| Lucky Chan-sil | |||||
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| Director: | Kim Cho-hee | ||||
| Music: | Jeong Jung-yeop | ||||
| Cinematography: | Ji Sang-bin | ||||
| Editing: | Son Yeon-ji | ||||
| Distributor: | Megabox Plus M | ||||
| Runtime: | 96 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Gross: | $177,353[1] | ||||
Lucky Chan-sil is a 2019 South Korean fantasy romance film written and directed by Kim Cho-hee. It stars Kang Mal-geum in the title role, alongside Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-min, Yoon Seung-ah and Bae Yoo-ram. The film was released in theaters on March 5, 2020.[2] [3]
Lee Chan-sil is a film producer who becomes jobless after the director she has worked with for years suddenly dies. She starts working as a cleaning lady for an actress and meets her new employer's French teacher. She is immediately attracted to him but she is held back by her life problems. Chan-sil realizes old anxieties are about to emerge: her already gone-youth, messed-up love life, and broken career.
The film had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2019 and was released in South Korean theaters on March 5, 2020.[2]
It was screened at the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival on March 9 and 14, 2020.[4]
The North American premiere of the film was scheduled to be held at the 63rd San Francisco International Film Festival on April 16 and 18, 2020 before the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
The film was invited to compete at the 22nd Udine Far East Film Festival which was postponed from April 24 – May 2 to June 26 – July 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Marc Raymond of Senses of Cinema said that "The self-reflexive style risks making the film just an in-joke exercise, but it is kept afloat by the genuine existential sadness of the lead character, who has devoted her life to her work in cinema, forsaking marriage and children, and is left doubting her life choices and wondering if she could perhaps change course."[7]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
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| 2019 | 24th Busan International Film Festival | Directors Guild of Korea Award | Lucky Chan-sil | [8] | |
| CGV Arthouse Award | |||||
| KBS Independent Film Award | |||||
| 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival | Audience Award | ||||
| 2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Young-mim | [9] [10] | |
| Best New Actress | Kang Mal-Geum | ||||
| Best New Director | Kim Cho-hee | ||||
| 29th Buil Film Awards | Best Film | Lucky Chan-sil | [11] [12] | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Young-min | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | ||||
| Best New Director | Kim Cho-hee | ||||
| Best New Actress | Kang Mal-geum | ||||
| 40th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | [13] | ||||
| Top 10 Films | Lucky Chan-sil | ||||
| 21st Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Kang Mal-geum | [14] | ||
| 21st Women in Film Korea Festival | Best New Actress | [15] | |||
| 7th Korean Film Producers Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Youn Yuh-jung | [16] | ||
| Best Screenplay | Kim Cho-hee | ||||
| Cine 21 Awards | Best New Actress | Kang Mal-Geum | [17] | ||
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Kim Cho-hee | [18] | |
| Best New Actress | Kang Mal-Geum |