Sunjeong-manhwa (2008)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Jang-ha Ryu

Writers:

Kang Full (manga) and
Pool Kang (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 November 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Cast

Ji-tae Yu	...	Kwon Yeon-woo
Yeon-hee Lee	...	Soo-yeong
Jeong-an Chae	...	Kwon Ha-kyeong
Kang In	...	Kang Sook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Soo-young Choi	...	Jeong Da-jeong
Seok-jeong Hwang	...	Professor Ha
Pool Kang	...	Umbrella shop man
Kang-woo Kim	...	Gyoo-cheol
Ju-shil Lee	...	Laundromat mother
Yeong-hie Na	...	Soo-yeong's mother
Chung-sik Sin	...	Laundromat father

Also Known As:

Hello, Schoolgirl (International: English title)

Runtime:

South Korea:113 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

For Seoulites

I can see this movie being more effectively engaging to Seoulites than others because of the everyday-life-in-Seoul setting and also the slangs the characters use. I can't possible see translation conveying the connotations in the dialogues.

But if you are a Seoulite, you'll truly appreciate this movie. You'll savor little subtleties of everyday life in subway, district office, girls high school, and small uphill neighborhood apartments. This movie is all about savoring these little things. There is nothing new. But, when's the last time you watched a genuinely simple, quietly enchanting movie?

Even if you have read the comic book, you'll like this one. I read the comic book first, too, but I liked this movie a lot. The same essence is still there.