Night and Day (2008 film)

Night and Day
Theatrical poster
Hangul
밤과 낮
Revised RomanizationBam-goa Nat
McCune–ReischauerPam-koa Nat
Directed byHong Sang-soo
Written byHong Sang-soo
Produced byKang Dong-goo
Kim Yeong-deok
Oh Jeong-wan
Jo Kwang-hee
StarringKim Young-ho
Park Eun-hye
Hwang Soo-jung
Narrated byKim Yeong-ho
CinematographyKim Hoon-kwang
Edited byHahm Seong-won
Music byJeong Yong-jin
Production
company
Bom Films
Distributed bySponge Entertainment
Release dates
  • 12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) (Berlinale)
  • 28 February 2008 (2008-02-28)
Running time
144 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$208,859[1]

Night and Day (Korean밤과 낮) is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, starring Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye. The film competed for the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

Storyline

In the summer of 2007, Kim Seong-nam, a painter in his forties, travels to Paris, France, to escape arrest for smoking marijuana, leaving his wife behind in Korea. While there he meets an ex-girlfriend, Min-seon, and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

Cast

  • Kim Young-ho as Kim Seong-nam, a painter
  • Park Eun-hye as Lee Yoo-jeong, a student in painting major at the ENSB-A
  • Hwang Soo-jung as Han Seong-in, Seong-nam's wife
  • Gi Ju-bong as Mr. Jang, a host of the guest house
  • Kim Yoo-jin as Jang Min-seon, Seong-nam's ex-girlfriend
  • Seo Min-jeong as Jo Hyeon-joo, Yoo-jeong's roommate
  • Jeong Ji-hye as Jeong Ji-hye, Yoo-jeong's college junior
  • Lee Sun-kyun as Yoon Kyeong-soo, a student from North Korea
  • Lee Jeong-hoon as Teacher Jang[2]

Release

Night and Day premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2008.[3][4] It was released in South Korean theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 13,928 admissions with a gross of $75,557.[5][6]

Awards and nominations

Night and Day won the award for Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards, held on 9 October 2008.[7] Hong was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

References

  1. ^ "Night and Day".
  2. ^ "Lee Sun-kyun's 'Project Silence' and 'The Land of Happiness' to Release This Year". Rolling Stone India. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ "Korean drama 'Night and Day' premieres in Berlin". HanCinema, 13 February 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
  4. ^ Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Night and Day". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ "Korean Film List 2008".
  6. ^ "South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
  7. ^ Yi Ch'ang-ho. "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council, 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.