Romance Joe

Romance Joe (Korean: 로맨스 조; RR: Ro-maen-seu Jo) is a 2011 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by first-time director Lee Kwang-kuk and stars Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Chae-eun. It made its world premiere in the Korean Cinema Today and won the Citizen Critics' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.^[1]

Romance Joe
Film poster
Hangul	로맨스 조
Revised Romanization	Ro-maen-seu Jo
Directed by	Lee Kwang-kuk
Written by	Lee Kwang-kuk
Produced by	Yim Soon-rye
Starring	Kim Young-pil Shin Dong-mi Lee Chae-eun
Cinematography	Ji Yun-jeong
Edited by	Son Yeon-ji
Music by	Park Jin-seok
Release dates	October 2011 (2011-10) (BIFF) 8 March 2012 (2012-03-08) (South Korea)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

The story focuses on the plight of a suicidal man.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Cast

• Kim Young-pil as Romance Joe
  • Lee David as young Romance Joe
• Shin Dong-mi as teashop girl
• Lee Chae-eun as Cho-hee
• Jo Han-chul as Director Lee
• Kim Dong-hyeon as Seo-dam/police
• Kim Sae-byuk as nurse

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	21st Buil Film Awards	Best New Director	Lee Kwang-kuk	Won
	16th Busan International Film Festival^[1]	Citizen Critics' Award	Romance Joe	Won
	13th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Screenplay	Lee Kwang-kuk	Won

References

1. Ahn, Sung-mi (2 March 2015). "Blurring the line between dreams and reality". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. Schenker, Andrew. "ROMANCE JOE". British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. "ROMANCE JOE". koreanculture.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
4. "Romance Joe (2012)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
5. Schenker, Andrew (17 March 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. Baylon, Rex (3 September 2012). "Romance Joe (로맨스 조, Lo-maen-seu Joe) 2012". modernkoreancinema.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
7. Schwartz, William (31 January 2014). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "Romance Joe"". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
8. Scheib, Ronnie (28 March 2012). "Romance Joe". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
9. Lee, Eun-sun (29 October 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• Romance Joe at HanCinema
• Romance Joe at the Korean Movie Database
• Romance Joe at IMDb