Jeon Soo-il

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Jeon Soo-il

Born September 25, 1959 · Sokcho, Gangwon, South Korea (age 66)

Jeon Soo-il (born September 25, 1959) is a South Korean film director, film producer and screenwriter. After graduating from the Department of Theatre & Film of Kyungsung University in Busan, he studied Film Direction at Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (E.S.R.A) in France from 1988 to 1992. He completed his master and doctorate degrees in Film Science at the Paris Diderot University …

Known For

El Condor PasaEl Condor Pasa · 2013
El Condor Pasa
4.92013
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest takes a young girl under his wing but is devastated when she is suddenly raped and killed. Even more affected by the incident is her much older sister who, in the absence of their parents, had been acting as the girl’s maternal guardian. The priest wants to console the woman though he is nowhere closer to getting over his own grief. A bizarre journey between the two ensues which includes a pilgrimage to Peru.
Himalaya, Where the Wind DwellsHimalaya, Where the Wind Dwells · 2009
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
7.42009
MovieDrama
A Korean executive ventures into the Himalayas in order to deliver the remains of a Nepalese migrant worker to his family.
America TownAmerica Town · 2018
America Town
5.02018
MovieDrama
Set in the 1980s in Gunsan, a US military camptown, 15-year-old Sangguk falls in love with a prostitute and has his first sexual experience. He witnesses the wounds and struggles of sex workers in this US military camp town.
I Came from BusanI Came from Busan · 2010
I Came from Busan
5.02010
MovieDrama
An 18 year-old girl reluctantly gives her baby up for adoption. As time goes by, her yearning for the baby gets bigger and she visits the adoption center to ask if she can have the baby back.
The Bird Who Stops in the AirThe Bird Who Stops in the Air · 2002
The Bird Who Stops in the Air
7.52002
MovieDrama
KIM serves as a professor of film studies at a rural college, away from his family. Having kept the memories of birds from his childhood, he intends to make a film based on the images of birds that appear in his dreams. In his position as educator, KIM finds himself torn between artistic ideals of the film and the realities of life which his student's must encounter daily. It is in this setting that he struggles to discover the nature of his identity. A middle school science teacher, Young-hee, although a long-time lover of KIM's is not confident in their future relationship. She asks KIM to accompany her to her childhood hometown. During the trip, the two begin to realize that each belongs to different realities from the other. Young-hee begins to desire a relationship of a different sort with him. However, KIM's ambition is to redeem his own artistic value blurred between film fantasy and reality.
Last FilmLast Film · 2022
Last Film
5.52022
MovieDrama
Park Sang-min, who teaches film at the University's Department of Film, is a film director who is under pressure of debt and trouble for the subject of the next film.
Time Between Dog and WolfTime Between Dog and Wolf · 2007
Time Between Dog and Wolf
5.32007
MovieDrama
On his way to China, where he is to meet a longtime lost cousin, Kim, a filmmaker, meets a young woman, Young-hwa. When he meets her a second time in a hotel, he decides to follow her until Tae-bak, where she meets up with her sister.
My Right to Ravage MyselfMy Right to Ravage Myself · 2005
My Right to Ravage Myself
6.02005
MovieDramaThriller
S is a suicide designer who assists people to commit suicide according to a method of their own choosing. When a woman kills herself, her boyfriend decides to investigate, and discovers that S is behind the suicide...

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The Bird Who Stops in the AirThe Bird Who Stops in the Air · 2002
The Bird Who Stops in the Air
7.52002
MovieDrama
KIM serves as a professor of film studies at a rural college, away from his family. Having kept the memories of birds from his childhood, he intends to make a film based on the images of birds that appear in his dreams. In his position as educator, KIM finds himself torn between artistic ideals of the film and the realities of life which his student's must encounter daily. It is in this setting that he struggles to discover the nature of his identity. A middle school science teacher, Young-hee, although a long-time lover of KIM's is not confident in their future relationship. She asks KIM to accompany her to her childhood hometown. During the trip, the two begin to realize that each belongs to different realities from the other. Young-hee begins to desire a relationship of a different sort with him. However, KIM's ambition is to redeem his own artistic value blurred between film fantasy and reality.

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