ChungMuRo Express: Ieoh Island (Ieodo)
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM
ImagineAsian Theatre
(239 East 59th St., NYC)
KIM Ki-young, Based on Novel, Grade 18, 111 minutes
Classic Korean Cinema presents Ieoh Island (Ieodo)
Sun Wu-hyun is a planning director of a travel agency. Wu-hyun starts the campaign on I-eoh Island for its first commercial while building a hotel in Jeju Island. Feeling responsible for the death of a reporter, Chun Nam-suk, Wu-hyun goes looking for the small island of Parang where Nam-suk's home is. Bar waitress Sohn Min-ja tells Wu-hyun about Nam-suk's secret girlfriend. Min-ja tells Wu-hyun she completely believes in his mysterious experiences. Min-ja heard Nam-suk's last moments before his disappearance, and there is a shrine for those drawn to I-eoh Island. Min-ja suggests they go there and pray for Nam-suk's happiness.
Guest SpeakerMs. Hyun-Ock Im
ImagineAsian Theatre (239 East 59th St., NYC, Tel: 212-371-6682)