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Yellow Flower

3rd(1998) New Currents

Love/Romance · Eroticism · Psychology  

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year1998
  • Running Time85min
  • Format 16mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
What does it mean to break the rules in these times? When does speed come to a halt? Where do taboo and violation branch out? This film explores these questions through the words of poet Kim Soo-Young. Part 1: A 30-year old man meets a woman and has sex with her. He has relentless greed for money, power and sex. Is there a point of emancipation for the couple within the confines of money and time or is their lust an end in itself? Part 2: The same man, here at 19, meets his female counterpart and the two begin a reckless lifestyle, living on fast food and getting high while sniffing glue. Described as "a meditation on capitalism" and "a few thoughts on speed," this independent work uses an experimental narrative structure to unravel the two lives of the same person. Mixing documentary elements with fiction, the film asks audiences to observe without judging. Whether running towards or away from society, the characters tell their story through metaphors of the body. Sex and recklessness are acts of masochism inflicted on themselves but their debauchery is also an act of sadism against society. Collapsing fantasy into reality, the film confuses our senses and questions our desires. The film uses an extreme portrayal of sexuality as a starting point to show how reality numbs us and castrates our desire. (Lee Sang-Yong)
Director
Director
Lee Ji-Sang
Born in Kimhae, Kyungsangnam-do in 1962, Lee Ji-Sang studied at Graduate School of Hankook Theological University. His first short film is Pur Rosa in 1993 and another short film Tal-Pure Land (96) was shown at 1st PIFF. Yellow Flower is his directorial debut film.
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  • Director Lee Ji-Sang 이지상
  • Producer Cho Young-Kag
  • Cast Kim Jung-Ki, Suh Jeong, Chang Mi-Ru (장미루), Cho Hyung-Il, Park Yong-Kil
  • Screenplay Lee Ji-Sang
  • Cinematography Lim Chang-Jae
  • Editor Kang Mi-Ja, Ji-Sang Lee
  • Sound Cho Tae-Young
  • Music Sim Sang-Uk, Lee Woo-Jung
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