Hanji (film)

Hanji

Theatrical poster
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Produced by Min Byung-lock
Lee Hee-won
Written by Im Kwon-taek
Song Gil-han
Starring Park Joong-hoon
Kang Soo-yeon
Ye Ji-won
Music by Kim Soo-chul
Cinematography Kim Hoon-kwang
Edited by Park Soon-duk
Production
company
Release dates
  • March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)
Running time
 118 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget US$1.73 million
Box office US$310,073

Hanji (Hangul: 달빛 길어올리기; RR: Dalbit Gireoolligi; lit. "Scooping Up the Moonlight")[1] is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Im Kwon-taek.[2][3] It is Im's 101st film and was inspired by a true story.[4][5][6]

Plot

Pil-yong is a middling civil servant who is gripped by guilt every time he sees his wife Hyo-kyung, who is half-paralyzed from a stroke induced by his affair with another woman. But he finds newfound purpose in life when he is assigned to revive Jeonju's hanji industry. Hanji is Korean traditional paper made from mulberry trees; it is known in Asia for its beauty, flexibility and high quality, can reportedly last a thousand years, and is used for writing and creating 2D images similar to painting as well as 3D objects such as chamber pots and tea service. What begins as a desperate attempt to be promoted at work turns into a consuming passion as Pil-yong discovers the beauty of the craft, and he joins other devotees (such as documentary filmmaker Ji-won) to reenact traditional methods of hanji-making under the moonlight.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ D'Sa, Nigel (4 December 2009). "IM Kwon-taek's First HD Feature to Crank In January". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Park, Sun-young (4 December 2009). "New Im Kwon-taek film focuses on hanji". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (15 March 2011). "Im Kwon-taek: directing beyond his years". The Korea Times. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Jang, Byung-won (1 December 2010). "13 Highly Anticipated Titles for Second Half of 2010/An aesthetic challenge covering old things with new ones/HANJI". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (10 March 2011). "Im Kwon-taek's moonlight rhapsody". The Korea Times. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Honeycutt, Kirk (11 October 2011). "Hanji: Busan Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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