Glass Garden

{{Infobox film

| name = Glass Garden

| image = GlassGarden.jpg

| caption = International poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^유리정원}}

| director = Shin Su-won

| producer = Francis Choong-keun Lim

| writer = Shin Su-won

| based_on =

| starring = Moon Geun-young
Kim Tae-hoon
Seo Tae-hwa
Lim Jung-woon
Park Ji-soo

| music = Ryu Jae-ah

| cinematography = Yun Ji-woon

| editing =

| studio = June Film

| distributor = Little Big Pictures

| released = {{film date|2017|10|12|BIFF|2017|10|25|South Korea}}

| runtime = 116 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross = {{USD|150,152}}{{cite web|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20164481|title=Glass Garden (2017)|website=koreanfilm.or.kr|access-date=2018-01-08|archive-date=2017-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027024638/http://koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20164481|url-status=dead}}

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Glass Garden ({{Korean|hangul=유리정원}}) is a 2017 South Korean mystery drama film directed by Shin Su-won. The film stars Moon Geun-young, Kim Tae-hoon, Seo Tae-hwa, Lim Jung-woon and Park Ji-soo.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/busan-festival-open-with-shin-su-won-glass-garden-1202554622/|title=Busan Festival to Open With Shin Su-won's 'Glass Garden'|first=Sonia|last=Kil|date=11 September 2017|publisher=}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/director-shin-su-won-on-her-new-film-glass-garden/5123256.article|title=Director Shin Su-won on her new film 'Glass Garden'|last=Noh|first=Jean|work=Screen Daily|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}

Synopsis

Ph.D. student and researcher Jae-yeon has been studying human photosynthesis in the hope that humans could lose their reliance on external air. One day, she retreats to the countryside where she is approached by a novelist who is interested in her research.

Cast

  • Moon Geun-young as Jae-yeon
  • Kim Tae-hoon as Ji-hoon
  • Seo Tae-hwa as Professor Jeong
  • Lim Jung-woon
  • Park Ji-soo as Soo-hee
  • Lee Ki-hyuk as Sung-nae
  • Lee Seung-chan as Myeong-ho
  • Go Eun-chong as Hyeon-woo
  • Lee Gi-hyeok as Seong-nae
  • Park Ye-won as Young Jae-yeon
  • Song Jae-saeng as Si-eun
  • Kim Joong-ki as Biotech chairman

Release

Glass Garden was shown at the opening night of the 22nd Busan International Film Festival on October 12, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2017/09/07/0200000000AKR20170907070300005.HTML|script-title=ko:문근영 주연 '유리정원', 부산영화제 개막작 선정 (Moon Geun-young starring 'Glass Garden', Pusan Film Festival Opening Ceremony)|date=7 September 2017|website=Yonhap News Agency}} It was released in theaters on October 25, 2017.

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reviewed the movie, both praising the way the film was shot, with The Hollywood Reporter highlighting the performance of Moon Geun-young.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/glass-garden-film-review-busan-2017-1048931|title='Glass Garden': Film Review {{!}} Busan 2017|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|date=October 16, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/glass-garden-review-1202590091/|title=Busan Film Review: 'Glass Garden'|last=Lodge|first=Guy|date=2017-10-15|work=Variety|access-date=2018-01-11|language=en-US}}

Awards and nominations

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!Awards

!Category

!Recipient

!Result

!Ref.

38th Fantasporto

|Best Screenplay

|Shin Su-won

| {{won}}

|{{cite web|title=The 2018 "FantasPorto", the 38th Edition of the Porto SFFH International Film Festival (Portugal) – Europa SF – The European Speculative Fiction portal|url=http://scifiportal.eu/the-2018-fantasporto-the-38th-edition-of-the-porto-sffh-international-film-festival-portugal/|website=scifiportal.eu}}

References

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