While clunky in certain respects, however, Paradise Murdered turns out to be a decent mystery, a rare Korean whodunit (in this case, also a whodunwhat) with the plot that actually makes sense, and good clues available for sharp viewers to put it all together before the curtain comes down. Spider- Man 3 and other summer blockbusters. So begins the murder mystery Paradise Murdered, which was one of the surprise hits of the early summer season, selling more than 2.
The decomposed head of a guy lands in the kettle where ramen noodles are boiling. One of their poles snags on a big clamper, and the owner pulls on it delightedly. A group of men are fishing while listening to a live broadcast of the Asian Games. I can hardly wait for Min Boung- hun's next project, supposedly a taboo- breaking love story, and only hope that we get to see it before 2. Pruning the Grapevine, completely indifferent to the thematic obsessions and consumer fads that dominate mainstream Korean cinema today, is a richly rewarding film to open- minded viewers, dramatically powerful and authentically spiritual. Whatever his interpretation of this experience may be, the film suggests, he is now happy with the knowledge that his faith has been tested and proven to be real. Obviously an unassuming low- budget production, Grapevine still features strikingly beautiful cinematography by a team of young camera- men (Kim Jeong- won, Kim Jae- gwang, Lee Byung- hoon and others), particularly impressive in its use of sunlight. He eschews overt dramatic gestures or button- pushing tactics but all the same extracts superbly nuanced performances out of not only the young leads but also veteran Ki Joo- bong, who invests Father Moon with his customary endearing qualities as an archetypical Korean patriarch as well as a measure of contemplative wisdom. I might add, too, that Catholicism has been around in Korea for 2. It rivals Secret Sunshine in its thorough immersion in the Christian Weltanschauung, so much so that non- Korean viewers who tend to think of, say, Spring, Summer., festooned with the signs of chicly Orientalist, mock- Buddhist. Grapevine is an overwhelmingly sincere film, well- mannered and respectful, that takes its subject, the quest for genuine faith in God, absolutely seriously. This is the first time Min has directed a Korean cast with a screenplay written in Korean language (authored by the director and Yoo Dong- shik). Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, respectively, and were made with a local cast. His previous feature films, Flight of the Bee (1. Pruning the Grapevine is the third film directed by the Russia- educated Min Boung- hun. He adjusts well to the austere monastic life, until one day he runs into Helena, a young nun who is a dead ringer for Su- ah (Lee Min- jung again). He confesses to the dean that he wishes to leave the seminary, but the latter instead assigns him to a monastery in a remote countryside, supervised by the terse but warm- hearted Father Moon (Ki Joo- bong). About to take the vow of life- long celibacy, he has a bad break- up with his girlfriend Soo- ah (Lee Min- jung, Someone Special).
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