
- Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Jang-hee (40s)
- Jin Goo as Lee Jang-hee (20s)
=Supporting=
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- Kang Ha-neul as Yoon Hyung-joo{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=So-dam|title=Interview: Kang Ha Neul Says He Will Never Date an Actress|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87051/interview-kang-ha-neul-says-he-will-never-date-an-actress|website=enewsWorld|accessdate=9 April 2015|date=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224035816/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/87051/interview-kang-ha-neul-says-he-will-never-date-an-actress|archive-date=24 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
- Jo Bok-rae as Song Chang-sik
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Kim Choon-sik
- Choi Kyu-hwan as Teacher Lee
- Lee Mi-so as Ran
- Lee Ji-hoon as MC Lee
- Park Sung-eun as Guk ("Soup")
- Moon Ji-in as Juk ("Porridge")
- Lee Dae-yeon as Geun-tae's father
- Kim Mi-kyung as Geun-tae's mother
- Oh Ha-nee as High School girl
- Jung Yeon-joo as Wardrobe actress
- Ahn Jae-hong as Byeong-cheol
- Lee Yong-yi as Geun-tae's aunt
- Jo Wan-gi as Jae-pil
- Jang Ji-in as Mi-ran
- Lee Sang-hee as Writer Yeo
- Kim In-kwon as Jo Young-nam (cameo)
- Kim Jae-wook as Kang Myeong-chan (cameo)
{{Div col end}}
Reception
C'est si bon was released in South Korea on February 5, 2015. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, with 642,000 admissions and {{SK won|5.14 billion}} ({{USD|4.63 million}}) gross over four days,{{cite web|last1=Kil|first1=Sonia|title=Korea Box Office: Music Drama C'est Si Bon Hits Top Note|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/korea-box-office-music-drama-cest-si-bon-hits-top-note-1201428739/|website=Variety|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=9 February 2015|archive-date=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315045016/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/korea-box-office-music-drama-cest-si-bon-hits-top-note-1201428739/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=C'est Si Bon takes No. 1 spot at local box office|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3000717|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=10 February 2015|date=10 February 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234855/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3000717|url-status=live}} but it quickly dropped down the chart in the following weeks, eventually grossing a lackluster {{SK won|13,556,519,358}} ({{USD|11.5 million}}) from 1,715,370 admissions (halfway its break-even point of 3 million admissions).{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=C'est Si Bon is a retro film failure|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3001264|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=6 March 2015|date=27 February 2015|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805201413/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3001264|url-status=live}}
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://cestsibon2015.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{kmdb film|14172|C'est Si Bon}}
- {{IMDb title|4430992|C'est Si Bon}}
- {{hancinema film|C__est_Si_Bon|C'est Si Bon}}
{{Kim Hyun-seok (filmmaker)}}
Category:2010s musical drama films
Category:2010s South Korean films
Category:CJ Entertainment films