All About My Wife

All About My Wife (Korean: 내 아내의 모든 것; RR: Nae anaeui modeun geot; MR: Nae anae ŭi modŭn kŏt) is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Min Kyu-dong, about a timid husband who hires a professional Casanova to seduce his seemingly perfect but fearsome wife, hoping this will make her divorce him.[2] Starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun and Ryu Seung-ryong,[3][4] the movie was released in theaters on May 17, 2012.[5]

All About My Wife
Hangul내 아내의 모든 것
Revised RomanizationNae anae-ui modeun geot
McCune–ReischauerNae anae-ŭi modŭn gŏt
Directed byMin Kyu-dong
Produced byPark Joon-ho
Min Jin-soo
Lee Yoo-jin
Written byHeo Sung-hye
Min Kyu-dong
Based onUn novio para mi mujer
by Pablo Solarz
StarringIm Soo-jung
Lee Sun-kyun
Ryu Seung-ryong
Music byLee Jin-hee
Kim Jun-seong
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byKim Sun-min
Release date
  • May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$29.4 million[1]

It is a remake of the Argentinean film Un novio para mi mujer ("A Boyfriend for My Wife").[6]

Plot

After seven years of marriage, the mild-mannered Doo-hyun (Lee Sun-kyun) is at the end of his rope, Jung-in (Im Soo-jung), his wife is driving him crazy with her endless nagging and complaining. He can't even bring himself to ask for a divorce because of the fights that will follow. When Doo-hyun's company transfers him out of state, it seems like his dream of getting away is coming true. But to his horror, Jung-in surprises him by moving across the country to be with him. Desperate but too afraid to ask for a divorce, Doo-hyun recruits his next-door neighbor and legendary Casanova Sung-ki (Ryu Seung-ryong) to seduce his wife and make her leave him first. After scoping her out, Sung-ki is intrigued by the challenge and confidently agrees to seduce Jung-in as his career finale. Meanwhile, to give her something to do, Doo-hyun has already arranged for Jung-in to get a spot on the local radio station, shooting her mouth off about life's injustices. True to his reputation, Sung-ki eventually succeeds in grabbing Jung-in's attention, and the two slowly develop feelings for each other. But though Doo-hyun asked for it, he grows to regret his decision and decides to spy on his wife and her lover.[7][8][9]

Cast
  • Im Soo-jung - Yeon Jung-in[10][11][12]
  • Lee Sun-kyun - Lee Doo-hyun[13]
  • Ryu Seung-ryong - Jang Sung-ki[14]
  • Lee Kwang-soo - PD Choi, radio host
  • Kim Ji-young - Song, radio writer
  • Kim Jung-tae - Park Kwang-shik, Doo-hyun's colleague
  • Lee Sung-min - Company Director Na, Doo-hyun's boss
  • Kim Do-young - Na's wife
  • Jung Sung-hwa - newspaper delivery man
  • Lee Dal-hyeong - captain at police station
  • Park Hee-von - female cop at police station
  • Jo Han-cheol - public officer at divorce court
  • Nam Myung-ryul - judge at divorce court
  • Lee Do-ah - Pyeongchang Company employee
  • Kim Sun-ha - waitress at noodle shop

Box office

With 594,195 tickets sold during the opening weekend of May 18 to 20, the film's debut made a splash atop the local box office, putting up a strong fight against Hollywood films The Avengers and Men in Black 3.[15] Benefiting from positive word-of-mouth, it continued its impressive commercial run, with over 4.5 million admissions in total.[16][17][18][19]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 21st Buil Film Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated
49th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Won [20]
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Won
Best New Actor Lee Kwang-soo Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated
Best Art Direction Jeon Kyung-ran Nominated
Best Music Kim Jun-seong, Lee Jin-hee Nominated
55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Women in Film Korea Awards Won [21][22]
2013 4th KOFRA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Won [23]
49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Min Kyu-dong Nominated [24]
Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated

References
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  2. Jung, Hyun-mok (11 June 2012). "Director Min Kyu-dong says it’s all about communication" Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  3. Kim, Jessica (25 October 2011). "Lee Sun-kyun, Lim Soo-jung to play married couple in new film". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  4. "Min Gyoo-dong's new film Everything about my Wife stars Im Soo-jeong, Lee Seon-gyoon, Ryoo Seung-yong". Star News via Hancinema. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  5. Suk, Monica (15 March 2012). "Lee Sun-kyun, Lim Soo-jung film to be released May 17". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  6. Lee, Claire (5 April 2012). "Actress Im’s upcoming film revealed to be Argentinean remake". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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  14. Jung, Hyun-mok (21 May 2012). "Ryu Seung-ryong moves beyond stereotypes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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  19. "Box office, June 16–30". Korean Film Council. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  20. Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
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  23. Ji, Yong-jin (1 February 2013). "PIETA Regarded as the Best Film in 2012 by Reporters". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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