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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
#2005 Sundance Film Festival
#2004 Toronto
International Film Festival
#2004 Venice International Film Festival (Official Competition)
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*Winner of Best Director Award, FIPRESCI
Best Film Award
#2004 Valladolid Film Festival - *Winner
of Golden Spike (Best Film)
The burgeoning master of Korean cinema, KIM Ki-duk, returns
to Sundance (The Isle screened in 2001, and Spring, Summer,
Autumn, Winter...and Spring in 2004) with his latest tour
de force, "3-Iron." Although this film also relies
heavily on imagery rather than dialogue, Kim produces a fascinatingly
different result.
Tae-suk (JAE Hee) is homeless and lives like a phantom. His
daily routine involves temporary stays in houses and apartments
he knows are vacant. He never robs nor damages his unknowing
hosts' homes; rather, like a kind ghost, he repays their unintended
hospitality by doing the laundry or making small repairs.
Once a beautiful model, Sun-hwa (LEE Seung-yeon) has withered
living under the shadow of her abusive husband, who keeps
her imprisoned in their affluent house. Tae-suk and Sun-hwa
are fated to cross paths through their invisible existences.
They meet when Tae-suk breaks into Sun-hwa's house, and they
instantly recognize the similarity of their souls. As if bound
by unseen ties, they find themselves unable to separate.
3-Iron is a magical love story set in a poetic universe filled
with lucid desperation and serene detachment. Imbued with
rare elegance, levity, and depth, it portrays a courtship
between characters who are ebbing and flowing through their
lives toward each other. Kim Ki-duk is a lyrical narrator
of love and solitude and has orchestrated yet another visual
masterpiece. - Trevor Groth (Sundance Film Festival)
Outline:
Tae-suk (JAE Hee) drifts around on his motorcycle to find
empty houses to stay in. He repeatedly lives like this until
one day he sneaks into a rich home and meets a married woman
named Sun-hwa (LEE Seung-yeon), who has been suffering under
the torment of her abusive husband. He witness her husband
trying to rape her and swing golf balls at him and escape
from the house with Sun-wha.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
CineClick Asia (South Korea)
Sony Pictures Classic (USA)
Release Date:
October 14, 2004 (South Korea)
April 29, 2005 (NY-LA, USA)
RELATED LINKS__________
MISC INFO
festival.sundance.org --- CLICK
HERE
Toronto International Film Festival --- CLICK
HERE
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