The Korean Cultural Center in DC has two film screenings every month. This month's offering is Sunny, a film about a group of high school friends in the 1980s and their reunion 25 years later. It was quite good. Those girls were a rough bunch. I'd watch it again. Here's the trailer:
Earlier this year they screened Marathon, which I also enjoyed. It's based on the true story of an autistic marathon runner. Most definitely plan to re-watch it when I have time. The acting was superb. I've had a few students on the autism spectrum in my classroom for the past three years, and the depiction was quite accurate. It also gave me a bit of insight into how Korean society deals with people with disabilities.
Also, Jo Seung-woo, the main actor, holds a special place in my heart because, although I had been watching world cinema for a long time, his film 춘향뎐 Chunhyang (2000) was the first Korean film I really took notice of. I watched it at Cinestudio with my friend Daniel. When we left the theater he said "¡Que impresionante!" Impressive indeed.
Jo Seung-woo also starred in 도마뱀 Love Phobia (2006) which is another film I liked a lot. I recommend it if you like a bit of magic realism.
WARNING: Do not read the plot summaries on Wikipedia because they are full of spoilers.
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