Ad-lib Night (Korean: 아주 특별한 손님; RR: Aju teukbyeolhan sonnim; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film, based on a short story by Japanese writer Azuko Taira, debuted at the 11th annual Pusan International Film Festival as well as 57th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
| Ad-lib Night | |
|---|---|
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| Hangul | 아주 특별한 손님 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ajoo Teukbyeolhan Sonnim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Aju T‘ŭkpyŏlhan Sonnim |
| Directed by | Lee Yoon-ki |
| Written by | Lee Yoon-ki |
| Based on | short story by Azuko Taira |
| Produced by | Lee Yoon-ki Yun Il-joong Oh Su-seong |
| Starring | Han Hyo-joo Kim Young-min |
| Cinematography | Choi Sang-ho |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeong-ju Jeremy Jeong |
| Music by | Kim Jeong-beom |
| Distributed by | KBS Sky |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$12,626[2] |
Plot edit
Bo-kyung (Han Hyo-joo) is approached by two young men from the countryside, who are both convinced she is Myung-eun, a girl who left the village years ago and whose father is now dying. When they realize she isn't who they think she is, the more outspoken of the pair, Ki-yeong (Kim Young-min), asks her to be the "stand-in" for a night, so that the old man can die after seeing his estranged daughter one last time. Despite her hesitation, she gets in their car.[4]
Cast edit
- Han Hyo-joo – Lee Bo-kyung
- Kim Young-min – Ki-yeong
- Choi Il-hwa – Ji-ho's father
- Yoon Hee-seok – Nam Taek-jong
- Lee Hyun-jung – Ji-ho's mother
- Kim Jung-ki – Young-eun's uncle
- Shin Yeong-jin – Young-eun's aunt
- Kwon Da-hyun – Lee Jin-young
- Gi Ju-bong – Myung-eun's father
- Kim Hye-ok – Myung-eun's mother
- Bae Jong-ok – Bo-kyung's mother (voice)
- Jin Yong-wook – Lee Sung-wook
- Lee Seung-yeon
- Yeo Min-gu
Awards edit
2006 edit
- 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best New Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[5]
2007 edit
- 20th Singapore International Film Festival- Silver Screen Award: Best Actress (Han Hyo-joo)[6]
- 9th Deauville Asian Film Festival: Lotus Air France – Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics' Prize)[7]
References edit
- ^ History [dead link]
- ^ "Box office by Country: Ad-Lib Night". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Film File: Ad Lib Night". Berlinale. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Bourne, Christopher (19 August 2011). "Review: Lee Yoon-ki's "Ad-Lib Night" – Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "영화평론상 최우수작품상 '가족의 탄생'". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 17 December 2006.
- ^ "Han Hyo-joo to Win Best Actress at Singapore Film Festival" Archived 5 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. KBS Global. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ "＜第9回ドーヴィル・アジア映画祭＞閉幕を迎える – フランス" (in Japanese). Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
