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Korean Films
9/6/2005 16:25

GHOST HOUSE
Synopsis: Pil-gi finally finds the perfect house. But he has an unexpected company, Youn-Hwa, in the house. The major problem is that Youn-Hwa is a ghost. Youn-Hwa insists that she can't leave the house till she finds out where her husband is. Finally Pil-gi decides to help Youn-Hwa finding her long lost husband.

A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
Synopsis: Su-jin, a beautiful and vibrant girl, deeply falls in love with her carpenter fianc¨¦e Chol-su. They embark on the journey of their adult lives as do most young couples-by getting married, buying a house and starting a family. However, Su-jin is soon diagnosed with Familial Alzheimer's Disease, an amazingly rare and hereditary form of AD that afflicts people aged from 30 to 60 years. Unlike common AD ravages its victims at an accelerated rate and death is imminent within a year. The youngest diagnosed patient was 28 years old; Su-jin is 27 years old.
The young lovers lives are changed forever. They had the perfect life, but the fate is never kind to star crossed lovers in the realm of the Korean romantic tragedy.


SPRING TIME
Synopsis: A trumpet player whose life is in the downtown decides to go teaching at a rural high school. Hyean-woo has always been dreamed of playing the trumpet in a symphony orchestra, but it seems like that he goes further and further and therefore can only let dreams be dreams. It never occurred to him that the genuine enthusiasm of the children for music and the goodness of his neighbors could move and touch him and in turn influence his value of life. Hyean-woo again pick up his confidence and manage to get a new beginning.
Starring acclaimed actor Choi Min-shik and Kim Ho-jung, Spring time tells us the everlasting truth: There's always a tomorrow if you believe in it.

A FAMILY
Synopsis: Jeong - eun, a former pickpocket, with four convictions under her, just gets out of prison after a three - year sentence. Since before she can remember, she has always hated her father JU - SEOK. A blunt father who is not good at expressing his emotions, Ju - seok used to be a police officer, but after losing sight in one eye, he also lost his job. Widowed, and estranged from his only daughter, he is left to raise his young son, alone, trying to support them working in a fish shop.
Ju - seok is worried about her daughter being close to the gangsters and tries to help her. Jeung - eun thinks her father is interfering with her life and takes a little notice of it. Gradually she learns that her father is seriously sick and as the threats of the gangsters endanger Jeong - eun's family, she must make a tough decision.

THE TWINS
Synopsis: Myung-su and Hyun-su are identical twins, yet they have different characters and lives. Myung-su is a scamp who mostly wanders around Gun-san train station, while Hyun-su is an exemplary student. Hyun-su goes to Seoul University's law school while Myung-su works at his mother's small diner and helps the prostitutes and vendors from the local gangs.
As a comedy, the film has a surprising amount of tension due to its numerous plot twists and unexpected character development. Hyun-su's gradually emerging mean streak plays quite well off Myung-su's simplemindedness, and when a vengeful girlfriend is later added to the mix, the result becomes even more interesting.

LITTLE BROTHER
Synopsis: Hanbyul and Hani are little brothers. Hanbyul is a good boy while his younger brother Hani is quite naughty. Unfortunately Hanbyul was discovered to have got a tumour in his head. After being given an operation , he had to endure the painful actinotheraphy and chemotherapeutics. In hospital, Hanbyul and another sick boy Wook became good friends .Young as they were ,they showed great courage in struggling for life. At the same time, Hani had got rid of his bad habits and learned to take more care of others, he also tried his best to help the sick children fulfill their dreams. However, Hanbyul soon got worse with his disease and was going to receive his second operation. Though the operation went on successfully, Hanbyul lost eyesight thereafter. The little brothers still have a long way to go in their lifeˇ­ˇ­

 



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