[Blu-ray] The Novelist's Film

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Price	4800yen (5280yen Tax incl.) US$ 32.61

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Release Date: 2023/12/06

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Edition Details

Special Features	theatrical trailer(s)

Catalog No.	OED-10953
JAN	4571431219539
Format	Blu-ray (Region A)
Number of discs	1
Item weight	100g
Original Release Year	2022
Layers	single-sided/single-layered
Region Code	A
Color	Color/ Mono
Subtitles	Japanese
Audio Track	Korean Linear PCM 2.0ch Monaural

Description

[Machine Translation] A novelist and an actress, their second chapter. Joon-hee, a novelist who has been away from writing, and Gil-su, an actress who has retired. They are both unbeknownst to each other, but through a chance encounter, they are drawn to each other. Joon-hee asks Gil-su to make a movie with her as the main character. Hong Sang-soo is a master filmmaker who continues to attract new fans in Japan with his unique style and visual expression in the Korean film industry, which is taking the world by storm. His 27th feature film, "The Last of Us," won the Silver Bear (Grand Jury Prize) at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022, marking the fourth time in three consecutive years that he has won the Silver Bear Award. --The film is about Juni, a famous writer who has been away from writing for a long time, and visits a junior colleague whom she has lost touch with. On a trip away from Seoul, she happens to meet Gils, a popular actress who has retired from the front lines. She is intrigued by Gil-su despite their first meeting, and makes an unexpected proposal to make a short film with her in the lead role. What will happen to the unexpected collaboration between these two once-famous but conflicted people? Postcard enclosed.

Description in Japanese

小説家の映画/ 洋画

小説家と女優、彼女たちの第二章。執筆から遠ざかった小説家ジュニと一線から退いた女優ギルス。人知れず迷いを抱えながら、偶然の出会いを通じて惹かれ合ったふたり。そして、ジュニはギルスを主役に映画を撮りたいと持ち掛ける― キム・ミニ『逃げた女』×イ・ヘヨン『あなたの顔の前に』二大女優競演! 世界を席巻する韓国映画界の中で、独自のスタイルと映像表現で魅了し、日本でも新たなファンを獲得し続けている名匠ホン・サンス。長編第27作目となる本作は2022年の第72回ベルリン国際映画祭で銀熊貸 (審査員大賞)に輝き、3年連続4度目の銀熊賞受賞を果たした記念すべき注目作。――長らく執筆から遠ざかっている著名作家のジュニが、音信不通になっていた後輩を訪ねる。ソウルから離れた旅先で偶然出会ったのは、第一線を退いた人気女優のギルス。初対面ながらギルスに興味を持ったジュニは、彼女を主役に短編映画を撮りたい、と予想外の提案を持ち掛ける。かつて名声を得ながらも内に葛藤を抱えたふたりの思いがけないコラポレーションの行方は・・・。ポストカード封入。

Credits

Lee Hae-Yeong Kim Min-Hee Seo Young-Hwa Park Mi-so Kwon Hae-Hyo Cho Youn-Hee Ha Seong Guk Hong Sang-Soo

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小説家の映画

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