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Lee Seung-yeon,
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Jae Hee Song,
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Kim Ki-Duk,
Kim Ki-Duk
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: Columbia TriStar
: Drama, Foreign, Korea
: 88 min.
: French, Korean
: English, French
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A battered woman finds her soul mate in a most unusual manner in this drama from Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk. Tae-suk (Jae Hee Song) is a young drifter who appears to be homeless by inclination as much as necessity; he squats in the homes of strangers while they're away, carefully seeing to it that no damage is done to the property and sometimes performing small household chores as a display of gratitude. One day, Tae-suk sneaks into a house where a number of photos of a beautiful model adorn the walls. After eating, washing up, and doing some minor repairs, Tae-suk discovers he's being watched by the woman of the house, Sun-hwa (Lee Seung-yeon), and he soon recognizes her as the model in the photos. However, Tae-suk sees that Sun-hwa has been badly bruised, and suspects she's been the victim of domestic violence. When Tae-suk returns to the home later that evening, his suspicions are confirmed as he sees Sun-hwa being slapped around by her husband, Min-kyo (Gweon Hyeok-ho). Tae-suk impulsively bursts into the house, grabs a golf club, and attacks Min-kyo with it; moments later, Tae-suk and Sun-hwa ride away together on his scooter, and she silently joins him in his existence as a squatter, which slowly blossoms into a love affair. Bin-Jip (aka 3-Iron) received its North American premiere at the 2004 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
From the pages of Film Comment and Cinema Scope to festivals in Berlin, Venice and Cannes, fans of Korean cinema are arguing, often furiously, about Kim Ki-duk. Jonathan Marlow talks with the director about, among many other things, how the "Kim Ki-duk style" plays in the US. Full Article >>
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by talltale
September 13, 2005 - 9:38 AM PDT
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5 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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Kim Ki-Duk reaches his pinnacle (so far) with 3-IRON a movie that (sort of) combines "Bad Guy" with "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring" (yes, this is actually possible: joining meditation and pain-via-golf-ball). Korean cinema does it again, and I stand (well, sit) amazed. How can so many odd moments and unbelievable happenings coalesce into a wonderful whole? You will have to see it to learn.
Be assured (or warned) that this one has much less violence than usual from Mr. Kim, and what there is is grounded in an understanding of the unintended consequences of that violence (always a sign of maturation for filmdom's bad boys). In terms of composition, color, photography, editing and supporting performances, all is crackerjack. The lead actor is so beautiful and alluring as to be nearly feminine (think Asian Alain Delon), while the lead actress possesses few words but enough gravity to help ground the proceedings. Bravo--and then some--to everyone concerned. |
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