My Dear Girl, Jin-young

My Dear Girl, Jin-young (Korean사랑해! 진영아; RRSaranghae! Jinyounga; also known as I Love You, Jin-young!) is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Kim Gyu-ri and Park Won-sang. Directed by Lee Sung-eun in his first feature film, it revolves around a failing screenwriter whose life is in a mess.[1][2][3]

My Dear Girl, Jin-young
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Directed byLee Sung-eun
Written byLee Sung-eun
Produced byHwang Dong-goong
StarringKim Gyu-ri
Park Won-sang
CinematographyPark Ji-seon
Edited bySon Yeon-ji
Music byJeong Yong-jin
Release date
  • November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

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Kim Jin-young (Kim Gyu-ri) is an aspiring screenwriter but is unable to sell her scripts as she is obsessed and writes only about zombies. Although in her thirties, she was never in a relationship.[4]

One day, she meets her senior alumnus Hwang Tae-il (Park Won-sang) who finds her script interesting and decides to make it into a film. Since then, her life starts to change.

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Reception

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Korean Cinema Today: The film positively portrays the work and love of women and their thoughts on their families through their everyday lives.[5]

Hancinema: Netizens claim it's a healing movie which connects with female viewers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Cho, Su-youn (31 October 2013). "New Film I Love You! Jin Young Starring Kim Gyu Ri to be Released in November". BNTNews. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ Tsui, Clarence (30 March 2014). "My Dear Girl, Jin-young (Saranghae! Jin-Youngah): Filmart Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ a b "Movie I Love You, Jin-yeong!". Hancinema. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. ^ "My Dear Girl, Jin-young (2013)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (31 October 2013). "A Portrayal of Women's Work and Love". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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