Today (27th), Sunday at 1:25 PM, EBS1’s ‘Sunday Cinema’ will air director Jin Ga-shin’s film ‘Chommilmil / Comrades: Almost A Love Story’.
Starring Jang Man-ok, Yeo Myeong, Jeung Ji-wi, and Yang Gong-yeo. is a 1996 Hong Kong film. Running time: 118 minutes. Suitable for ages 15 and older.
A love story between a man and a woman who met in Hong Kong
In 1986, ‘Sogun‘ came from far away Tianjin to Hong Kong to look for a job. The biggest reason why he chose to live in a difficult foreign country is to make a lot of money and marry his lover, So-jeong. Then one day, Sogun, who went to McDonald’s for the first time, had a hard time ordering because he couldn’t speak English or Cantonese well, and ended up finishing his order with the help of ‘Igyo’. As their meetings become more frequent, they discover something in common: they both like Deung Li-gun’s music. The two, who depend on each other in a lonely and difficult place, eventually fall in love, but because their goals for coming to Hong Kong were different from the beginning, they eventually break up.
So-gun eventually marries So-jeong, and Lee Gyo becomes a lover with the underworld boss who held his hand during difficult times. Time passes by so quickly that it is now 1995. At an electronics store in New York’s Chinatown, Deung Legun’s ‘Cheommilmil’ is played, and the two meet again as if by fate. The moment their eyes meet, they confirm their feelings for each other.
A masterpiece that shows the early days of China’s reform and opening up.
This film contains a variety of historical backgrounds, including the Hong Kong economic crisis, the return of Hong Kong, and the death of Teng Li. In the early days of China’s reform and opening up, when the Chinese economy was not active, many people in mainland China chose to go to Hong Kong in various ways to pursue their dreams. The main characters, Sogun and Lee Gyo, also dreamed of their own ‘Hong Kong Dream’ and chose to live in a difficult country.
The movie deals with the love story between Sogun and Lee Gyo, while also showing the times well. Although Hong Kong and the mainland do not meet in terms of language and culture, the medium called Teng Ligun connects Hong Kong and mainland China. Likewise, Deung Ryeo-gun’s ‘Cheommilmil’ serves as a medium that connects the two main characters, male and female, from beginning to end in the play.
It was first released in Hong Kong on November 2, 1996, and a revised version was released in mainland China in 2015 for various reasons. A revised version was also screened at the 70th Venice Film Festival in 2013. ‘Cheommilmil’ was reborn as a revised version in 2013, but it did not go through any editing or reshooting processes, and director Jin Gasin, who thought that the existing dubbing did not fit the character of the female protagonist Lee Gyo, searched for a voice actor suitable for the character of Lee Gyo for over half a year and only dubbed it again. .
‘Cheommilmil’ is a love story and can be said to be a masterpiece that appropriately depicts the times. While watching the movie, you can empathize with the sadness of people living in a foreign country and the desperate love that blooms within them, and you can also get lost in old memories while listening to Deung Ryeo-gun’s music.
Director Jin Ga-shin: Attended the 27th Busan International Film Festival
Born into an immigrant family in Hong Kong on November 28, 1962, director Jin Ka-shin developed a special affection for movies from an early age under the influence of his father. Director Jin Ga-shin, who left to study in the United States when he was 18, changed his major from hotel management to a film-related major in his second year of college and began dreaming of becoming a film director in earnest. He debuted as a director in 1991 with the work ‘Twin Star Exam’. Representative works include ‘Golden Jade Leaf’, ‘Cheommilmil’, ‘Leap’, and ‘Perhaps Love’. Recently, he attended the 27th Busan International Film Festival.
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