Ad-lib Night
Ad-lib Night (Korean: 아주 특별한 손님; RR: Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
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Hangul | 아주 특별한 손님 |
Hanja | 아주 特別한 손님 |
Revised Romanization | Ajoo Teukbyeolhan Sonnim |
McCune–Reischauer | Aju T‘ŭkpyŏlhan Sonnim |
Directed by | Lee Yoon-ki |
Produced by | Lee Yoon-ki Yun Il-joong Oh Su-seong |
Written by | Lee Yoon-ki |
Based on | short story by Azuko Taira |
Starring | Han Hyo-joo Kim Yeong-min |
Music by | Kim Jeong-beom |
Cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
Edited by | Kim Hyeong-ju Jeremy Jeong |
Distributed by | KBS Sky |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$12,626[2] |
Plot
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Yeong-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.[4]
Cast
- Han Hyo-joo - Lee Bo-kyung
- Kim Yeong-min - Ki-yeong
- Choi Il-hwa - Ji-ho's father
- Yoon Hee-seok - Nam Taek-jong
- Lee Hyun-jung - Ji-ho's mother
- Kim Jung-ki - Young-eun's uncle
- Shin Yeong-jin - Young-eun's aunt
- Kwon Da-hyun - Lee Jin-young
- Gi Ju-bong - Myung-eun's father
- Kim Hye-ok - Myung-eun's mother
- Bae Jong-ok - Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
- Jin Yong-wook - Lee Sung-wook
- Lee Seung-yeon
- Yeo Min-gu
Awards
2006
- 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[5]
2007
- 20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[6]
- 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France - Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)[7]
References
- https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history11_02.asp?mode=view&idx=11223&piff_code=2006
- "Box office by Country: Ad-Lib Night". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- "Film File: Ad Lib Night". Berlinale. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- Bourne, Christopher (19 August 2011). "Review: Lee Yoon-ki's "Ad-Lib Night" - Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "영화평론상 최우수작품상 '가족의 탄생'". The Donga Ilbo (in Korean). 17 December 2006.
- "Han Hyo-joo to Win Best Actress at Singapore Film Festival" Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. KBS Global. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- "<第9回ドーヴィル・アジア映画祭>閉幕を迎える - フランス". AFP (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
External links
- http://cafe.naver.com/adlibnight.cafe
- Ad-lib Night at HanCinema
- Ad-lib Night at the Korean Movie Database
- Ad-lib Night at IMDb