Blossom Again
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Overview
Thirty-year-old teacher In-young falls in love with her student, Suk. She is attracted to the boy because he resembles her first love in every way and even shares the same name. But with the sudden return of her long-lost love and the appearance of a cute high school girl who confesses her love towards the boy Suk, In-young finds herself lost among the two first loves.
* Source: Korean Film Archive
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Review
Blossom Again, the second film from director Jung Jiwoo. was not well received at the time of its release. The story is quite complicated and the apparent love story between a 30-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy did not receive much support. The story of Blossom Again is quite twisted. In-young (Kim Jungeun), a 30-year-old teacher at a private academy, falls in love with Lee Suk (Lee Taesung), a 17-year-old student, who does not only have the same name but also looks similar to her first love. Soon after, a 17-year-old girl, In-young (Jung Yumi) appears and sees Lee Suk. Then, a 30-year-old man, Lee Suk (Kim Jun-seong), the 30-year-In-young’s real crush, appears. The story unfolds as the two In-youngs and the two Lee Suks, and another character intertwine. Their relationship is difficult to understand logically and is further confused by the fantasy elements. Nonetheless, what is clear is that this incomprehensibility does not hinder the beauty of the film. In fact, Blossom Again demonstrates the true magic of cinema in its ability to make an inexplicable world understood and convincing. (MOON Seok)
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Credit
- DirectorJUNG Jiwoo
- ProducerKANG Woosuk
- ScreenplayJUNG Jiwoo, GONG Mijung
- CinematographyCHOI Hyunki
- GafferGANG Daehui
- Production DesignSEO Myunghae
- MusicLEE Jaejin
- EditorJUNG Jiwoo
- SoundKIM Suk-won, KIM Changseob
- CastKIM Jungeun, LEE Taesung, KIM Youngjae, JUNG Yumi
Film Source
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Director
JUNG Jiwoo
Born in 1968, he made his feature debut with Happy End (1999) and subsequently directed films such as Blossom Again, Eungyo (2012), Fourth Place (2014), Tune in for Love (2019). He has also recently directed the Netflix Original Series Somebody (2022).
