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Life Is Beautiful (2022 film)
Life Is Beautiful (Korean: 인생은 아름다워; RR: Insaeng-eun Aleumdawo) is a 2022 South Korean musical, road film directed by Choi Kook-hee and starring Yum Jung-ah, Ryu Seung-ryong, Park Se-wan and Ong Seong-wu.[2] It is a musical about Oh Se-yeon (Yum Jung-ah) who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart as her birthday gift. Both embark on journey to find him.[3] The film had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 19, 2022,[4][5] and was released in theaters on September 28 2022 in South Korea.[6]
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 인생은 아름다워 |
| Revised Romanization | Insaeng-eun Aleumdawo |
| Directed by | Choi Kook-hee |
| Screenplay by | Bae Se-yeong |
| Produced by | Park Eun-kyung |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Back Yoon-seuk |
| Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
| Music by | Kim Joon-seok |
Production company | The Lamp |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$8.6 million[1] |
Synopsis edit
The film is a musical drama about a woman Oh Se Yeon (Yum Jung-ah), who makes a strange request to her husband as birthday gift. It is to find her first love from her school days. Her husband Kang Jin-bong (Ryu Seung-ryong) reluctantly joins her on this journey. The journey, full of life and music.
Cast edit
- Yum Jung-ah as Oh Se-yeon[7]
- Park Se-wan as young Oh Se-yeon
- Ryu Seung-ryong as Kang Jin-bong, husband of Oh Se-yeon[8]
- Ong Seong-wu as Jeong-woo
- Yang Hee-kyung as Dong-tan, landlady
- Park Yeong-gyu as Jin-bong's father[9]
- Shim Dal-gi as Hyeon-jeong, Se-yeon's childhood friend[9]
- Ha Hyun-sang as Seo Jin, son of Jin Bong and Se Yeon.[9]
- Kim Hye-ok as Jin-bong's mother[9]
- Ko Chang-seok[9]
- Yeom Hye-ran[9]
- Jeon Moo-song[9]
- Shin Shin-ae as Aunt Dong-tan[9]
- Kim Jong-soo[9]
- Kim Sun-young[9]
- Ryu Hyun-kyung[9]
- Kim Da-in as Ye-jin, A daughter full of rebellion.[9]
- Lee Won-hee as dancer
- Yuk Sim-hwan as dancer
- Kang Seung-wan
Production edit
- Theme
The film is a road film in which two people wife and husband wander across the country in search of wife's first love, It has music that fits their stories from childhood to the present. It is the first jukebox musical in South Korea, containing familiar popular songs from the 1970s to 2000s.[10]
- Filming
The filming began on October 14, 2019 and it was wrapped up on February 6, 2020.[11]
Release edit
Life Is Beautiful had its premiere at 36th Fribourg International Film Festival on March 19, 2022.[4][5]
The film was scheduled to be released in theaters in December 2020,[12][13] but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[14] It was released on September 28, 2022.[6]
Accolades edit
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Actress – Film | Yum Jung-ah | Nominated | [15] |
| Best New Actor – Film | Ong Seong-wu | Nominated | |||
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2022 | Best Actress | Yum Jung-ah | Nominated | [16] |
| Best New Actor | Ong Seong-wu | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Son Min-jung, Kim Young-bok | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | Kim Joon-seok | Nominated | |||
| Buil Film Awards | 2023 | Best Music | Kim Joon-seok | Nominated | [17] |
| Director's Cut Awards | 2023 | Best Actress | Yum Jung-ah | Nominated | [18] |
| Grand Bell Awards | 2022 | Best Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Nominated | [19][20] |
| Best Actress | Yum Jung-ah | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Ong Seong-wu | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Choi Se-yeon | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | Kim Joon-seok | Won | |||
| New Wave Award | Ong Seong-wu | Won | [21] | ||
| Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Excellence Award, Actress Film | Shim Dal-gi | Won | [22] |
| Vevey International Funny Film Festival | Audience Award | Life Is Beautiful | Won | [23][24] |
References edit
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External links edit
- Life Is Beautiful at the Korean Movie Database
- Life Is Beautiful at HanCinema
- Life Is Beautiful at Daum (in Korean)