Love Fiction

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Movie: Love Fiction
Revised romanization: Leobeu Pikseon
Hangul: 러브픽션
Director: Jeon Kye-Su
Writer: Jeon Kye-Su
Producer: Uhm Yong-Hoon, Bae Jung-Min, Na Byung-Joon, Shin Young-Il
Cinematographer: Kim Young-Min
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Runtime: 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Romantic-Comedy / Award Winning
Distributor: Next Entertainment World
Genre: Romantic-Comedy / Drama
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

A writer meets an attractive woman and falls in love on first sight. Will there love last?

Ku Joo-Wol (Ha Jung-Woo) is a writer and a part-time as a bartender. He's currently working on his second novel, but stuck with a bout of writer's block. Joo-Wol then accompanies the president of his publishing company to Berlin on a business trip as a translator. On his last day in Berlin, Joo-Wool attends a party for movie industry insiders. Joo-Wool, bored with the party, steps outside to smoke a cigarette. A woman named Hee-Jin (Kong Hyo-Jin) then walks next to him and smokes a cigarette. Joo-Wol falls in love on first sight.

Back in Seoul. Hee-Jin finds a letter and a flower basket awaiting for her on her desk. Hee-Jin reads the letter from Joo-Wol and finds it funny. Meanwhile, Joo-Wol waits and waits for her phone call. Finally, Joo-Wol gets the phone call from Hee-Jin. The soon-to-be couple will meet for the second time ...

Notes

Filming began August 5, 2011 and finished November 19, 2011.
During its first week of release "Love Fiction" surpassed one million ticket sales. During the movie's opening weekend (March 2-3) "Love Fiction" sold 567,529 tickets on 615 screens and ranked #1 at the South Korean box office.

Cast



Ha Jung-Woo	Kong Hyo-Jin
Ku Joo-Wol	Hee-Jin



Ji Jin-Hee	Lee Byung-Joon	Jo Hie-Bong	Yoo In-Na	Kwak Do-Won
Joo-Ro	Multi man	Company president Kwak	Soo-Jung	Director

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Sung-Gi - Dr. Pyo
Kim Hye-Ji - woman at hairshop
Kim Jae-Hwa - Japanese woman at beach
Kim Hye-Hwa - Japanese woman at beach
Yeom Hyun-Seo - child
Lee Joon-Hyuk - Professor Jung
Choi Won-Tae - Baek Son-Il
A Yong-Joo - system operator

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Film Festivals

2012 (15th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 16-24, 2012 - Spectrum
2012 (11th) Asian Film Festival of Dallas - July 12-19, 2012 *Dallas Premiere
2012 (16th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 19-August 9, 2012 *Canadian Premiere

Awards

Best Screenplay (Jeon Kye-Su) - 2012 (48th) PaekSang Arts Awards - April 26, 2012

Comments

Comment #2
Eliza Says:
Feb 22 2013 8:19 pm

OMG I have never laughed so much at a film in all my life, I nearly wet myself laughing. Ha Jung Woo's performance is terrific. .HJW would make a great Inspector Clouseau with his dead pan expression - the same expression was used in"the film The Chaser" and he frightened the life out of me, so much so that I had to go and get a glass of wine before I could watch the rest of the film - was the quality which made his performance stand out. There is a scene where he discovers his girlfriend has underarm hair. His shock and horror when finding said hair really annoys his girl - what can a man do except comment on this unnatural hairiness which no woman should have.- well she decides to leave and he says,"Oh no, no don't go really I'm sorry, really, I love furry things, hats, animals, the mold that grows on cheese," I was crying laughing at that because he was so serous and earnest. there are pure moments of pure comic genius and everyone who starred in the film were excellent. I must say I don't think we have seen the best from HJW yet and I can't wait to see what he has in store for us......he is a class act...love him.
Comment #1
Ki Says:
Mar 02 2012 11:55 pm

"Love Fiction" will likely raise the interests of many Korean cinema fans due to the pairing of actor Ha Jung-Woo and actress Kong Hyo-Jin. For Ha Jung-Woo he gets a chance to kick off his shoes a bit and play a lighter role, while, Kong Hyo-Jin gets to put on some lipstick and slip into something sexier (at least compared to her recent roles).

The movie itself starts off with a bang as Ha Jung-Woo and Kong Hyo-Jin's character first meet in Berlin, while taking a cigarette break from a party held during the Berlin Film Festival. Once they get back to Koera, Ha Jung-Woo sends her a note and flowers and he waits for her call. And waits for her call. When he does get that call, the movie soon hits its high notes as their romance first blossoms.

Around this time you literally feel their excitement. Lots of smiles ensue and it's just plain fun watching these characters as they become more familiar with each other and their idiosyncrasies like being a vegetarian or having hairy arm pits.

When the couple's relationship hits rocky waters, the movie itself starts to lag. I know it just wasn't myself either, as the lady sitting next to me was laughing out loud during the early portions and around this time started to fidget with her cellphone. Without giving away major spoilers, the story doesn't go down the path of typical romance films or set itself for a typical fairy tale experience. On the one hand, it does lend itself to being more honest or portraying aspects of relationships not shown as much in cinema, but on the other hand, it hinders the film's ability to keep up the "interest quotient" that was brought out in the early portions of the film. The side schtick with a "film within a film" setting was just ok.

Fortunately, the movie does close out on a high note and leaves the viewer with a favorable impression. Yet, with that promising start and impressive cast, I did feel wanting a bit more. Compared to a movie like "My Dear Enemy," "Love Fiction" doesn't have that close introspective feel to make the movie's more mundane moments feel meaningful and the movie's comedy element has its moments, but it's also quite mild for its genre. I liked the film. You'll probably like the film. Doubtful though anyone will love the film.

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