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Resurrection of the Little Match Girl

Korean Panorama

Love/Romance · IT/VR · Crime/Violence

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2002
  • Running Time124min
  • Format35mm
Program Note
A young man smitten by a young girl at a neighborhood video parlor logs into a strange electronic game where player wins if he or she freezes a little match seller to death. It is further complicated by the fact that little match seller, who resembles the game room girl, must yearn for the game player who is trying to eliminate her. Competition was fierce for the young man who had no high tech equipment like his competitors to give him the upper hand. To make matters worse, complications occur when the little match seller acquires self-awareness. This film combines spectacular images with a general game plot. But in fact, it is actually the rejection of game logic that constitutes the basic idea of this film. The irony of preventing other competitors’ efforts to save the little match seller and eventually leaving her to die is by far logically impossible when winning her love is an additional imperative. It is even more difficult when the game characters’ self-identities are established as a prerequisite. These elements inspire the complex facade and the attraction of this film.
Director
Director
Jang Sun-Woo
Born in 1952. Jang Sun-woo graduated from Seoul National University in archeology. He worked as an assistant to Lee Jang-ho and debuted with Seoul Jesus(1986). He is one of the most controversial filmmakers in Korea for his way of revealing harsh reality. Hwa Om Kyung(1993) won the Alfred Bauer Award at Berlin International Film Festival, and Lies(1999) was in competition at Venice. His films include The Age of Success(1988), The Road to the Racetrack(1991), To You, From Me(1994), A Petal(1996) and Timeless, Bottomless, Bad Movie(1997).
Credit
  • Director
    Jang Sun-Woo
  • ProducerYoo In-taek
  • CastYim Eun-kyung
    Kim Jin-pyo
  • ScreenplayJang Sun-woo
  • CinematographyKim Woo-hyung
  • Production DesignLee Chul-ho
  • EditorKim Hyun
    Han Seung-ryong
  • MusicDal Paran
  • Production CompanyTube Entertainment
  • World SalesCJ Entertainment
    karen@cj.net
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