Asian Cinevisions Film Series

A collaborative project with Asian Cinevision, showcasing recent Asian films

From South Korea

A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE

Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 pm

Guest Speaker: Hyun-Ock Im, teacher, writer, and curator, as well as Consultant & Chief Editor for the Pusan Film Festival

Intense, erotic, and emotionally searing, this brilliantly acted study of infidelity and family crisis confirms Im Sang-soo (The President’s Last Bang) as a major filmmaking talent. An unsparing examination of a marriage in crisis, Im’s film is sexually bold and emotionally vivid, driven by brave performances and an improvisational energy. Ho-jeong (Moon So-ri) is the beautiful wife of busy lawyer Young-jak (Hwang Jung-min). Their marriage is functional but unsatisfying, and the two have turned to other partners for sexual satisfaction—Young-jak cavorts with a young model, which leads Ho-jeong to seduce the teenaged boy next door. Dealing with their own infidelities—as well as problems plaguing Young-jak’s parents—the married couple suddenly finds their duplicitous world shattered by a family tragedy, and they must decide where their relationship stands. Beautifully shot in widescreen by cinematographer Kim Woo-hyung, A Good Lawyer’s Wife is a courageous study of marital turmoil that is ultimately cathartic and healing in its masterful observations on love. – Travis Crawford

South Korea, 2003, 104min, color • Korean with English subtitles • Director/writer: Im Sang-Soo • Cast: Moon So-Ri, Hwang Jeong-Min