Nobody's Daughter Haewon Explained

Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hangul:누구의 딸도 아닌 해원
Rr:Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon
Mr:Nugu-ŭi ttal-to anin Haewŏn
Director:Hong Sang-soo
Producer:Kim Kyeong-hee
Narrator:Jung Eun-chae
Starring:Jung Eun-chae
Lee Sun-kyun
Music:Jeong Yong-jin
Cinematography:Kim Hyung-koo
Park Hong-yeol
Editing:Hahm Sung-won
Son Yeon-ji
Studio:Jeonwonsa Films
Distributor:Jeonwonsa Films
JoseE Films
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

Nobody's Daughter Haewon is a 2013 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2] [3] [4] [5] The narrative is told in diary format and chronicles a few days in the life of a young woman (Jung Eun-chae) who falls into depression following the departure of her mother to Canada. She falls back on a troubled affair with a professor (Lee Sun-kyun), who offers to whisk her away.[6] [7] [8] [9]

The film made its world premiere and screened in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival.[15]

It was named #8 on Cahiers du Cinémas list of top films of 2013.[16]

Plot

On March 21, 2012, on the way to having lunch with her mother Jin-joo (Kim Ja-ok) in Seochon, Jongno District, Seoul, film student and aspiring actress Haewon (Jung Eun-chae) bumps into French actress-singer Jane Birkin in the street and gets her autograph. Birkin says how much Haewon resembles her own daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, which pleases Haewon enormously. Immediately afterwards we find out that this meeting was actually a dream, one of several that Haewon is shown to have during the film. Haewon's mother is about to emigrate to Canada and stay with her brother, and asks Haewon about her future plans. Afterwards Haewon walks to Jongno Public Library, past Yoomyung-jang (lit. Hotel Famous) that has special memories for her. Later, in nearby Sajik Park, she meets her married ex-lover Lee Seong-joon (Lee Sun-kyun), a film director who is also her professor at college. They pass a restaurant, where they have already been spotted by his students, and decide to go in and have a meal with them. When Haewon is away from the table, the other students start gossiping about how she is not pure Korean and comes from a wealthy family.

On March 27, Haewon and Seong-joon drive to Namhan Fortress in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, where they get into an argument over how he broke up their relationship and how she had an affair with a fellow student, Jae-hong.

On April 3, Haewon falls asleep in the college library and dreams of a fellow student, Yoo-ran, asking whether she's having an affair with Seong-jun. And then, while strolling around West Village, Haewon bumps into Joong-won (Kim Eui-sung), a professor from San Diego, California, who divorced a year ago and is looking to remarry someone like her. Later, while meeting her friend Yeon-joo (Ye Ji-won) and the latter's boyfriend Joong-sik (Yoo Jun-sang) at Namhan Fortress, she tells them about the meeting. And then Seong-joon calls her, demanding to meet immediately.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Cast

Awards and nominations

2013 Baeksang Arts Awards
2013 Buil Film Awards
2013 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2013 Blue Dragon Film Awards
2013 Busan Film Critics Awards
2014 KOFRA Film Awards
2014 Wildflower Film Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013). www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
  2. Web site: Kim. Hyun-min. Lovely Eyes of The Wise. Korean Cinema Today. 2013-02-26. 4 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Shim. Sun-ah. Director Hong Sang-soo's new film opens in Seoul. Yonhap. 2013-02-20. 19 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Kim. Hyun-min. NOBODY'S DAUGHTER HAEWON Fails to Win the Golden Bear. Korean Film Council. 2013-02-24. 19 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013). Finecut. 2013-02-05. 2015-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929140538/http://www.finecut.co.kr/renew/library/synopsis.asp?num=162. dead.
  6. Web site: Paquet. Darcy. In Focus: Nobody's Daughter Haewon. Korean Film Council. 2013-02-26. 21 February 2013.
  7. Web site: Kim. Young-jin. Director Hong to try luck in Berlin. The Korea Times. 2013-02-05. 5 February 2013.
  8. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. Director HONG Sangsoo's Next Film Gets 19 Rating. Korean Film Council. 2012-12-27. 11 December 2012.
  9. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. Poster for HONG Sangsoo's Latest Film Unveiled. Korean Film Council. 2013-02-06. 5 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Lee. Eun-sun. HONG Sangsoo's Latest to Compete in Berlin International Film Festival. Korean Film Council. 2012-12-27. 14 December 2012.
  11. Web site: Bae. Ji-sook. Hong Sang-soo to compete at Berlin Film Festival. The Korea Herald. 2012-12-27. 14 December 2012. 2012-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20121226180734/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121214000562. dead.
  12. Web site: Director Hong Sang-soo's new film advances to Berlin fest. The Korea Times. 2012-12-27. 14 December 2012.
  13. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. Hong Sang-soo film invited to Berlin. https://archive.today/20130126195142/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2963988. usurped. January 26, 2013. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2012-12-27. 15 December 2012.
  14. Web site: First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special. 2012-12-27. 13 December 2012. Berlinale. 2013-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410135148/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_15828.html. dead.
  15. Web site: HK Neo Reviews. HKIFF Review: Nobody's Daughter Haewon . 2013-04-05.
  16. Web site: 'Stranger by the Lake' and 'Spring Breakers' Head up Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films for 2013 . 26 November 2013 .
  17. Web site: Elley. Derek. Nobody's Daughter Haewon. Film Business Asia. 2013-02-18. 18 February 2013.
  18. Web site: Lee. Maggie. Nobody's Daughter Haewon. Variety. 2013-02-18. 16 February 2013.
  19. Web site: Young. Deborah. Nobody's Daughter Haewon (Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon): Berlin Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-02-18. 15 February 2013.
  20. Web site: Fainaru. Dan. Nobody's Daughter Haewon. Screen International. 2013-02-18. 16 February 2013.
  21. Web site: Zacharek. Stephanie. Berlin International Film Festival: 'Nobody's Daughter Haewon' Review. Film.com. 2013-02-18. 15 February 2013.
  22. Web site: Lee. Claire. Hong blurs dream and reality in 'Nobody's Daughter Haewon'. The Korea Herald. 2013-02-28. 20 February 2013. 2013-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20130228103641/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130220000613. dead.
  23. Web site: Jeong Eun-chae Makes a Breakthrough with 'Nobody's Daughter Haewon'. The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-03-12. 12 March 2013.

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