Satan worshippers in Berlin boo "Come Rain Come Shine", are eating ho-hos as we speak

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

BERLIN (AFP) – The sole Asian contender for the Berlin film festival's Golden Bear top prize, minimalist South Korean breakup drama "Come Rain, Come Shine", met with jeers from critics Thursday.

 

It tells the story of a woman who announces to her husband she is leaving him but, before she goes, spends one last day with him in their home -- an experience that fills them both with longing and regret.

"Saranghanda, Saranghaji Anneunda", as the film is called in Korean, features long takes of shifting weather patterns, wistful gazes out of windows at falling rain, sparse dialogue, little music, and a pared-down plot.

It was the fourth Berlinale outing for director Lee Yoon-ki, and his first competition entry.

But despite the prominent cast including Lim Soo-jung, who last appeared at the festival in 2008 in Park Chan-wook's quirky "I'm a Cyborg But That's OK", and Seoul heart-throb Hyun Bin, critics loudly booed the bleak picture.

"I know I have more of a spotlight on me in the competition so the reaction might be more critical but I'm happy for the exposure," Lee said.

The 45-year-old director, who studied business management at the University of Southern California before becoming a film-maker, was asked by a French reporter whether Korean audiences might be more responsive to the picture.

"It's not a mainstream film, not everyone will like it," he said. "Of course it is the hope that we have as directors that a lot of people will want to see our movie but that is not always the case."

Hyun defended the film's art-house ambitions.

"We need slow-moving films that go deep into the emotions of their characters. If you only have an audience for action films then we won't have a lot of development in the industry," he said.

"I'd like to make a contribution to seeing a broader range of films made in Korea."

"Come Rain, Come Shine" is one of 16 contenders for the festival's Golden and Silver Bear prizes, which will be handed out a gala ceremony Saturday by a jury led by Italian-American actress and director Isabella Rossellini.

 

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They still boo at theateres? Is that even professional? Smh.

Comments

[gigiettu.livejournal.com]

Critics boo-ing? are they 12?

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

They wish they are ~whistles~

[fairchilds.livejournal.com]

er what?

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

excuse you.

[sundrunk.livejournal.com]

lol no

[herocroco.livejournal.com]

u dont seem to know much about asian movies !

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

I assume you haven't seen many.
There are good and bad films made on every continent, and the smaller lesser known ones are usually the best.

[k0dama.livejournal.com]

Sadly due to budget restraints, the best they can do is try to present an interesting/unusual story.

[bitter-sweet05.livejournal.com]

...critics loudly booed the bleak picture.

I'm still unemployed... I'd gladly take their jobs, since they obviously can't handle being professionals.

[xparte.livejournal.com]

mature aren't we.

[riot-o-curls.livejournal.com]

"Saranghanda, Saranghaji Anneunda", as the film is called in Korean, features long takes of shifting weather patterns, wistful gazes out of windows at falling rain, sparse dialogue, little music, and a pared-down plot.

sounds like something i'd find in ballad-y/sad song music videos except there'll be more music.

[initialc.livejournal.com]

Isabella Rosellini is so damn quirky.

[carrotsandroses.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I didn't realize this was Isabella Rossellini, I love this series.

[freed-misery.livejournal.com]

How classy.

[strawberry-efeu.livejournal.com]

Saying the movie was bad is one thing, but boo-ing it? :\

[bamboolover.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about Asian cinematography but in Europe (especially at big film festival as Cannes or Berlin) that kind of reaction is normal. Every year there are reports that on some screening public booed or walked off in the middle of the movie. It is professional because films are about emotion and critics' job is to express their honest opinion of films. If they would just sit there and clap at the end and next day completely trashed movie in newspapers it would be considered not honest and not giving a flying fuck about art. So this is absolutely normal in Europe.

[raindropreflect.livejournal.com]

I never knew that about European film critics but I think that the practice of booing is completely unnecessary and disrespectful. If they didn't honestly enjoy the film they could abstain from clapping. Booing is rude for any reason, even artistic ones.

[glossymind.livejournal.com]

Even though I don't like people boo-ing or walking out in a middle of a film, this happens quite often at european film festivals, and it doesn't necessarily mean that they hated the film. When a film is really bad, critics just leave and move to another movie. When they boo, it often means they think the movie went overboard (like 'Antichrist') or that they think the film is not worthy of the festival, that they had too much expectations for it :/

And in Europe, silence and no clappings at the end of a showing is actually the worst thing that could happen to a movie. When Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Unclee Boonmee" was shown in Cannes last year, nobody booed, nobody left, they didn't even clap, this was sooo embarrassing. Still it won the "palmes d'or" and it was even more embarrassing at the ceremony because people clapped just out of politeness :/

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

Agreed so much - as disrespectful as the practice of boo-ing and walking out of the cinema is at these high profile events, it's normal for European culture.

[fibfables.livejournal.com]

haha exactly. film critics at film festivals (esp Europe I think) have always booed at films they hated. it's not something new and not something that'd go away.

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

um, rude much? you're not in highschool critics, this isn't some talent show you boo at

[cellophaneroses.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard people boo since middle school. Even high-schoolers have better sense, it seems.

[ferrrrari.livejournal.com]

come Rain, come Shinee?

[proleptical.livejournal.com]

I was worried for a second that this was gonna be about Hyun Bin's movie with Tang Wei.

Booing is so common at film festivals.

At least they stayed for the entire movie and didn't walk out half-way through it like it happens to many other movies. I swear that during Sundance early this year there were many reports each day about most movies being shown having critics walking out during them.

[magic-jungle.livejournal.com]

Thats just rude, way to ruin the experience for others! If they didnt like it, isnt there a way to show it in a more pleasant and constructive manner? Dont be loud and obnoxious about it!

[haymitch.livejournal.com]

it happens

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

Welcome to European film festivals, mi hombres!

In other news: FUCK YES KING OF LIMBS ♥♥♥

[soleil-kitty.livejournal.com]

i'm going to travel to berlin in about two hours. gonna find them, rule them all and in the darkness bind them! D:

[fibfables.livejournal.com]

"Saranghanda, Saranghaji Anneunda", as the film is called in Korean, features long takes of shifting weather patterns, wistful gazes out of windows at falling rain, sparse dialogue, little music, and a pared-down plot.

haha whoever wrote this doesn't seem to have a very high regard for the firm as well. it does sound like a very pretentious film though.

[gundae.livejournal.com]

I am disappoint.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Not even gonna apologize for loling at this.

[xkeirafanx.livejournal.com]

Believe me, Germans are NOT sitting in the theater and boo at movies they don't like. It's just critics doing that and it's part of their "criticizing".
Though, the critics are not fully unwelcoming to Asian movies, they really liked Lost in Beijing back in 2007.

[schticklet.livejournal.com]

just came for the thom yorke gif. but i'll read the article as long as i'm here.