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Beautiful
Theatrical poster
Hangul

아름답다

Revised RomanizationAreumdapta
McCune–ReischauerArŭmdapta
Directed byJuhn Jai-hong
Screenplay byJuhn Jai-hong
Story byKim Ki-duk
Produced byKim Ki-duk
David Cho
StarringCha Soo-yeon
Lee Chun-hee
CinematographyKim Gi-tae
Edited byJuhn Jai-hong
Music byNo Hyeong-u
Distributed bySponge Entertainment

Release date

  • 14 February 2008 (2008-02-14)

Running time

88 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$9,840[1]

Beautiful (Korean아름답다; RRAreumdapda) is a 2008 South Korean film, and the debut feature of director Juhn Jai-hong.[2] The film is based on an original story by Kim Ki-duk.[3][4][5][6]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Release[edit]

Beautiful premiered in the Panorama section of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival,[5][7] and was given a limited theatrical release in South Korea on February 14, 2008, where it was screened in just five Seoul theaters.[8][9] As of March 31, 2008, it had received a total of 1,478 admissions,[10] and as of April 13, it grossed US$9,840.[1]

Awards[edit]

Beautiful won the Grand Prix at the 2008 Fukuoka Asian Film Festival.[7]

References[edit]

  • ^ Lee, Hyo-won (12 February 2008). "Singer-Turned-Director's Fearless Endeavor". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • ^ Yang, Sung-jin (5 February 2008). "Beautiful examines idea of beauty a la Kim Ki-duk mode". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • ^ "A "Beautiful" But Miserable Woman". The Dong-a Ilbo. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • ^ a b Lee, Hyo-won (14 February 2008). "Beautiful Shows Ugly Side of Beauty". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  • ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 아름답다 (Beautiful)". Twitch Film. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  • ^ a b Paquet, Darcy (17 July 2008). ""Beautiful wins top prize at Fukuoka". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  • ^ D'Sa, Nigel (15 February 2008). "Beautiful Opens on Valentines Day". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • ^ Yang Sung-jin (13 February 2008). "Arthouse films warm cold season". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  • ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
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