A Korean in Paris explained

A Korean in Paris is a film directed by Jeon Soo-il.

Plot

Korean newlyweds are on their honeymoon in Paris. Strolling in the Pigalle area, the young bride sees in a red dress in a store window and she enters the shop. Her husband goes to buy cigarettes while he waits for her. When the man comes back his wife has disappeared. Not speaking a word of French he desperately searches for her. A search that will turn into a free fall into a world ruled by illegality, prostitution, drugs, a universe with its own codes and punishments.^[1]

Cast

• Cho Jae-hyun as Sang-ho
• Pang Ji-in as Yeon-Wha
• Mi Kwan Lock as Chang

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015.^[2] The film had its North American premiere in January 2016 at the Palm Springs Film Festival.^[3]

Variety magazine described the film as “a steadily absorbing portrait of a man trawling the ugly lower depths of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.”^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Korean in Paris. Neon Productions. 2015-12-13. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070035/http://www.neoncinema.com/production-film/another-country/en/. dead.
2. Web site: A Korean Film Fully Shot in France . Korean Film News. KIM Su-yeon . December 18, 2014.
3. Web site: Palm Springs International Film Fest Announces Premieres. Indiewire. 2016-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20151217213026/http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/palm-springs-international-film-fest-announces-premieres-new-voices-new-visions-and-modern-masters-20151215. 2015-12-17. dead.
4. Web site: Busan Film Review: 'A Korean in Paris'. Variety. Chang, Justin. October 5, 2015.