Romance Joe (Korean로맨스 조; RRRo-maen-seu Jo) is a 2011 South Korean comedy drama film written and directed by first-time director Lee Kwang-kuk and stars Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi and Lee Chae-eun. It made its world premiere in the Korean Cinema Today and won the Citizen Critics' Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011.[1]

Romance Joe
Film poster
Hangul
로맨스 조
Revised RomanizationRo-maen-seu Jo
Directed byLee Kwang-kuk
Written byLee Kwang-kuk
Produced byYim Soon-rye
StarringKim Young-pil
Shin Dong-mi
Lee Chae-eun
CinematographyJi Yun-jeong
Edited bySon Yeon-ji
Music byPark Jin-seok
Release dates
  • October 2011 (2011-10) (BIFF)
  • 8 March 2012 (2012-03-08) (South Korea)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot edit

The story focuses on the plight of a suicidal man.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Cast edit

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 21st Buil Film Awards Best New Director Lee Kwang-kuk Won
16th Busan International Film Festival[1] Citizen Critics' Award Romance Joe Won
13th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Screenplay Lee Kwang-kuk Won

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ahn, Sung-mi (2 March 2015). "Blurring the line between dreams and reality". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ Schenker, Andrew. "ROMANCE JOE". British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "ROMANCE JOE". koreanculture.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Romance Joe (2012)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ Schenker, Andrew (17 March 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ Baylon, Rex (3 September 2012). "Romance Joe (로맨스 조, Lo-maen-seu Joe) 2012". modernkoreancinema.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ^ Schwartz, William (31 January 2014). "[HanCinema's Film Review] "Romance Joe"". Hancinema. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  8. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (28 March 2012). "Romance Joe". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ^ Lee, Eun-sun (29 October 2012). "ROMANCE JOE". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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