Romance Joe

Romance Joe (Korean: 로맨스 조; RR: Ro-maen-seu Jo) is a 2011 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by first-time director Lee Kwang-kuk and stars Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Chae-eun. It made its world premiere in the Korean Cinema Today and won the Citizen Critics' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.[1]

Romance Joe
Film poster
Hangul로맨스 조
Revised RomanizationRo-maen-seu Jo
Directed byLee Kwang-kuk
Produced byYim Soon-rye
Written byLee Kwang-kuk
StarringKim Young-pil
Shin Dong-mi
Lee Chae-eun
Music byPark Jin-seok
CinematographyJi Yun-jeong
Edited bySon Yeon-ji
Release date
  • October 2011 (2011-10) (BIFF)
  • 8 March 2012 (2012-03-08) (South Korea)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

The story focuses on the plight of a suicidal man.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Cast
  • Kim Young-pil as Romance Joe
  • Shin Dong-mi as teashop girl
  • Lee Chae-eun as Cho-hee
  • Jo Han-chul as Director Lee
  • Kim Dong-hyeon as Seo-dam/police
  • Kim Sae-byuk as nurse

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
201221st Buil Film AwardsBest New DirectorLee Kwang-kukWon
16th Busan International Film Festival[1]Citizen Critics' AwardRomance JoeWon
13th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest ScreenplayLee Kwang-kukWon

References
  1. Ahn, Sung-mi (2 March 2015). "Blurring the line between dreams and reality". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Schenker, Andrew. "ROMANCE JOE". British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "ROMANCE JOE". koreanculture.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Romance Joe (2012)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. Schenker, Andrew (17 March 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. Baylon, Rex (3 September 2012). "Romance Joe (로맨스 조, Lo-maen-seu Joe) 2012". modernkoreancinema.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. Schwartz, William (31 January 2014). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "Romance Joe"". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  8. Scheib, Ronnie (28 March 2012). "Romance Joe". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. Lee, Eun-sun (29 October 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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