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The Russian Novel
17th(2012) Korean Cinema Today
Literature · Love/Romance · Impaired
- CountryKorea,South
- Production Year2012
- Running Time140min
- Format DCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
The second installment of Shin Yeonsik’s middle-aged romance trilogy unfolds like a tragic Russian novel, in a visual monochrome with understated audio. A writer, who had lapsed into unconsciousness at the age of 27, miraculously regains consciousness after a 27-year coma and wakes to a world where he is a literary sensation, a prestige writer representing the period. The book, <The Russian Novel>, has earned him legendary status. It just so happens he did not write the book. In a reflective scene near the end of the film a character explains the basics of the Russian novel: long, complicated and so many characters. The same can be said ofthe film. It has a relatively long running time of 2 hours and 20 minutes and a complicated narrative structure, unfolding in order. There are so many characters in the film that it’s impossible to remember them all. Although long, it is never boring; complicated, certainly, but never difficult; and packed characters, yes, but never to the point of distracting. (JEON Chanil)
Director
Younshick SHIN
Photo
Credit
- Director Younshick SHIN 신연식
- Producer KIM Jihyoung
- Cast KIM Insoo 김인수, KANG Shinhyu 강신효, KYEONG Seonghwan 경성환, KIM Jeongseok 김정석, LEE Jaehye 이재혜, LEE Kyongmee 이경미, LEE Yoomee 이유미, LEE Bitna 이빛나, CHEOUNG Hoonhee 정훈희
- Screenplay SHIN Younshick
- Cinematography CHOI Yongjin
- Editor KIM Jeonghoon
- Music KIM Shinill
- Production Company
Luz Y Sonidos
Korea, South
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