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Scent of a Man

Korean Panorama

Crime/Violence · Love/Romance · Psychology

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year1998
  • Running Time106min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
This is the fourth feature by Jang Hyun-Soo known for conventional action melodramas such as Walking All the Way to Heaven and Born to Kill. In this theatrical adaptation of Ha Byung-Mu′s novel, depicted a star-crossed love between a step-brother and step-sister is depicted. The poverty-ridden Hyuk-Soo emerges as the new muscle of the underworld. He is in love with his step-sister, Eun-Hae, but maintains his distance from her. Hyuk-Soo goes to jail for the gangster organization, and Eun-Hae marries Cull-Min who has been pursuing her in order to release Hyuk-Soo. Chul-Min starts beating Eun-Hae after realizing that she has no blood ties with Hyuk-Soo. To this, Hyuk-Soo warns Chul-Min to stop the violence only to make matters worse. He chooses to be executed in Eun-Hae′s place after she murders Chul-Min. The film stubbornly sticks to classical conventions, now somewhat foreign to a 90s sensibility. It is questionable whether this film will be able to rekindle a nostalgia, but the film is unique in the sense that the director presents and interesting genre film with realistic images and meticulously choreographed action scenes. (Lee Sang-Yong)
Director
Director
Jang Hyun-Soo
Born in 1959, Jang Hyun-Soo was a film student at Chung-Ang University and graduated from the Korean Film Academy. He made his debut with Walking All The Way to Heaven in 1992, which won Grand Bell Awards for the Best New Director, Adaptation, and Editing. His film included Rules of the Game (94) and Born to Kill (96). Scent of a Man is his fourth feature film.
Credit
  • Director
    Jang Hyun-Soo
  • ProducerLee Hyoung-Tak
  • CastKim Seung-Woo
    Myung Se-Bin
    Cho Min-Gki
  • ScreenplayWhang Jai-Hong
  • CinematographyPark Hee-Ju
  • EditorPark Sung-Yong
  • SoundChoi Jai-Ho
  • MusicPyon Sung-Yong
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