Late Spring (2014 film)

Late Spring
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	봄
Revised Romanization	Bom
McCune–Reischauer	Pom
Directed by	Cho Geun-hyun
Written by	Shin Yang-jung
Screenplay by	Cho Geun-hyun
Produced by	Shin Yang-jung
Starring	Park Yong-woo Kim Seo-hyung Lee Yoo-young
Cinematography	Kim Jung-won
Edited by	Ham Sung-won
Distributed by	M-Line Distribution
Release dates	February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20) (Santa Barbara Film Festival) November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Late Spring (Korean: 봄; RR: Bom) is a 2014 South Korean romance melodrama starring Park Yong-woo, Kim Seo-hyung and Lee Yoo-young. It portrays the true beauty and the platonic love discovered between a genius sculptor and his final model. It made its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2014.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Plot

A genius sculptor Joon-goo (Park Yong-woo) suffers from a progressive muscular paralysis and loses the meaning of life after the Korean War. His wife (Kim Seo-hyung) who dedicates herself to her beloved husband, goes in search of a model (Lee Yoo-young) to encourage him to go back to work.

Cast

• Park Yong-woo as Joon-goo
• Kim Seo-hyung as Jung-sook
• Lee Yoo-young as Min-kyung
• Joo Young-ho as Geun-soo
• Kim Su-an as Song-yi
• Bae Soo-bin as Ray Bang

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	23rd Arizona International Film Festival	Best Foreign Feature Film	Late Spring	Won
	14th Milan International Film Festival	Best Film	Late Spring	Won
		Best Director	Cho Geun-hyun	Nominated
		Best Actress	Lee Yoo-young	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Park Yong-woo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Kim Seo-hyung	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Cho Geun-hyun	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Kim Jung-won	Won
		Best Music	Lee Seung-yup	Won
	13th Asian Film Festival of Dallas	Best Asian Narrative Feature Film	Late Spring	Won
		Best Cinematography	Kim Jung-won	Won
	3rd Madrid International Film Festival	Best Foreign Language Feature Film	Late Spring	Won
		Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film	Kim Seo-hyung	Won
		Best Producer in a Foreign Language Film	Shin Yang-jung	Nominated
2015	6th KOFRA Film Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Yoo-young	Won
	2nd Wildflower Film Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Yoo-young	Nominated
	24th Buil Film Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Yoo-young	Won
	52nd Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Yoo-young	Won
		Best New Director	Cho Geun-hyun	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Kim Jung-won	Nominated

References

1. "Starlet Receives Best Actress Award at Milan Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
2. Limb, Jae-un (19 May 2014). "Late Spring wins at int'l film festivals". Korea.net. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
3. Tae, Sang-joon (6 June 2014). "LATE SPRING to Compete for Three Categories at Madrid International Film Festival". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
4. Jung, Yoo-mi (1 December 2014). "In Focus: LATE SPRING". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
5. Schwartz, William (13 December 2014). "HanCinema's Film Review: "Late Spring"". Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

External links

• Late Spring at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Late Spring at IMDb
• Late Spring at HanCinema