14 August 2008
Trash and Treasure: David Caesar on 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' ('Chinjeolhan geumjassi')
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Review
by Jason Di Rosso, David Caesar
This 2005 film is the third in a trilogy on revenge by Korean director Park Chan-Wook. The second, Old Boy, won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Australian film director David Caesar is a big fan. In Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Korean actress Lee Yeong-ae -- tall, willowy and determined -- leaves prison after 13 years and sets out to hunt down the man who framed her for the murder of a six-year-old boy. She is aided in this by various friends she made in prison.
One can imagine Charlize Theron, who wants to re-make the film, doing this role. But frankly, it would be hard to better Lee Yeong-ae's performance.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Yeong-ae, Choi Min-sik, Go Su-hee, Kim Bu-seon, Kim Byeong-ok, Kim Shi-hoo, Kwon Yea-young
Producer: Cho Young-wuk, Lee Chun-yeong, Lee Tae-hun
Script: Jeong Seo-Gyeong, Park Chan-wook
Cinematographer: Jeong Jeong-hun
Editor: Kim Jae-beom, Kim Sang-Beom
Music: Choi Seung-hyeon, Jo Yeong-wook, Na Seok-joo
Running time: 112
Australian distributor: Panorama Distributions
Language: Korean
Classification: MA15+
