Penny Pinchers Explained

Penny Pinchers
Director:Kim Jung-hwan
Producer:Stanley Kwak
Jung Hoon-tak
Starring:Han Ye-seul
Song Joong-ki
Cinematography:Hong Seong-hyuk
Editing:Kim Sun-min
Music:Lee Byung-hoon
Distributor:Filament Pictures
Studio:Indiestory
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Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Runtime:114 minutes

Penny Pinchers (; lit. "Penny-Pinching Romance" or "Saving Up for Romance") is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed Kim Jung-hwan, starring Han Ye-seul and Song Joong-ki.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Kim received a Best New Director nomination at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2012.

Plot

Chun Ji-woong is an unemployed college graduate who continually fails job interviews and lives off an allowance from his mother, who runs a small restaurant in the countryside. Ji-woong is an eternal optimist, but having no money is cramping his dating life when he can't even afford to buy a pack of condoms. Yet despite living in a tiny, dingy apartment in a low-income neighborhood, he's about to get evicted when his mother abruptly cuts him off and he can't pay the rent.

Gu Hong-sil lives in the apartment opposite Ji-woong's. Hong-sil is extremely frugal; she collects then sells recyclables, rummages through abandoned homes, steals sugar from coffee shops, and will walk anywhere within 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to save on bus fare. She denounces all activities that involve wasting money, such as going to church and the hospital, and even dating. Romance is the last thing on Hong-sil's mind, she considers it a luxury and an unnecessary frivolity.

Hong-sil's favorite hobby is depositing her savings at the bank, but her plans are brought to a screeching halt when she learns that she needs a separate bank account under someone else's name to reach her goal of . So she tells Ji-woong that she'll teach him the art of penny-pinching and include him in a short-term moneymaking scheme if he follows whatever she tells him to do for the next two months.

Cast

Release

Penny Pinchers was released in theaters on November 10, 2011.[12] [13] It was not a big commercial success, grossing on 424,002 admissions.[14] [15]

It also screened at the 4th Okinawa International Movie Festival in 2012.[16] [17] [18] [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim. Heidi. Song Joong-ki, Han Ye-seul cast in new film. 10Asia. 16 May 2015. 14 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Kim. Heidi. Still cuts unveiled for film starring Song Joong-ki, Han Ye-seul. 10Asia. 16 May 2015. 2 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Preview: Song Joong Ki Over Han Ye Seul in Love and Cash. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 3 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Oh. Mi-jung. Preview: Song Joong Ki and Han Ye Seul Let Themselves Go for Love and Cash. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 8 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Hooker. Zachary R.. Penny Pinchers. Korean Cinema Today. 16 May 2015. 1 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Cho. Jae-eun. Indecisive Penny Pinchers banks on wrong formula for love. Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 May 2015. 24 February 2012.
  7. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Han Ye Seul at Love and Cash Press Conference. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 19 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109225449/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/1039/han-ye-seul-at-love-and-cash-press-conference. 9 November 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Lee. Jin-ho. Love and Cash Director Praises Han Ye Seul. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 2 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093651/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/1313/love-and-cash-director-praises-han-ye-seul. 18 May 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Han Ye-seul "It hurts to judge a movie by hits". Hancinema. 16 May 2015. 24 November 2011.
  10. Web site: Song Joong Ki: 'I Want Become Actor Like Leonardo DiCaprio'. KBS Global. 16 May 2015. 4 November 2011.
  11. Web site: Song Joong-ki Migrating into Movies with Romantic Comedy. The Chosun Ilbo. 16 May 2015. 9 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Han Ye-seul, Song Joong-ki pic set for Nov 11 release. 10Asia. 16 May 2015. 17 October 2011.
  13. Web site: Penny Pinchers (2011). The Chosun Ilbo. 17 May 2015. 11 November 2011.
  14. Web site: Lee. In-kyung. Romantic Comedies Major Box Office Flops This Month, Will December Be Better?. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 21 November 2011.
  15. Web site: Paquet. Darcy. South Korean box office in 2011. Korean Cinema Today. 16 May 2015. 8 January 2012.
  16. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. Penny Pinchers entered into Okinawa International Movie Festival. Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 May 2015. 13 March 2012.
  17. Web site: Han Ye-seul, Song Joong-ki pic invited to film fest in Japan. 10Asia. 16 May 2015. 14 March 2012.
  18. Web site: Blair. Gavin J.. Okinawa Intl Movie Fest to Open for Fun in the Sun. The Hollywood Reporter. 16 May 2015. 23 March 2012.
  19. Web site: Ho. Stewart. Han Ye Seul Enjoys Some Time Off in Japan's Okinawa. enewsWorld. 17 May 2015. 16 April 2012.

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