[앵커]
The Korean-Canadian director’s film, ‘Fast Lives’, is attracting worldwide attention by winning international awards.
This movie, which has a Korean feel from the theme to the dialogue, is so popular. Why is it so popular?
Reporter Lim Jae-seong analyzed it.
[리포트]
The first love of a 12-year-old boy and girl started awkwardly, and after a long separation due to the girl’s immigration, they reunite 12 years later.
[“알아보겠다.”]
[“너도.”]
[“난 너가 날 기억하는지도 몰랐어.”]
Seoul and New York, two people meet and part ways again and again under the pressure of life.
[“만약 네가 한국을 떠나지 않았다면 내가 널 찾았을까? 우리가 사귀었을까, 헤어졌을까?”]
The film follows the unchanging times of the two and tells the story of their ‘relationship’ in Korea.
[“한국말 중에 ‘인연’이란 말이 있어요. 섭리, 운명이라는 뜻인데….”]
Although unfamiliar, the director focused on the universality of emotions.
[셀린 송/영화 ‘패스트 라이브즈’ 감독 : “인연이라는 게 한국에만 단어가 있지만, 그래도 모든 사람이 못 느끼는 감정은 아니에요. 그래서 그 부분이 굉장히 보편적이라고 생각하고….”]
Narrow alleys in the neighborhood, the army, and the Namsan cable car.
[“해성… 와! 너다.”]
A Korean sensibility was set throughout the film, including the use of language to mask emotions, to quietly express the characters’ stormy emotions.
Most of the praise from great foreign directors also focuses on this.
[셀린 송/영화 ‘패스트 라이브즈’ 감독 : “이민한 사람들에 대한 이야기다 보니까 제가 함께 인생을 살고 있는 저희 부모님의 인생에 제 인생이 담겨 있다고 생각합니다.”]
Director Song, who has already confirmed his next work, hinted that his next work will also contain his own story.
This is Lim Jae-seong from KBS News.
Cinematographer: Jun-yong Kwon, Cheol-ho Kim / Video editor: Hyun-mo Lee / Graphics: Sang-woo Chae / Screen provided by: CJ ENM, A24
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