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Motel Cactus
2nd(1997) New Currents
Urbanization · Love/Romance · Eroticism
- CountryKorea
- Production Year1997
- Running Time91min
- Format 35mm
- ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Almost half of the lights that fill the Seoul nightscapes are motel signboards. It is in these places that many spend their youth. Hyun-Ju is sentimental about her memories at the motel, and Min-Gu finds Hyun-Ju a burden. To these two, the motel represents a space for instant consumption and pleasure. This also applies to others who frequent motels, such as Jun-Ki and Seo-Kyung who unintentionally have sex while waiting for a friend. They leave the motel without accomplishing their primary mission of shootion a film.
Hyun-Ju visits the motel again where she has meaningless sex with a stranger. The man Suk-Tae asks her, "how do you know this place?" Suk-Tae brings his old flame, Hee-Su to the motel after attending his senior′s funeral. Time has passed and Suk-Tak reminisces about this rendezvous, but both have changed too much for any chance of reconciliation. The film depicts a deep loneliness of the people who come to Motel Cactus. What they leave behind are dry and painful memaries captured in the smell of their flesh.
Director
Ki-Yong PARK
Born in 1961, Park Ki-Yong graduated from Seoul Institute of Art and Korean Academy of Film Arts. He worked as the producer for Park Kwang-Su ′ s To the Starry Island and Jang Sun-Woo ′ s The Cinema on the Road. In 1997, he made his feature debut with Motel Cactus, which won numerous awards including PIFF ′ s New Currents Award, Jury Prize at the Fribourg and Critic ′ s Choice at the Rotterdam. Recently he also worked, as a producer for the documentary The Jang Sun-Woo Variations. Camel(s) is his second feature film.
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Credit
- Director Ki-Yong PARK 박기용
- Producer Cha Seung-Jae
- Cast Jin Hee-Kyung, Jung Woo-Sung, Lee Mi-Yeon
- Screenplay Park Ki-Yong, Bong Joon-Ho
- Cinematography Christopher Doyle
- Production Design Choi Jung-Hwa, Oh Jae-Won
- Editor Ham Sang-Won
- Sound Kim Kyung-Tae
- Music Kim Jae-Won
- World Sales
An Uno Films produstion