South Korean director Chang (pseudonym of Yoon Hong-seung) after two thriller/action films, tries his hand here in “Canola”, a classic Korean melodrama that brings together a multitude of challenging and dramatic themes.
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The original title translates as “Grandma Gye-choon” and it’s perhaps more appropriate than the poetic “Canola” which recalls the visual impact of the bright yellow fields of rapeseed (canola) in bloom. The story and the characters all gravitate around Gye-choon (Youn Yuh-Jung), a “single grandmother” who takes care of her granddaughter Hye-Ji (Kim Go-Eun in the grown-up version). The prologue that sets and introduces the story shows us that Gye-choon is a “Haenyeo”, one f the spear-fishers from the community living on the island / province of Jeju. It is the same community that is depicted in the beautiful Koh Heeyoung’s documentary “Breathing Underwater”.
Hye-Ji is has lost her father (the son of...
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The original title translates as “Grandma Gye-choon” and it’s perhaps more appropriate than the poetic “Canola” which recalls the visual impact of the bright yellow fields of rapeseed (canola) in bloom. The story and the characters all gravitate around Gye-choon (Youn Yuh-Jung), a “single grandmother” who takes care of her granddaughter Hye-Ji (Kim Go-Eun in the grown-up version). The prologue that sets and introduces the story shows us that Gye-choon is a “Haenyeo”, one f the spear-fishers from the community living on the island / province of Jeju. It is the same community that is depicted in the beautiful Koh Heeyoung’s documentary “Breathing Underwater”.
Hye-Ji is has lost her father (the son of...
- 4/30/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
After a career as producer and few short films, independent director Kim Cho-hee brings to light her debut feature, “Lucky Chan-sil”, a charming story of, well … a film producer, dealing with the challenges that life throws at her. Like many of this year’s movies, her work was caught in the COVID19 storm, just in between Festival runs and (cancelled) theatrical releases; therefore, after gaining a rich palmarès in Festivals (Kbs Independent Film Award and the Cgv Arthouse Award at Biff and the Audience Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival), got stalled abruptly. Hopefully not for long.
“Lucky Chan-sil” is Screening at Black Movie
Offbeat sweet ‘n’ sour comedy “Lucky Chan-sil” follows the titular character, an indie film producer in her forties played by Gang Mal-geum, going through a moment of intense crisis. She has dedicated her work-life and career to the same director, a well-known auteur, and he...
“Lucky Chan-sil” is Screening at Black Movie
Offbeat sweet ‘n’ sour comedy “Lucky Chan-sil” follows the titular character, an indie film producer in her forties played by Gang Mal-geum, going through a moment of intense crisis. She has dedicated her work-life and career to the same director, a well-known auteur, and he...
- 1/26/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
After a career as producer and few short films, independent director Kim Cho-hee brings to light her debut feature, “Lucky Chan-sil”, a charming story of, well … a film producer, dealing with the challenges that life throws at her. Like many of this year’s movies, her work was caught in the COVID19 storm, just in between Festival runs and (cancelled) theatrical releases; therefore, after gaining a rich palmarès in Festivals (Kbs Independent Film Award and the Cgv Arthouse Award at Biff and the Audience Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival), got stalled abruptly. Hopefully not for long.
“Lucky Chan-sil” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Offbeat sweet ‘n’ sour comedy “Lucky Chan-sil” follows the titular character, an indie film producer in her forties played by Gang Mal-geum, going through a moment of intense crisis. She has dedicated her work-life and career to the same director, a well-known auteur,...
“Lucky Chan-sil” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Offbeat sweet ‘n’ sour comedy “Lucky Chan-sil” follows the titular character, an indie film producer in her forties played by Gang Mal-geum, going through a moment of intense crisis. She has dedicated her work-life and career to the same director, a well-known auteur,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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