| Actresses | |||||||||
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| Director: | E J-yong | ||||||||
| Producer: | Seo Dong-hyeon E J-yong | ||||||||
| Starring: | Youn Yuh-jung Lee Mi-sook Go Hyun-jung Choi Ji-woo Kim Min-hee Kim Ok-bin | ||||||||
| Music: | Jang Young-gyu Lee Byung-hoon | ||||||||
| Cinematography: | Hong Kyung-pyo | ||||||||
| Editing: | Hahm Sung-won Go Ah-mo | ||||||||
| Studio: | Moongcle Pictures Sponge Entertainment | ||||||||
| Distributor: | Showbox[1] | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 104 minutes | ||||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
| Gross: | [2] | ||||||||
Actresses is a 2009 South Korean mockumentary-style drama film directed by E J-yong.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Six actresses—Youn Yuh-jung,[7] [8] [9] Lee Mi-sook, Go Hyun-jung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-bin, each portraying themselves—come together for a Vogue Korea magazine photo shoot at a studio in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul on Christmas Eve, resulting in a clash of egos between individuals not used to sharing the limelight.
Director E J-yong was first inspired to make the film after going out for a drink with actresses Youn Yuh-jung and Go Hyun-jung—both his close friends—and later recalled, "I wanted to create something unconventional. I wanted to show the public how charming actresses are in real life."[10] [11] Yoon and Go were cast in the film alongside Lee Mi-sook, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-bin, each of them agreeing to take part without a guarantee.[12] [13]
Actresses was made without a script, instead being filmed on a scene-by-scene basis with the actresses improvising their performances according to the given situation.[14] E noted: "I provided the basis for conflict and the actresses took it from there. The six women represent Korean actresses as a whole, and instead of creating something fictional I thought it would be interesting to feature each actress' charms and show something real."[15] The film includes a real-life confrontation between Go and Choi, with each admitting that their on-set relationship was strained, and Go saying that she felt envious of Choi's looks.[16] [17] [18]
Actresses was released in South Korea on December 10, 2009. The film pulled in 508,243 admissions.[19]