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M (2007 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = M
| image = Mposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Lee Myung-se
| producer = Oh Su-mi
| writer = Lee Myung-se
Lee Hae-kyeong
Jo Jin-guk
| starring = Gang Dong-won
Lee Yeon-hee
Gong Hyo-jin
| cinematography = Hong Kyung-pyo
| editing = Ko Im-pyo
| music = Jo Seong-woo
Choe Yong-rak
| released =
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| studio = Production M
|distributor = Chungeoram Film
| budget =
| gross = [https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2007W43&id=_fM202 "Box office by Country: 'M'"]. 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
| native_name =
}}
'M' is a 2007 South Korean psychological drama film starring Gang Dong-won. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the final cut had its Korean premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival.
Using visual effects, complex dream sequences, and gliding camerawork, director Lee Myung-se describes his film as "a dark labyrinth of dream and reality," and that instead of using computer graphics, he prefers to "capture the fantasy elements through lighting and emotions."
Plot
A prominent up-and-coming author Min-woo readies his new much anticipated follow-up novel while suffering from writer's block, as well as frequent nightmares and hallucinations. This unexplainable condition affects both his personal and professional life. Soon he can't differentiate reality from fantasy and continues to have feelings of being chased. His own paranoia leads him to a caf in a dark, unassuming alley and encounters a charming young woman named Mimi. Min-woo starts to wonder how he and this girl in front of him are connected and traces long-forgotten memories of his first love.
Cast
* Gang Dong-won - Min-woo
* Lee Yeon-hee - Mimi
* Gong Hyo-jin - Eun-hye
* Jeon Moo-song - bartender
* Song Young-chang - Company president Jang
* Im Won-hee - Sung-woo
* Lim Ju-hwan - umbrella man
* Seo Dong-soo - editor
* Jung In-gi - doctor
* Kim Dong-hwa
* Yoon Ga-hyun - groom's sister
* Jung Sun-hye
* Choi Dae-sung - Min-woo's friend
Awards and nominations
;2007 Korean Film Awards[http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/m/recompenses.html "M - Awards"]. 'Cinemasie'. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
* Best Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo
* Best Art Direction Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho
* Nomination Best Film
* Nomination Best Director Lee Myung-se
* Nomination Best Editing Ko Im-pyo
* Nomination Best Visual Effects Jang Seong-ho
* Nomination Best New Actress Lee Yeon-hee
;2008 Baeksang Arts Awards
* Nomination Best Director Lee Myung-se
* Nomination Best New Actress Lee Yeon-hee
;2008 Buil Film Awards
* Best Art Direction Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho
* Best Lighting Choi Chul-soo
* Nomination Best Supporting Actress Gong Hyo-jin
* Nomination Best Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo
;2008 Grand Bell Awards
* Best Art Direction Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho
* Nomination Best Editing Ko Im-pyo
* Nomination Best Visual Effects Jeong Do-an, Yu Yeong-jae
* Nomination Best Sound Park Jun-oh
;2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards
* Nomination Best Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo
* Nomination Best Art Direction Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho
* Nomination Best Lighting Choi Chul-soo
Adaptation
'Mimi', a four-episode miniseries inspired by the film, aired on Mnet in 2014.
References
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