Bluebeard (2017 film) explained

Bluebeard
Native Name:
Hangul:해빙
Hanja:解氷
Rr:Haebing
Director:Lee Soo-yeon
Producer:Cho Jeong-jun
Starring:Cho Jin-woong
Cinematography:Uhm Hye-jung
Editing:Kim Sun-min
Studio:Withus Film
Bull Pictures Inc
Distributor:Lotte Entertainment
Runtime:117 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

Bluebeard (lit. "Thawing") is a 2017 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Lee Soo-yeon. It stars Cho Jin-woong.[2] [3]

Plot

Seung-Hoon (Cho Jin-Woong) is a physician who opened a clinic in Seoul but went bankrupt. He landed a job at a hospital and he soon gets involved in a series of murder cases when his patient murmurs something disturbing.

Cast

Production

Bluebeard is director Lee Soo-yeon's first feature film in fourteen years after her 2003 film The Uninvited.[4] Cho Jin-woong, who played a doctor suffering a mental breakdown, lost nearly 40 pounds (18 kilograms) for his role in the film.[5] [6]

Filming began on July 20, 2015, and ended on October 7, 2015.[7] The film was shot entirely in South Korea, and partially in the Philippines for the ending scene where the teenager met his Filipina mother.

Release

Bluebeard was released in theaters on March 1, 2017. It drew 386,088 viewers on its first day of release, setting the record for the best March opening ever in South Korea.[8] [9] [10] The film was sold to Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, and received a limited North American release in the U.S. and Canada.[11] [12] [13] The film was also selected to screen at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy.[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2017Best Supporting ActorKim Dae-myung
Best ActorCho Jin-woong
Best Supporting Actor
Best ScreenplayLee Soo-yeon
Best Supporting ActorKim Dae-myung
201823rd Chunsa Film Art Awards[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bluebeard (2017). www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  2. Web site: Watch: The Teaser Trailer for New Korean Thriller 'BLUEBEARD' Starring Cho Jin-Woong (The Handmaiden, 2016). Lady. J.. 26 January 2017. 10 February 2017.
  3. Web site: 'Bluebeard' pioneers new genre for Korean thriller. 28 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Director of BLUEBEARD, LEE Soo-yeon. www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  5. Web site: Cho Jin-woong loses 18 kg.
  6. Web site: Actor Cho Jin-woong Reveals He's Lost 40 Pounds Thanks to Ha Jung-woo | the Korea Daily . www.koreadailyus.com . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304031820/http://www.koreadailyus.com/actor-cho-jin-woong-reveals-hes-lost-40-pounds-thanks-to-ha-jung-woo/ . 4 March 2017 . dead.
  7. Web site: KOBIZ - Korean Film Biz Zone : in Production. 10 February 2017.
  8. Web site: 'Bluebeard' off to a strong start.
  9. Web site: LOGAN Claws Its Way to First Place. www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  10. Web site: Korea Box Office: 'Logan' Opens on Top as 'Split' Sinks. Sonia. Kil. 6 March 2017.
  11. Web site: BLUEBEARD Notches Global Sales. www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  12. Web site: Terrence Malick's SXSW Opener 'Song To Song' Rolls Out, 'T2 Trainspotting' Bows – Specialty B.O. Preview. Brian. Brooks. 17 March 2017.
  13. Web site: Lotte seals US, Japan deals on thriller 'Bluebeard'.
  14. Web site: 'Bluebeard' invited to film fests. 8 February 2017. 10 February 2017.
  15. Web site: http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201805031234186710. ko:제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나. May 3, 2018. Newsen. ko.

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