Night Fishing (Original Korean title: 파란만장; Paranmanjang, lit. "Ups and Downs." or "A Checkered Past") is a 2011 South Korean fantasy-horror short film directed, produced, written by PARKing CHANce, brand name of the brothers, Park Chan-wook and Park Chan-kyong.[1][2] The lead role is played by K-pop star Lee Jung-hyun.
| Night Fishing | |
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 Film poster | |
| Hangul | 파란만장 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Paranmanjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | P‘aranmanjang |
| Directed by | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-kyong |
| Written by | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-kyong |
| Produced by | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-kyong |
| Starring | Lee Jung-hyun Oh Kwang-rok |
| Edited by | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-kyong |
| Music by | Jang Young-kyoo |
Production company | Moho Films |
| Distributed by | KT olleh |
Release date |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
It was shot entirely on iPhone 4, and it was financially supported by KT, South Korea's exclusive distributor of the iPhone at the time. KT supplied the duo with 150 million Korean Won (US$133,447). It was screened to over 100 reporters on January 11, 2011, and opened for public release on January 27.
The film won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Plot edit
A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the water's edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman. While he tries to disentangle himself from the fishing lines, she comes alive. The scene changes and the woman is now a shaman priestess in a funeral ritual for a man who drowned in a river. He speaks through her to his relatives, asking for forgiveness.
Cast edit
- Lee Jung-hyun as a female shaman
- Oh Kwang-rok as Oh Kee-seok, a fisherman
- Lee Yong-nyeo as mother of Kee-seok
Production edit
The film was captured entirely using iPhone 4, with the additional extra lenses and otherwise regular filmmaking equipment.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oldboy director Park Chan-wook shoots new film on iPhone". The Guardian. Associated Press. 10 January 2011.
- ^ Jaeyeon Woo (January 10, 2011). "A Novel Way of Using iPhone 4: Filmmaking". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "The Awards / Die Preise" (PDF). Berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. 2011-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Jean Noh (January 11, 2011). "Park Chan-wook collaborates on iPhone short to get theatrical launch". Screen Daily.
- ^ Jaeyeon Woo (2011-01-10). "A Novel Way of Using iPhone 4: Filmmaking". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
External links edit
Media related to Mobile phone films at Wikimedia Commons- Night Fishing at IMDb
- Night Fishing at HanCinema
- Night Fishing at Cine 21 (in Korean)
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