Kim Jee-woon

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Kim Jee-woon (Korean: 김지운; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a theater actor and director before debuting with his self-written and directed film, The Quiet Family in 1998. Kim has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in his films. He is currently one of the most recognized screenwriters/directors in the Korean film industry. His films A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) were both critical and commercial successes. He is also known for the films The Foul King (2000), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I Saw the Devil (2010).

06-07-1964

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Cancer

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Total Films

김지운, Gim Ji-un, 金知雲, Kim Ji-woon

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Seoul, South Korea

Place of Birth

06-07-1964

Birthday

Cancer

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Genres

Total Films

Ji Woon Kim, Gim Ji-un, Kim Ji-woon, Jee-woon Kim

Also Known As (male)

Seoul, South Korea

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actor

7 Works

producer

4 Works

director

47 Works

writer

21 Works

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Boléro, le refrain du monde

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2019

Bolero: A Global Hit

Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody inspired and influenced the world pop-culture? It explores the complexity and the richness of a piece so simple in appearance: the emotions it triggers, vertigo it creates, the words it inspires.

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2019

In the Mood for Melville

Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.

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2017

Behind the Camera

An odd director leaves for Hollywood to shoot a film via Skype and cellphones. 14 actors and actresses are devastated after being dumped by the director. Now, the 14 actors and actress prepare for the counterattack.

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2013

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Director Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.

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2012

Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

A documentary consisting of twenty-two Korean directors' interviews about Kim Ki-young and respect for his work and the influence

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2007

A Tale of Two Sisters: 'Making Of'

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 psychological horror film 'A Tale of Two Sisters.'

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2005