2014 South Korean film
Hill of Freedom Directed by Hong Sang-soo Written by Hong Sang-soo Produced by Kim Kyoung-hee Starring Ryo Kase Moon So-ri Cinematography Park Hong-yeol Edited by Hahm Sung-won Music by Jeong Yong-jin Production company
Jeonwonsa Films
Distributed by Finecut Release dates
Running time
67 minutes Country South Korea Languages Korean English Japanese Box office US$292,411 [ 1]
Hill of Freedom (Korean : 자유의 언덕 ; RR : Jayuui Eondeok ) is a 2014 South Korean arthouse film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] It premiered in the Orizzonti ("Horizons") section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival ,[ 6] [ 7] and won Best Film at the 34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 36th Three Continents Festival .[ 8] [ 9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker ' s list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014.[ 10]
Plot
Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago. Mori arrives in Bukchon , a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background. Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won. Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon. Then even though Young-sun already has a boyfriend, she and Mori become lovers.[ 11]
Cast
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Hill of Freedom (2014)" . www.koreanfilm.or.kr .
^ Lodge, Guy (2 September 2014). "Venice Film Review: Hill of Freedom " . Variety . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Elley, Derek (10 September 2014). "Hill of Freedom" . Film Business Asia . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Anderson, John (11 September 2014). "Toronto Review: Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom is Full of Soul" . Indiewire . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Brody, Richard (27 September 2014). "Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom " . The New Yorker . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Conran, Pierce (5 September 2014). "Korean Masters on Show in Venice" . Korean Cinema Today . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ "Hong Sang-soo's Latest Film Receives Rave Reviews at Venice Film Fest" . The Chosun Ilbo . 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Conran, Pierce (4 November 2014). "Top Honors for HILL OF FREEDOM at 34th Korean Film Critics Association Awards" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2014-11-08 .
^ Ahn, Sung-mi (3 December 2014). "Hong's Hill of Freedom wins top film award in Nantes" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved 2014-12-05 .
^ Brody, Richard (11 December 2014). "The Best Movies of 2014" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 2014-12-16 .
^ Yun, Ina (22 September 2014). "(In Focus) Hill of Freedom: Hong Sang-soo's daring new film, alternately funny and haunting" . Korean Cinema Today . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Lee, Eun-sun; Lee, Sung-eun (5 September 2014). "Looking for love in Bukchon" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2014-10-30 .
^ Ma, Kevin (9 March 2015). "Hard Day leads Chunsa Film Art nominations" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-19 .
^ Yoon, Ina (4 March 2015). "Korean Films and Artists Nominated for the Asian Film Awards" . Korean Film Biz Zone . Retrieved 2015-03-19 .
^ Ma, Kevin (1 April 2015). "Girl at My Door leads Wildflower nominations" . Film Business Asia . Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-01 .
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