Busan International Film Festival opening film “Janlan”
Directors, actors, etc. attended the press conference
Greetings at the press conference. Yonhap News >>
Actor Kang Dong-won delivered a speech at a press conference held at the Centum City Cultural Center of Shinsegae Department Store in Busan on the afternoon of the 2nd. Yonhap News
“It was the first day that Director Park Chan-wook came to the shooting set. My line was ‘Jangwon Exam’, and to me, ‘The length of Jangwon Exam is a long sound.’ He corrected me and said, ‘It’s not a single ‘s voice’ or ‘This is not the Jangwon grade examination system, but the Jang~Won grade system’.
When actor Kang Dong-won put down the microphone with a bitter look on his face, the audience burst into laughter. On the 2nd, a film press conference was held at the Cultural Hall of Shinsegae Department Store Busan Centum City store. It was selected as the opening film of the 29th Busan International Film Festival, which opened on the same day. This is the first time that an online video service (OTT) content and a film not suitable for teenagers have been selected as the opening film of the Busan Film Festival. Korean film master Park Chan-wook participated in the production and script, and director Kim Sang-man, who serves as Park’s artistic director, is responsible for directing.
Director Kim said, “What was surprising (after Director Park pointed it out) was that Kang Dong-won checked the long and short sounds of the lines.” “Director Park’s details were very exciting. There was a section that I edited by habit, and he said after reading it , you shot it very well, why did you edit it like this? “You gave us a lot of help and allowed us to retain our original intention. “
The only son Jong-rye (played by Park Jung-min) and the maid Cheon-young (played by Kang Dong-won) of the Champan family of Byeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty have been friends since childhood despite their different social statuses. When Japan invades Korea, the incompetent Seonjo (Cha Seung-won) abandons the people and runs away. In the chaos when people burned down Gyeongbokgung Palace, Jung-ri and Cheon-young had a terrible misunderstanding. In order to retaliate, Zhongliu massacred the people and searched for Tianying, who became a famous volunteer soldier and confronted Zhongli. The Japanese samurai Kenshin (played by Jung Sung-il) also pointed his sword at them with a strong desire to win.
Although it focuses on Seonjo and the Japanese invasion of Korea, it deals with the time before and after the war rather than the seven years in which the war took place. It focuses on showing the love and hatred between two people, rather than the social conditions of the time. Director Kim Sang-man embellishes the film with a variety of techniques, from bird’s-eye shots (a shooting technique that looks down from above) to step-printing (a technique that creates afterimages by shooting time-lapse footage). theme). The spinning movement of the broad hem of the sword is full of excitement. The final scene is a duel between Zongli, Tianying, and Kenshin in the sea fog where they can’t see the front, which is breathtaking. Director Kim said: “There is a saying now that movies are difficult, and there will be such a crisis at least once in every era. Isn’t it like a rite of passage? “It may be arrogant to say this, but I think movies will continue to have vitality, ” he said. “Audiences will not give up on theater because it is a special experience to share emotions in an environment where one can fully concentrate on one’s work. Then, film makers should think about what efforts they need to make to attract audiences. “ At the press conference that day, Acting Executive Chairman Park Do-shin was asked three questions including “Why did you choose an OTT movie as the opening film?” In the past, the opening films of the Busan Film Festival were mainly theatrical independent films with a message of the times. They are 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The reason for choosing OTT content and commercial movies as the opening film has attracted people’s attention. Acting director Park said: “I really enjoyed watching this movie. It is a good movie that can reach the public. “Whether it is OTT or not, I think it would be good to introduce it to the audience,” he added, “We The fact that the festival is centered on independent films will not change in the future. “
Actors Kang Dong-won, Park Jung-min, Cha Seung-won, and Kim Shin-rok (from left) who starred in the Netflix film that opened the 29th Busan International Film Festival answered questions at a press conference. The press conference was held at the Cultural Center of Busan Shinsegae Department Store Centum City store on the afternoon of the 2nd. Yonhap News
Kang Dong-won said, “I wanted to play the role of a slave and I was happy to receive the role.” He added, “I worked harder to express my emotions than the previous roles I played, and I was also happy to get the role.” Action It’s also freer. Park Jung-min explained, “At first, I used swordsmanship similar to Cheon-young’s, but I wanted to use different swordsmanship that I had honed over seven years (during Japan’s invasion of Korea),” adding, “I used swordsmanship that was similar to Cheon-young’s.” Tianying made the sword thicker and larger, and changed the direction of movement to horizontal. “
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