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| ⚫ | '''Lee Jeong-hyang''' ({{ko-hhrm|이정향}}; born April 13, 1964) is a South Korean [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]]. She is best known for ''[[The Way Home (2002 film)|The Way Home]]'' (2002), a film she wrote and directed which won her Best Film and Best Original Screenplay at the [[Grand Bell Awards]]. |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
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Born in South Korea, Lee attended [[Sogang University]], majoring in French Language and Literature. She subsequently entered The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1988 and was a part of its fourth graduating class.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Changing Face of Korean Cinema: 1960 to 2015|last=Yecies|first=Brian and Shim Aegyung|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|isbn=978-0415707657 |
Born in South Korea, Lee attended [[Sogang University]], majoring in French Language and Literature. She subsequently entered The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1988 and was a part of its fourth graduating class.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Changing Face of Korean Cinema: 1960 to 2015|last=Yecies|first=Brian and Shim Aegyung|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|isbn=978-0415707657|pages=191}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=The South Korean Film Renaissance: Local Hitmakers, Global Provocateurs|url=https://archive.org/details/southkoreanfilmr00choi|url-access=limited|last=Choi|first=Jinhee|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0819569400|pages=[https://archive.org/details/southkoreanfilmr00choi/page/n17 5], 30}}</ref> |
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Upon graduation from KAFA, Lee worked as an assistant director on ''Declaration of Genius'' (1995), a film by [[Lee Jang-ho]], a director who came to fame in the mid-1970s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Women Screenwriters: An International Guide|last=Nelmes|first=Jill and Jule Selbo|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2015|isbn=978-1137312365 |
Upon graduation from KAFA, Lee worked as an assistant director on ''Declaration of Genius'' (1995), a film by [[Lee Jang-ho]], a director who came to fame in the mid-1970s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Women Screenwriters: An International Guide|last=Nelmes|first=Jill and Jule Selbo|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2015|isbn=978-1137312365|pages=135}}</ref> It was during this time in 1995, when the government censorship was at its peak, that Lee began working on the script of what became her writer-directorial feature film debut, ''[[Art Museum by the Zoo]]'' (1998).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Although only released towards the end of the year on December 19, 1998, the film became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm98.html|title=Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1998|website=www.koreanfilm.org|access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref> The film, a semi-autobiographical<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> romantic comedy about two strangers who end up living together and cowriting a screenplay about their relationship, won the leads, [[Shim Eun-ha]] a Best Actress award at the [[Grand Bell Awards]] and [[Lee Sung-jae]] several Best New Actor Awards. |
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Lee's second feature length film as a writer-director, ''[[The Way Home (2002 film)|The Way Home]]'' (2002), is undoubtedly her most successful and critically acclaimed to date. The film tells the story of a city-born boy who goes to live with his mute, elderly grandmother in her rural village. The young adolescent struggles to overcome their differences in lifestyles and attitude, but eventually grows to admire and appreciate the simpler, more traditional lifestyle.<ref name=":1" /> With its "subtle characterization, sensibility, and aesthetics",<ref name=":2" /> the film appealed to mass audiences, becoming Korea's second highest-grossing film of the year.<ref name=":1" /> It went on to win Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lee at the [[Grand Bell Awards]], which is South Korea's equivalent of the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]. |
Lee's second feature length film as a writer-director, ''[[The Way Home (2002 film)|The Way Home]]'' (2002), is undoubtedly her most successful and critically acclaimed to date. The film tells the story of a city-born boy who goes to live with his mute, elderly grandmother in her rural village. The young adolescent struggles to overcome their differences in lifestyles and attitude, but eventually grows to admire and appreciate the simpler, more traditional lifestyle.<ref name=":1" /> With its "subtle characterization, sensibility, and aesthetics",<ref name=":2" /> the film appealed to mass audiences, becoming Korea's second highest-grossing film of the year.<ref name=":1" /> It went on to win Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lee at the [[Grand Bell Awards]], which is South Korea's equivalent of the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]. |
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For the next two years, Lee took some time off simply to relax following the enormous success of ''The Way Home.'' By 2004, she "started to add the finishing touches to the synopsis of ''[[A Reason to Live (2011 film)|A Reason to Live]]''" (2011). The film centres around the idea of forgiveness, particularly concerning the victims of fatal accidents and their families. Having originally written the synopsis years ago, prior to her debut, many changes had to be made to adjust to her different outlooks and opinion on life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=%202942454|title=In new film, director puts spotlight back on women|last=Sung|first=So-young|date=7 October 2011|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[16th Busan International Film Festival]], nine years after the release of her last film. |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite journal|last1=Howson|first1=Richard|last2=Yecies|first2=Brian|title=Korean Cinema's Female Writers–Directors and the "Hegemony of Men|url=http://www.genderonline.cz/cs/issue/38-rocnik-16-cislo-1-2015-muzi-a-muzstvi/432?culture=en|journal=Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research|date=2015 |volume=16|issue=1|pages=14–22 |doi=10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.167|doi-access=free}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/vod/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00001695&div=1 Lee Jeong-hyang] at the [[Korean Movie Database]] |
* [http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/vod/mm_basic.asp?person_id=00001695&div=1 Lee Jeong-hyang] at the [[Korean Movie Database]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 31 March 2024
Lee Jeong-hyang | |
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| Born | April 13, 1964 |
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| Hangul | 이정향 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jeong-hyang |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Jeong-hyang |
Lee Jeong-hyang (Korean: 이정향; born April 13, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is best known for The Way Home (2002), a film she wrote and directed which won her Best Film and Best Original Screenplay at the Grand Bell Awards.
Life and career
[edit]Born in South Korea, Lee attended Sogang University, majoring in French Language and Literature. She subsequently entered The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) in 1988 and was a part of its fourth graduating class.[1][2][3]
Upon graduation from KAFA, Lee worked as an assistant director on Declaration of Genius (1995), a film by Lee Jang-ho, a director who came to fame in the mid-1970s.[1][2] It was during this time in 1995, when the government censorship was at its peak, that Lee began working on the script of what became her writer-directorial feature film debut, Art Museum by the Zoo (1998).[1][2] Although only released towards the end of the year on December 19, 1998, the film became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year.[4] The film, a semi-autobiographical[1][2] romantic comedy about two strangers who end up living together and cowriting a screenplay about their relationship, won the leads, Shim Eun-ha a Best Actress award at the Grand Bell Awards and Lee Sung-jae several Best New Actor Awards.
Lee's second feature length film as a writer-director, The Way Home (2002), is undoubtedly her most successful and critically acclaimed to date. The film tells the story of a city-born boy who goes to live with his mute, elderly grandmother in her rural village. The young adolescent struggles to overcome their differences in lifestyles and attitude, but eventually grows to admire and appreciate the simpler, more traditional lifestyle.[2] With its "subtle characterization, sensibility, and aesthetics",[3] the film appealed to mass audiences, becoming Korea's second highest-grossing film of the year.[2] It went on to win Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lee at the Grand Bell Awards, which is South Korea's equivalent of the Oscars.
For the next two years, Lee took some time off simply to relax following the enormous success of The Way Home. By 2004, she "started to add the finishing touches to the synopsis of A Reason to Live" (2011). The film centres around the idea of forgiveness, particularly concerning the victims of fatal accidents and their families. Having originally written the synopsis years ago, prior to her debut, many changes had to be made to adjust to her different outlooks and opinion on life.[5] The film premiered at the 16th Busan International Film Festival, nine years after the release of her last film.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Credited as | |
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| 1998 | Art Museum by the Zoo | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | The Way Home | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | A Reason to Live[6] | Yes | Yes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Yecies, Brian and Shim Aegyung (2015). The Changing Face of Korean Cinema: 1960 to 2015. Routledge. p. 191. ISBN 978-0415707657.
- ^ a b c d e f Nelmes, Jill and Jule Selbo (2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 135. ISBN 978-1137312365.
- ^ a b Choi, Jinhee (2010). The South Korean Film Renaissance: Local Hitmakers, Global Provocateurs. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 5, 30. ISBN 978-0819569400.
- ^ "Darcy's Korean Film Page - 1998". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ Sung, So-young (7 October 2011). "In new film, director puts spotlight back on women". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Mayer, Julia (2012). "Brilliant Korea: The 16th Busan International Film Festival". Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine. 171: 50–56. ISSN 0312-2654.
Further reading
[edit]- Howson, Richard; Yecies, Brian (2015). "Korean Cinema's Female Writers–Directors and the "Hegemony of Men". Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research. 16 (1): 14–22. doi:10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.167.
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