Romance Joe
{{Infobox film
|name = Romance Joe
|image = Romance Joe poster.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|hangul=로맨스 조|rr=Ro-maen-seu Jo}}
|director = Lee Kwang-kuk
|producer = Yim Soon-rye
|writer = Lee Kwang-kuk
|starring = Kim Young-pil
Shin Dong-mi
Lee Chae-eun
|music = Park Jin-seok
|cinematography = Ji Yun-jeong
|editing = Son Yeon-ji
|distributor =
|studio =
|released = {{film date|2011|10||BIFF|2012|3|8|South Korea|df=y}}
|runtime = 115 minutes
|country = South Korea
|language = Korean
|gross =
}}
Romance Joe ({{ko-hhrm|로맨스 조||Ro-maen-seu Jo}}) is a 2011 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by first-time director Lee Kwang-kuk and stars Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Chae-eun. It made its world premiere in the Korean Cinema Today and won the Citizen Critics' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.{{cite web|last=Ahn|first=Sung-mi|title=Blurring the line between dreams and reality|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150302001043|website=The Korea Herald|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=2 March 2015}}
Plot
The story focuses on the plight of a suicidal man.{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Schenker|title=ROMANCE JOE|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=65F352FF-1727-497F-9263-46A7D854842A|website=British Film Institute|accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite web|title=ROMANCE JOE|url=http://archive.koreanculture.org/?mid=FilmsE_KMN&document_srl=30822&m=0|website=koreanculture.org|accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite web|title=Romance Joe (2012)|url=https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20112841|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Schenker|title=ROMANCE JOE|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/romance-joe|website=Slant Magazine|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=17 March 2012}}{{cite web|first=Rex|last=Baylon|title=Romance Joe (로맨스 조, Lo-maen-seu Joe) 2012|url=http://www.modernkoreancinema.com/2012/09/romance-joe-lo-maen-seu-joe-2011.html|website=modernkoreancinema.com|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=3 September 2012}}{{cite web|first=William|last=Schwartz|title=[HanCinema's Film Review] "Romance Joe"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-film-review-romance-joe-65568.html|website=Hancinema|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=31 January 2014}}{{cite web|first=Ronnie|last=Scheib|title=Romance Joe|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/romance-joe-1117947308/|website=Variety|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=28 March 2012}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-sun|title=ROMANCE JOE|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/feature.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=80|website=Korean Film Council|accessdate=13 January 2019|date=29 October 2012}}
Cast
- Kim Young-pil as Romance Joe
- Lee David as young Romance Joe
- Shin Dong-mi as teashop girl
- Lee Chae-eun as Cho-hee
- Jo Han-chul as Director Lee
- Kim Dong-hyeon as Seo-dam/police
- Kim Sae-byuk as nurse
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|2012 | 21st Buil Film Awards | Best New Director | Lee Kwang-kuk | {{won}} |
| 16th Busan International Film Festival | Citizen Critics' Award | Romance Joe | {{won}} | |
| 13th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Kwang-kuk | {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{hancinema film|Romance_Joe|Romance Joe}}
- {{KMDb film|13069|Romance Joe}}
- {{IMDb title|2086873|Romance Joe}}
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Category:South Korean comedy-drama films
Category:2010s Korean-language films
Category:Films directed by Lee Kwang-kuk
Category:2010s South Korean films
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