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Beautiful (2008 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Beautiful
| image = Beautiful film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name =
| director = Juhn Jai-hong
| producer = Kim Ki-duk
David Cho
| screenplay = Juhn Jai-hong
| story = Kim Ki-duk
| starring = Cha Soo-yeon
Lee Chun-hee
| music = No Hyeong-u
| cinematography = Kim Gi-tae
| editing = Juhn Jai-hong
| distributor = Sponge Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Beautiful' is a 2008 South Korean film, and the debut feature of director Juhn Jai-hong. The film is based on an original story by Kim Ki-duk.Lee, Hyo-won (14 February 2008). [https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/11/141_18920.html "'Beautiful' Shows Ugly Side of Beauty"]. 'The Korea Times'. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
Plot
Eun-Yeong is a young woman who finds her beauty to be a curse, drawing unwanted attention from all kinds of men and making other women jealous. Nevertheless, she leads a relatively content life until she is raped by one of her stalkers, Seong-min, who then blames Eun-Yeong for the incident, saying, "I did it because you're so beautiful". Traumatized by her attack, Eun-Yeong tries to destroy her beauty, first by attempting to become obese, and when that fails by making herself unattractively thin. When her beauty does start to fade, she becomes alarmed and tries to regain it by wearing gaudy makeup and revealing clothes, her behavior increasingly destructive and unstable. A policeman, Eun-Cheol, watches her downfall with pity and sympathy, but eventually, he too submits to his lustful desires.
Cast
* Cha Soo-yeon ... Eun-yeong
* Lee Chun-hee ... Eun-cheol
* Choi Moo-sung ... Detective Kim
* Kim Min-soo ... Seong-min
* Lee Min ... Mi-yeon
* Bae Yong-geun ... Beauty salon boss
* Kim Seon-bin ... Working man
* Jo Seok-hyeon ... Lavatory man
* Lee Chang-min ... Police station man
Release
'Beautiful' premiered in the Panorama section of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival,Paquet, Darcy (17 July 2008). "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1025 "Beautiful wins top prize at Fukuoka"]. 'Korean Film Council'. Retrieved 2008-12-06. and was given a limited theatrical release in South Korea on February 14, 2008, where it was screened in just five Seoul theaters.Yang Sung-jin (13 February 2008). [http://www.hancinema.net/arthouse-films-warm-cold-season-12535.html "Arthouse films warm cold season"]. 'The Korea Herald via Hancinema'. Retrieved 2008-12-06. As of March 31, 2008, it had received a total of 1,478 admissions,[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2008.html#boxoffice "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results"]. 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved 2008-12-06. and as of April 13, it grossed .[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=15&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office April 1113, 2008"]. 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
Awards
'Beautiful' won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Fukuoka Asian Film Festival.
References
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