5 Directors Explore Sensuality in "5 Senses of Eros"/"Ogamdo"

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

Amid the high tide of summer action movies, five star directors are bringing a modest omnibus project with a different sensibility.

``Five Senses of Eros,'' each depicting unique aspects of sensuality and sexuality, as well as featuring a host of high-profile actors, will provide moviegoers with a more colorful audiovisual experience.

Contrary to expectations, the five shorts don't deal with each of the five senses, nor are they pure erotica. Rather, participating filmmakers experiment with a distinct language and style, be it B-rate comedy or subtle melodrama, to deliver deliciously short episodes about human desire and its perceived complexities ― or basic simplicity.




His Concern

Cast:
Jang Hyuk – Min Soo
Cha Hyun Jung – Ji Won



Daniel H. Byun (``The Scarlet Letter'') opens ``Eros'' with a stylish urban romance about the thrills of chance encounters and first dates. ``His Concern'' unfolds like a live journal ― or a guy's version of chick lit ― as it follows the stream of consciousness of a single man, played by heartthrob Jang Hyuk.



During a business trip, the young man meets an attractive woman on the train and they plan their first date. D-day comes, but despite his preparations to impress the beauty, our protagonist discovers the charms of peeling away layers of pretentiousness ― and clothing. Jang's relaxed sense of candor brings a natural touch to Byun's witty script, which has a certain consistency in both style and substance.


I'm Right Here

Cast:
Kim Kang Woo – Hyun Woo
Cha Soo Yeon – Hye Rim



Melodrama maestro Hur Jin-ho (``Happiness'') slows things down a bit in ``Na Yeogi Isseoyo (I'm Right Here),'' which depicts how a husband (played by ``Marine Boy'' star Kim Gang-woo) and his terminally ill wife (Cha Soo-yeon) cherish the little time they have together playing hide and seek.

The director offers more of his meticulous care to mundane details, but he spices up the cliched formula of ``love until death do us apart'' as well as his signature realism with a touch of fantasy and poeticism. This is heightened by the fact that Cha has appeared in some of the most atmospheric fantasy films, such as ``For Eternal Hearts.'' But the film's surreal feel does not make it hard to relate, as Hur shows how smell awakens a chord of memory in a way no other sense can.


33rd Man

Cast:
Kim Su Ro – Director Bong
Bae Jong Ok – Hwa Ran
Kim Min Sun – Mi Jin



Yu Young-sik (``Anarchist'') takes the hint of the fantasy genre introduced in Hur's short and blows it over the top in the B-movie parody ``33rd Man.'' This pornographic comedy pokes fun at the inseparable relationship between sex and power, and features a prototypical femme fatale (veteran TV personality Bae Jong-sook) and a virginal beauty (Kim Min-sun) and their quest for control over an unsuspecting male (funnyman Kim Su-ro).




La Fin et le debut (The End and the Beginning)

Cast:
Uhm Jung Hwa – Jung Ha
Kim Hyo Jin – Na Ru
Hwang Jung Min – Jae In



Min Kyu-dong, who had explored homosexual eroticism in ``Antique,'' brings something more experimental and dramatically edgy in ``La Fin et le debut (The End and the Beginning)."



The talented Uhm Jung-hwa stars as a wife whose husband (special appearance by Hwang Jung-min) has died in a car accident while fooling around with another woman, who is, she is shocked to learn, none other than her friend Na-ru (Kim Hyo-jin).



As she mourns over her doubly broken heart, Na-ru magically appears before her ― quite literally ― begging for mercy, and a strangely gratifying co-habitation begins, as the two characters tiptoe the shaky line between impassioned hate and fervent desire.


Have Faith in the Moment

Cast:
Kim Dong Wook – Ji Woon
Jung Eui Chul – Sang Min
Song Joong Ki – Jae Hyuk
Sin Se Gyeong – Soo Jung
Lee Si Young – Se Eun
Lee Sung Min – Yoon Jung



In ``Sunganeul Mideoyo (Have Faith in the Moment),'' director Oh Ki-hwan continues exploring the libido-charged game of hearts of his feature film ``The Art of Seduction.'' Though the film involves uniform-clad high schoolers, the story does not tone things down to PG-13.

The story shouts carpe diem like typical teenage dramas, but it is not so much about sexual awakening as you might expect. Three couples decide to swap partners for 24 hours and see what happens.

Actors make cameo appearances in other episodes, but it's clearly just for fun, as it doesn't interweave characters' relationships like montage films in the tradition of ``Love Actually.'' An impressive cast of some of the most in-demand actors in some improbable roles brings something palpably different.




Trailers


Has some RACY scenes, potentially NSFW

PG-rated

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This looks SO good, I'm very excited.

Comments

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

omg I'm so very excited for this.

[polyurethane.livejournal.com]

Have Faith in the Moment and The End and the Beginning sound especially good.

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

Hai My-Chan!

[candy-phobia.livejournal.com]

That looks really good.

[ohbangladesh.livejournal.com]

interesting; I really want to see this.

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

I'm totally excited for this, particularly I'm Right Here and La Fin et le debut

[holdmetightx.livejournal.com]

djaidsjhauye i love it already.

[todefinebeauty.livejournal.com]

This looks SO good, I can't wait to watch it. :D

[jaybomb.livejournal.com]

gjeofbhd yes yes yes DO WANT.

[shuwei.livejournal.com]

oh man talk about a star-studded cast.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

ohh smoking in a tube of water with clothes on ..SOLD im in.
LOL kidding i read about this long time ago, can't wait.

[pandatablo.livejournal.com]

loves it ! can't wait for this , hopefully the eng subs will come quick too . this and jennifer's body are the movies i'm looking forward to this year :D [ although i'm not fond of megan fox ... cheap man's angelina lol ]

[smilingsounds.livejournal.com]

Definitely excited, all of them seem really interesting.

[sincronia.livejournal.com]

rofl you are not alone XD

[cinnabun11.livejournal.com]

ooh interesting! i will be waiting for this as well

[aprettyeternity.livejournal.com]

kjdlfjsldkjf!
This looks amazing. Holy crap.

[xxsmiiles.livejournal.com]

Oh well this is new... I'm definitely looking forward to it!

[shadowfax.livejournal.com]

Definitely want to see.

Jang Hyuk is so hott.

[oldwillow-brook.livejournal.com]

Here's the thing.

Movie's like this are okay? And everyone is super excited for it but when Mirotic came out and they started talking about Under My Skin they banned that in a heart beat. But movies like this and Snow flower are okay to show to the population of Korea. TELL ME how that makes ANY sort of sense?

[labobo93.livejournal.com]

It doesn't.

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

These kinds of movies basically are banned. Only people over 19 can see them. Stuff like "under my skin" was banned because it was deemed unsuitable for teenagers and children.

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

Though I do agree there's a definite double standard in place, but that's SK for you.

[chasedbytime.livejournal.com]

JUNG EUI CHUL YES. also MY CHAN~~~ lmfao can't wait for this!

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

lol MY CHAN~~~ XD

[sincronia.livejournal.com]

This looks so good *__*

[maisoui.livejournal.com]

I can't waiiiit. 8D

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Stepmother Kim?!!! I'M SO IN!!!

Also, I dig the Harry Potter guy from Boys over Flowers in the last segment <333.

[little-gillies.livejournal.com]

Paris, Je t'aime is exactly what I thought of when I clicked this post.

[onerainysunday.livejournal.com]

"Three couples decide to swap partners for 24 hours and see what happens."

i actually know people irl who did this. needless to say, it was disastrous.

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for this! I love the storylines.

[liberta-anima.livejournal.com]

OMG! super excited.

[italic.livejournal.com]

i am so watching this one.
looks promising with the cast and all.

[gunsandsmoke.livejournal.com]

uggh lee si yooung SO PRETTY *333*

omg family outing sooro?? STEPMOTHER KIM I WON'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT YOU THE SAME DDD: ahaha wow this looks hot. and like, good quality-wise. mostly hot!

[incisively.livejournal.com]

This looks so good, and I squealed when I saw there was...lesbians.

.____. Sigh myself.

[onelikethis.livejournal.com]

oh Lee Si Young is here! This is interesting...=D

[fecking-tea.livejournal.com]

The cast looks incredible, can't wait to see this!

Jang Hyuk <3<3<3

[paperlet.livejournal.com]

ooohhh looks good!

[little-gillies.livejournal.com]

Sexy. I'll need to watch this.

[bakamaze.livejournal.com]

KIM KANG WOO KIM KANG WOO KIM KANG WOOOOOO ASOKJDIUHGUBVANSV

i think i'll go die somewhere right now omg i can't waaaaaaaaait.

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

OMG WANT THEM ALL.

:>

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

THIS LOOKS DAMN GOOD. I CAN'T WAIT OMG.