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My Heart/Jeong (2000) NTSC DVD5
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Plot:
The director of MY HEART is a veteran of Korean cinema, having been responsible for
 launching what is now called the Korean New Wave. This film, unlike the previous works 
that mostly deal with urban problems of modernization, is set in the quiet of the 1920s. 
The slow-moving stylish drama is akin to Zhang Yimou's more famous films in execution, 
but its context and content remain essentially unique.

Sun-Yi (played by director's wife and co-writer Kim Yoo-Mi) is married off at sixteen to 
a ten year old spoiled brat, who grows to be a twenty-year old spoiled brat. Since Sun-Yi 
is barren and unsophisticated, or at least regarded as such by her husband, it is no surprise 
when he returns from the city with a mistress, whom he installs in the house. Having been 
tormented for a decade by her mother-in-law, Sun-Yi at first reacts with subdued hatred, but
then realizes that her husband is deeply in love. Denied affection in her life, she resolves not 
to deprive her husband of it and, despite the unexpected opposition from the mother-in-law, 
leaves the household forever. The rest of the film follows her journey, as the vicissitudes of life 
take her from place to place, ever searching for her own, but, even after temporarily finding reprieve, 
setting out again, never resting.

What it lacks in action, the story makes up in rich dramatic content. The lush photography 
paints beautiful pictures that weave with the experiences of the heroine. The seasons virtually 
mirror her inner world, as the rich colors of spring replace the gloom of winter when the new
companion makes a permanent friend. Dispassionate, but not submissive, Sun-Yi emerges 
as the dauntless strong-willed woman that commands the attention of the bus driver as easily
as that of the audience. The film's affirmative message resonates strongly, as evidenced by the 
numerous awards it has gathered at international festivals. (Branislav L. Slantchev @ gotterdammerung.org) 



 IMDb Link........:imdb.com/title/tt0297990/  (7.6 rating)
 KMDb Link........:
kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=04999

 Genre............: Drama
 Distributor......: Spectrum
 Year.............: 2000
 Country..........: Korea
 Director.........: Bae Chang-ho ???

 Source...........: DVD9 Retail (out of print) Credits to Mastameta for the source!!
 DVD Format.......: NTSC
 DVD Size.........: DVD5
 Programs used....: DVD Remake Pro/ADC Rebuilder

 Screen Format....: Anamorphic 1.78:1
 Audio Language...: Korean
 Audio Format.....: DD 2.0
 Subtitles........: English

 Menu.............: Untouched
 Video............: Re-encoded
 DVD Extras.......: Stripped

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All credits to Mastameta@ADC!!
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