Lucky Chan-sil

{{Infobox film

| name = Lucky Chan-sil

| image = Lucky_Chan-sil.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^찬실이는 복도 많지}}

| director = Kim Cho-hee

| producer = {{ubl|Seo Dong-hyun|Kim Sung-eun}}

| writer = Kim Cho-hee

| starring = {{ubl|Kang Mal-geum|Youn Yuh-jung|Kim Young-min|Yoon Seung-ah|Bae Yoo-ram}}

| music = Jeong Jung-yeop

| cinematography = Ji Sang-bin

| editing = Son Yeon-ji

| studio = {{ubl|Ge Production|Youn's Corporation}}

| distributor = Megabox Plus M

| released = {{film date|2019|10|8|BIFF|2020|3|5|South Korea}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross = $177,353{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt11639190/|title=Lucky Chan-sil (2019)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

}}

Lucky Chan-sil ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^찬실이는 복도 많지|rr=yes}}) is a 2019 South Korean fantasy romance film written and directed by Kim Cho-hee. It stars Kang Mal-geum in the title role, alongside Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-min, Yoon Seung-ah and Bae Yoo-ram. The film was released in theaters on March 5, 2020.{{cite web|first=Ji-won|last=Choi|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200218000766|title=Indie film 'Lucky Chan-sil' wishes dreamers well|date=February 18, 2020|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}{{cite web|first=Ji-won|last=Choi|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200305000496&np=5&mp=1|title=[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week|date=March 6, 2020|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}

Plot

Lee Chan-sil is a film producer who becomes jobless after the director she has worked with for years suddenly dies. She starts working as a cleaning lady for an actress and meets her new employer's French teacher. She is immediately attracted to him but she is held back by her life problems. Chan-sil realizes old anxieties are about to emerge: her already gone-youth, messed-up love life, and broken career.

Cast

=Main=

Kang Mal-geum as Lee Chan-sil
Youn Yuh-jung as Grandmother
Kim Young-min as Jang Gook-young
Yoon Seung-ah as Sophie
Bae Yoo-ram as Kim-young

=Special appearances=

Choi Hwa-jung as Representative Park
Lee Young-jin as an actress
Seo Sang-won as Director Ji

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2019 and was released in South Korean theaters on March 5, 2020.

It was screened at the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival on March 9 and 14, 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.oaff.jp/2020/en/program/c07.html|title=Lucky Chan-sil|website=Osaka Asian Film Festival|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}

The North American premiere of the film was scheduled to be held at the 63rd San Francisco International Film Festival on April 16 and 18, 2020 before the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/SF-International-Film-Festival-cancel-coronavirus-15130509.php|title=SF International Film Festival canceled amid coronavirus concerns|last=Pereira|first=Alyssa|last2=SFGATE|date=2020-03-14|website=SFGate|access-date=2020-03-17}}

The film was invited to compete at the 22nd Udine Far East Film Festival which was postponed from April 24 – May 2 to June 26 – July 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italys-far-east-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1281636|title=Italy's Far East Film Festival Postponed Due to Coronavirus|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=February 27, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

Reception

=Critical response=

Marc Raymond of Senses of Cinema said that "The self-reflexive style risks making the film just an in-joke exercise, but it is kept afloat by the genuine existential sadness of the lead character, who has devoted her life to her work in cinema, forsaking marriage and children, and is left doubting her life choices and wondering if she could perhaps change course."{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Raymond|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200305000496&np=5&mp=1|title=Korean Cinema in the Shadow of Parasite: The 24th Busan International Film Festival|date=January 2020|website=Senses of Cinema|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}

=Accolades=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
rowspan=4\| 2019 ! scope="row" rowspan=3\| 24th Busan International Film Festival \| Directors Guild of Korea Award \| rowspan=4\| Lucky Chan-sil \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/artyboard/mboard.asp?action=view&strBoardID=9611_05&intPage=1&intCategory=0&intSeq=74379\|title=24th Busan International Film Festival Awards Announced\|date=October 12, 2019\|website=BIFF\|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}
CGV Arthouse Award \| {{won}}
KBS Independent Film Award \| {{won}}
scope="row" \| 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival \| Audience Award \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|
rowspan=15\| 2020 ! scope="row" rowspan=3\| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards \| Best Supporting Actor \| Kim Young-mim \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3\| {{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Joan\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/05/07/baeksang-awards-announces-nominees-and-plans-to-proceed-without-an-audience/#4127d5852ba3\|title=Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience\|work=Forbes\|date=May 8, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510160022/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/05/07/baeksang-awards-announces-nominees-and-plans-to-proceed-without-an-audience/\|archive-date=May 10, 2020\|accessdate=May 8, 2020\|url-status=live}} {{cite web\|last=MacDonald\|first=Joan\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/06/05/2020-baeksang-arts-awards-honor-the-best-korean-dramas-and-films/#113a3022562f\|title=2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films\|work=Forbes\|date=June 5, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605142358/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/06/05/2020-baeksang-arts-awards-honor-the-best-korean-dramas-and-films/#76ae0740500e\|archive-date=June 5, 2020\|accessdate=June 6, 2020}}
Best New Actress \| Kang Mal-Geum \| {{won}}
Best New Director \| Kim Cho-hee \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan=5\| 29th Buil Film Awards \| Best Film \| Lucky Chan-sil \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5\| {{cite web\|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020082710382323685\|script-title=ko:이병헌vs이정재vs황정민, 정유미vs김희애vs전도연..부일영화상 후보 발표\|work=Star News\|date=27 August 2020\|language=ko}}{{cite web\|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020102217003487054\|title=[2020 부일영화상] '찬실이는' 강말금 "신인상 수상, 행복하지만 부끄러워"\|work=Star News\|date=22 October 2020\|language=ko}}
Best Supporting Actor \|Kim Young-min \|{{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress \|Youn Yuh-jung \|{{nom}}
Best New Director \| Kim Cho-hee \| {{nom}}
rowspan=2\| Best New Actress \|rowspan=2\| Kang Mal-geum \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/1Z9A73MP8P\|script-title=ko:영화 '윤희에게', 영화평론가협회상 감독상 등 3관왕\|work=Seoul Daily\|date=26 October 2020\|language=ko}}
Top 10 Films \| Lucky Chan-sil \| {{won}}
scope="row" \| 21st Busan Film Critics Awards \| Best Actress \| rowspan=2\| Kang Mal-geum \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=2020113017575539262\|script-title=ko:'부산 영화평론가가 뽑은 올해 최고작' 조민재 감독의 독립영화 '작은 빛'\|work=Busan Ilbo\|date=30 November 2020\|language=ko}}
scope="row" \| 21st Women in Film Korea Festival \| Best New Actress \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202012110100077710004595&servicedate=20201210\|script-title=ko:[공식]'69세' 예수정X'찬실이' 강말금, 2020 여성영화인축제 연기상·신인상 수상\|work=Sports Chosun\|date=10 December 2020\|language=ko}}
scope="row" rowspan=2\| 7th Korean Film Producers Association Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| Youn Yuh-jung \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2020122209580001841\|script-title=ko:조진웅X김희애, 제7회 한국영화제작가협회상 주연상...심사위원 극찬\|work=Hankook Ilbo\|date=22 December 2020\|language=ko}}
Best Screenplay \| Kim Cho-hee \| {{won}}
scope="row" \| Cine 21 Awards \| Best New Actress \| Kang Mal-Geum \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=96876\|title=[스페셜] '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화인②\|website=Cine 21\|date=31 December 2020\|language=ko}}
rowspan=2\| 2021 ! scope="row" rowspan=2\| 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards \| Best New Director \| Kim Cho-hee \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2020/11/11/4MJA6KGIODYMQGDZDHKFIDT4RU\|script-title=ko:[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미\|work=The Chosun Ilbo\|date=11 November 2020\|language=ko}}
Best New Actress \| Kang Mal-Geum \| {{won}}

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scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Category

! scope="col"| Recipient(s)

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

rowspan=4| 2019

! scope="row" rowspan=3| 24th Busan International Film Festival

| Directors Guild of Korea Award

| rowspan=4| Lucky Chan-sil

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/artyboard/mboard.asp?action=view&strBoardID=9611_05&intPage=1&intCategory=0&intSeq=74379|title=24th Busan International Film Festival Awards Announced|date=October 12, 2019|website=BIFF|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}

CGV Arthouse Award

| {{won}}

KBS Independent Film Award

| {{won}}

scope="row" | 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival

| Audience Award

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |

rowspan=15| 2020

! scope="row" rowspan=3| 56th Baeksang Arts Awards

| Best Supporting Actor

| Kim Young-mim

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| {{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Joan|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/05/07/baeksang-awards-announces-nominees-and-plans-to-proceed-without-an-audience/#4127d5852ba3|title=Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience|work=Forbes|date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510160022/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/05/07/baeksang-awards-announces-nominees-and-plans-to-proceed-without-an-audience/|archive-date=May 10, 2020|accessdate=May 8, 2020|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Joan|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/06/05/2020-baeksang-arts-awards-honor-the-best-korean-dramas-and-films/#113a3022562f|title=2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films|work=Forbes|date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605142358/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/06/05/2020-baeksang-arts-awards-honor-the-best-korean-dramas-and-films/#76ae0740500e|archive-date=June 5, 2020|accessdate=June 6, 2020}}

Best New Actress

| Kang Mal-Geum

| {{won}}

Best New Director

| Kim Cho-hee

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan=5| 29th Buil Film Awards

| Best Film

| Lucky Chan-sil

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020082710382323685|script-title=ko:이병헌vs이정재vs황정민, 정유미vs김희애vs전도연..부일영화상 후보 발표|work=Star News|date=27 August 2020|language=ko}}{{cite web|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020102217003487054|title=[2020 부일영화상] '찬실이는' 강말금 "신인상 수상, 행복하지만 부끄러워"|work=Star News|date=22 October 2020|language=ko}}

Best Supporting Actor

|Kim Young-min

|{{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

|Youn Yuh-jung

|{{nom}}

Best New Director

| Kim Cho-hee

| {{nom}}

rowspan=2| Best New Actress

|rowspan=2| Kang Mal-geum

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan=2| 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |{{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/1Z9A73MP8P|script-title=ko:영화 '윤희에게', 영화평론가협회상 감독상 등 3관왕|work=Seoul Daily|date=26 October 2020|language=ko}}

Top 10 Films

| Lucky Chan-sil

| {{won}}

scope="row" | 21st Busan Film Critics Awards

| Best Actress

| rowspan=2| Kang Mal-geum

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=2020113017575539262|script-title=ko:'부산 영화평론가가 뽑은 올해 최고작' 조민재 감독의 독립영화 '작은 빛'|work=Busan Ilbo|date=30 November 2020|language=ko}}

scope="row" | 21st Women in Film Korea Festival

| Best New Actress

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202012110100077710004595&servicedate=20201210|script-title=ko:[공식]'69세' 예수정X'찬실이' 강말금, 2020 여성영화인축제 연기상·신인상 수상|work=Sports Chosun|date=10 December 2020|language=ko}}

scope="row" rowspan=2| 7th Korean Film Producers Association Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| Youn Yuh-jung

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |{{cite web|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2020122209580001841|script-title=ko:조진웅X김희애, 제7회 한국영화제작가협회상 주연상...심사위원 극찬|work=Hankook Ilbo|date=22 December 2020|language=ko}}

Best Screenplay

| Kim Cho-hee

| {{won}}

scope="row" | Cine 21 Awards

| Best New Actress

| Kang Mal-Geum

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=96876|title=[스페셜] '씨네21'이 선정한 올해의 영화인②|website=Cine 21|date=31 December 2020|language=ko}}

rowspan=2| 2021

! scope="row" rowspan=2| 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards

| Best New Director

| Kim Cho-hee

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2020/11/11/4MJA6KGIODYMQGDZDHKFIDT4RU|script-title=ko:[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=11 November 2020|language=ko}}

Best New Actress

| Kang Mal-Geum

| {{won}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|11639190}}
{{kmdb film|21475}}
{{hancinema film|Lucky_Chan-sil}}

Category:2019 films

Category:2010s Korean-language films

Category:2019 romantic drama films

Category:2019 fantasy films

Category:South Korean romantic drama films

Category:South Korean fantasy films

Category:South Korean independent films

Category:2010s South Korean films

Category:2019 independent films