Jang Sun-woo — Director (9)

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Cinema on the Road (1995)
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other title: 电影在路途上 / 씻김 …
directed by Jang Sun-Woo is a personal essay on Korean cinema told as a journey through a country torn by war and crushed by military dictatorships and colonial oppression. The journey takes Jang Sun-Woo from Seoul to the de-militarised zone near the North Korean border, interviewing noted filmmakers, local farmers, and cinema-managers along the way, looking for the essence of the much-censored national cinema.

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Road to Racetrack (1991)
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other title: 情场如马场 / 경마장 가는 길 …
R (Moon Sung-keun) returns from studying in France and reunites with J (Kang Soo-yeon), whom he used to live with in Paris. For some reason, however, J refuses to have sex with R. Angered by her refusal, R travels to his hometown of Daegu. He sees his wife (Kim Bo-yeon) and children for the first time in years, but not only is he less than thrilled to be with them but he actually finds himself despising them. R's head is filled with thoughts of having sex with J. He sees J every time he comes to Seoul on business, but she keeps resisting his demand for sex on the unconvincing pretext that they are not in France, and he begins to grow tired. R feels betrayed when he finds out that J is rejecting him because she plans to marry another man, even though she received her Ph.D. in France for a dissertation that he wrote for her and even debuted as a literary critic in Korea with a piece that he composed. Reproaching J yet unable to leave her, R informs his wife of his intention to get a divorce and proposes to J that they leave Korea together. However, R is once again betrayed by J.

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A Short Love Affair (1990)
우묵배미의 사랑
other title: 短暂爱情事件 / 우묵배미의 사랑 …
Bae Il-do, who feels unappreciated in his rural village, runs away from home and works as a tailor. His wife grew up under a harsh stepmother and worked as a housekeeper and bar hostess before meeting Il-do, for whom she bore a child. The young and attractive Gong-rye comes between them, having an affair with Il-do while working with him in a garment factory. Their secret meetings don't remain secret for long and Il-do's wife inevitably finds out...

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Lies (1999)
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张善宇 actor: Sang Hyun Lee
other title: 谎言 / 거짓말 …
A Korean high school student and a married sculptor embark on a sexual odyssey soaked in sadomasochism and love.

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Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie (1998)
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张善宇 actor: Seul-ki Hang
other title: 坏电影 / 나쁜 영화 …
Children who refuse to live with their families or give up on the streets work at a bar or steal money. When you don't have money, you'd rather starve than give up playing. Several people have to bowl as much as they want, jump out of the window with their lives, and dance with real dancers at a rock cafe.

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To You, From Me (1994)
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张善宇 Sun-Woo Jang actor: 郑善京 Seon-kyeong Jeong / 吕钧东 Kyun-dong Yeo …
other title: 对你,我将奉献全部 / 너에게 나를 보낸다 …
曾被选为新春文艺,后来因卷入剽窃是非而写色情小说的我(文成根),有一天一个女人(郑善敬 )来到了我的身边,超短裙中毒症及拥有世界级臀部的她说她的梦想是成为小说里的人物,因此开始了和我的同居生活......

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The Age of Success (1988)
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other title: 成功时代 / 성공시대
有美社是一家实力雄厚的化学调味品公司,旁中九是这家公司一名普通推销员,他奉行“唯中成功才是自由”的座右铭,投身于竞争激烈的社会中去。他在此结识了“成功咖啡厅”的老板娘善姬,并假意与之相好,利用她当公司的间谍,通过善姬得来的情报,他击败了拉依巴尔公司,成功登上了有美社规划部部长的宝座,并听从上司的劝告断了与善姬的关系。他野心勃勃地想争取更重要的领导职位,不想拉依巴尔公司又制造出了销售调味料的新方法,帝中九的光荣一落千丈,他再次找到了善姬,但她这次拒绝了他。旁中九为夺回失去的市场,准备和拉依巴尔公司决斗,怎料,他来达汉城后,对方的反应很是冷淡,这彻底挫败了旁中九的野心,自暴自弃的他开车狂驶在公路上,结果在交通事帮中丧生。

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Passage to Buddha (1993)
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other title: 华严经 / 화엄경 …
A young boy mourns the death of his father, and begins a quest to find his mother. He encounters many people on the way who quote Buddhist precepts: an eccentric monk, a girl who grows up into a young woman, a prison inmate, a foul-mouthed doctor and the young son of a hard drinking astronomer. Each of them tell the boy to seek someone to help him find the truth and his mother.

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花瓣 (1996)
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★ 8.0 6 ratings
other title: 꽃잎 / A Petal
精神错乱的15岁少女任人欺凌,背后隐藏着不为人知的悲惨身世,经过江边的张,发现一15岁少女目不转睛望着他,进而将他认作是哥哥而紧跟在后,起初他只觉少女精神异常而任意的欺凌,随着时日,渐渐发现常保沉默而显自闭的少女原来有个非常痛苦的一段过去…… 影片根据作家崔尹的小说改编,以韩国光州5.18时期为时代背景。谈到创作意图,导演张善宇说:“故事最吸引我的地方就是1980年5月的光州。当时建立了很多拘禁违反戒严令‘犯人’的监狱。街头活报剧运动也十分活跃。这样一个特殊的时期应该用一部电影来呈现。”