Ad-lib Night
2006 South Korean film
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::summary 2006 South Korean film ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ad-lib Night |
| image | Adlibnightposter.jpg |
| native_name | |
| director | Lee Yoon-ki |
| producer | Lee Yoon-ki |
| Yun Il-joong | |
| Oh Su-seong | |
| writer | Lee Yoon-ki |
| based_on | short story by Azuko Taira |
| starring | Han Hyo-joo |
| Kim Young-min | |
| music | Kim Jeong-beom |
| cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
| editing | Kim Hyeong-ju |
| Jeremy Jeong | |
| distributor | KBS Sky |
| released | |
| runtime | 99 minutes |
| country | South Korea |
| language | Korean |
| gross | US$12,626 |
| :: |
| name = Ad-lib Night | image = Adlibnightposter.jpg | native_name = | director = Lee Yoon-ki | producer = Lee Yoon-ki Yun Il-joong Oh Su-seong | writer = Lee Yoon-ki | based_on = short story by Azuko Taira | starring = Han Hyo-joo Kim Young-min | music = Kim Jeong-beom | cinematography = Choi Sang-ho | editing = Kim Hyeong-ju Jeremy Jeong | distributor = KBS Sky | released = | runtime = 99 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = US$12,626 Ad-lib Night (; "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.
Cast
- Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung
- Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong
- Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father
- Yoon Hee-seok – Nam Taek-jong
- Lee Hyun-jung – Ji-ho's mother
- Kim Jung-ki – Young-eun's uncle
- Shin Yeong-jin – Young-eun's aunt
- Kwon Da-hyun – Lee Jin-young
- Gi Ju-bong – Myung-eun's father
- Kim Hye-ok – Myung-eun's mother
- Bae Jong-ok – Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
- Jin Yong-wook – Lee Sung-wook
- Lee Seung-yeon
- Yeo Min-gu
Awards
2006
- 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)
2007
- 20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)
- 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200628111856/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history11_02.asp?mode=view&idx=11223&piff_code=2006 History]
- [https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2006W52&id=_fAJUTEUKBYEOLHANS01 "Box office by Country: ''Ad-Lib Night''"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- [http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2007/02_programm_2007/02_Filmdatenblatt_2007_20071286.php "Film File: Ad Lib Night"]. ''[[Berlinale]]''. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- (19 August 2011). "Review: Lee Yoon-ki's "Ad-Lib Night" – Meniscus Magazine".
- link. (17 December 2006)
- link. (5 December 2013 . ''KBS Global''. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-17.)
- (2 April 2007). "<第9回ドーヴィル・アジア映画祭>閉幕を迎える – フランス".
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