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Art Museum by the Zoo
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Wikipedia article
'Art Museum by the Zoo' is a 1998 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang.
Plot
On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having nowhere else to go he ends up staying with Choon-hee. At first the two struggle to get along, but before long Chul-soo discovers that she is writing a screenplay to enter into a competition, and they end up working on a story together based on their own experiences of love, titling it "Art Museum by the Zoo."
Cast
* Shim Eun-ha ... Choon-hee
* Lee Sung-jae ... Cheol-soo
* Ahn Sung-ki ... In-gong
* Song Seon-mi ... Da-hye
Reception
'Art Museum by the Zoo' was released in South Korea on December 19, 1998, drawing a then-impressive 412,472 viewers in Seoul alone, making it the fifth best-selling Korean film of 1998."[http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm98.html The Best Selling Films of 1998]". 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
In 1999, Shim Eun-ha won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and Lee Sung-jae swept Best New Actor awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
Director Lee Jeong-hyang was praised for her sophisticated and detailed direction, and the film is now considered a classic of 1990s Korean cinema.
References
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