The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (돼지가 우물에 빠진 날, Dwaejiga umul-e ppajin nal) is a 1996 Korean drama film and the directorial debut of Hong Sang-soo.[1] It stars Bang Eun-hee, Jo Eun-sook, Park Jin-song, Lee Eung-kyung and Kim Eui-sung. It was also the feature film debut of Song Kang-ho. The title derives from a 1954 book by John Cheever.
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| Hangul | 돼지가 우물에 빠진 날 |
| Revised Romanization | Dwaejiga umure ppajin nal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Twaeji ka umul e ppajin nal |
| Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Written by | Kyo Hyo-seo |
| Starring | Kim Eui-sung Lee Eung-kyung Jo Eun-sook Park Jin-song Bang Eun-hee |
| Music by | Ok Kil-sung |
| Cinematography | Cho Dong-kwan |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Hong earned the Best Director award at the Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards for his work as well as awards at Rotterdam and Vancouver.
Synopsis
The plot focuses on the desires and lives of four characters in diverse circumstances: a poor novelist, a cheating wife, her germophobic husband, and a ticket girl.
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References
- Eisner, Ken (1997-01-13). "The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
External links
- The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well at the Korean Movie Database
- The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well on IMDb
- Korean films of 1996 at koreanfilm.org
- Cine21 profile
Bibliography
- Kim, Kyung-hyun (2004). "7. New Korean Cinema Auteurs: Too Early/Too Late: Temporality and Repetition in Hong Sang-su's Films: The Day a Pig Fell into the Well". The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 223–230. ISBN 0-8223-3267-1.
- Gateward, Frances K. (2007). Seoul searching: culture and identity in contemporary Korean cinema. New York: State University of New York Press. pp. xi, 314. ISBN 978-0-7914-7226-2. see p. 133
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