10th(2008)
YIM Soon-rye
Multiple-rerun films and lay-about men are all gathered in an old theatre on the urban margins. Yim soon-rye deliberately explores women¡¯s fantasy and reality through eyes of Jung-ja, a boxoffice girl, who is trapped in a male-dominated space and waits for a blind date. Will her expectations be fulfilled by the kind of happy ending she finds in films she loves? This remarkable short signaled the advent of new cinema in Korea.
Multiple-rerun films and lay-about men are all gathered in an old theatre on the urban margins. Yim soon-rye deliberately explores women¡¯s fantasy and reality through eyes of Jung-ja, a boxoffice girl, who is trapped in a male-dominated space and waits for a blind date. Will her expectations be fulfilled by the kind of happy ending she finds in films she loves? This remarkable short signaled the advent of new cinema in Korea.
YIM Soon-ryeYIM Soon-rye
LIM Soon-Rye is a director who has received widespread recognition from the media and audience for her delicate yet powerful filmmaking, such as Waikiki Brothers, Forever the Moment, South Bound, and Whistle Blower. Having established herself as a producer through Glory Day and Sorry, Thank you, LIM makes her return as a director after 4 years with Little Forest.