| Failan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 파이란 |
| Revised Romanization | Pairan |
| McCune–Reischauer | P‘airan |
| Directed by | Song Hae-sung |
| Written by | Ahn Sang-hoon Song Hae-sung Kim Hae-gon |
| Based on | Love Letter by Jirō Asada |
| Produced by | Hwang Woo-hyun Hwang Jae-woo Ahn Sang-hoon |
| Starring |
Choi Min-sik Cecilia Cheung |
| Cinematography | Kim Young-chul |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production company | Tube Pictures |
| Distributed by | Tube Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$2,000,000 |
Failan ( Korean: 파이란; RR: Pairan) is a 2001 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-sung. The film was adapted from the Japanese novel Love Letter by Jirō Asada. [1] It stars Choi Min-sik and Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.
Plot
After losing both her parents, Failan ( Cecilia Cheung) immigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency. Kang-jae ( Choi Min-sik) is an old and outdated gangster who has no respect from his peers. Short on money, Kang-jae decides to take on the arranged marriage. Having nothing more than a picture of Kang-jae, Failan spends her days dreaming and wishing that Kang-jae would come to visit her. Failan often writes to Kang-jae in sorrow about how much she misses and thinks about him, but never has the nerve to give the letters to Kang-jae. Things take a turn when Kang-jae is asked by his boss to take the fall for a murder in exchange for some money. The only hope in his worthless life is the wife he never met.
Cast
- Cecilia Cheung as Failan
- Choi Min-sik as Kang-jae
- Son Byong-ho
- Gong Hyung-jin
- Kim Ji-young
- Min Kyung-jin
- Ji Dae-han
- Kim Hae-gon
- Kim Kyung-ae
- Kim Kwang-sik
- Gong Yoo-seok
- Jung Dae-hoon
- Kim Su-hyeon
Awards
2001 Blue Dragon Film Awards [2]
- Best Director: Song Hae-sung
- Best Actor: Choi Min-sik
2001 Busan Film Critics Awards
- Best Actor: Choi Min-sik
- Best Director: Song Hae-sung
- Best Actor: Choi Min-sik
2002 Deauville Asian Film Festival
- Lotus d'Or (Prix du Jury) ("Jury Prize"): Failan
- Lotus du Meilleur Réalisateur ("Best Director"): Song Hae-sung
- Lotus du Meilleur Acteur ("Best Actor"): Choi Min-sik
- Lotus du Public (Prix du Public) ("Audience Choice Award"): Failan
2002 Grand Bell Awards
- Best Director: Song Hae-sung
- Jury Prize
References
- ^ Yoon, Ina (23 February 2015). "How Can Foreign Stories be Localized?". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "Failan - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links
- Failan at the Korean Movie Database
- Failan at IMDb
- Failan at HanCinema
- Failan review at Koreanfilm.org
- Failan review at MediaCircus.net
- Failan review at LoveHKFilm.com
- Failan review at AsianMovieWeb
