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The Contact (1997 South Korean film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Contact

| image = The Contact.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name =

| director = Chang Yoon-hyun

| producer = Sim Jae-myung

| writer = Chang Yoon-hyun
Jo Myeong-joo

| starring = Han Suk-kyu
Jeon Do-yeon

| music = Choi Man-sik
Jo Yeong-wook

| cinematography = Kim Seong-bok

| editing = Park Gok-ji

| distributor = Myung Films

| released =

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

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'The Contact' is a 1997 South Korean romance film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997 with 674,933 admissions, and was awarded the Grand Bell Awards for best picture.

Plot



One day, radio DJ Dong-hyeon (Han Suk-kyu) receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his former lover. He decides to play the song 'Pale Blue Eyes' off of that record. At the same time, a home shopping telemarketer, Soo-hyeon (Jeon Do-yeon) listens to the radio program while driving her car.

The next day, Soo-hyeon makes a request through the internet for Dong-hyeon to play the song again. Dong-hyeon then contacts Soo-hyeon, hoping she is his former girlfriend or someone he knows.

Cast



*Jeon Do-yeon as Soo-hyeon

*Han Suk-kyu as Dong-hyeon

*Chu Sang-mi as Eun-hee

*Park Yong-soo

*Choi Cheol-ho

*Kim Tae-woo

*Lee Beom-soo

*Kim Min-kyung as female employee at convenience store

Awards



1997 Grand Bell Awards

* Best Film

* Best Editing - Park Gok-ji

* Best Adapted Screenplay - Chang Yoon-hyun

* Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards

* Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Baeksang Arts Awards

* Most Popular Actress (Film) - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

* Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

References




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