All About My Wife

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All About My Wife
Hangul
Revised RomanizationNae anaeui modeun geot
McCune–ReischauerNae anaeŭi modŭn gŏt
Directed byMin Kyu-dong
Written byHeo Sung-hye
Min Kyu-dong
Based onUn novio para mi mujer
by Pablo Solarz
Produced byPark Joon-ho
Min Jin-soo
Lee Yoo-jin
StarringIm Soo-jung
Lee Sun-kyun
Ryu Seung-ryong
CinematographyKim Dong-young
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byLee Jin-hee
Kim Jun-seong
Release date
  • May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$29.4 million[1]

All About My Wife (Korean: 내 아내의 모든 것) is a 2012 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Min Kyu-dong, about a timid husband who hires a professional Casanova to seduce his seemingly perfect but fearsome wife, hoping this will make her divorce him.[2] Starring Im Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun and Ryu Seung-ryong,[3][4] the movie was released in theaters on May 17, 2012.[5]

It is a remake of the Argentine film Un novio para mi mujer ("A Boyfriend for My Wife").[6]

Plot[edit]

After seven years of marriage, the mild-mannered Doo-hyun (Lee Sun-kyun) is at the end of his rope, Jung-in (Im Soo-jung), his wife is driving him crazy with her endless nagging and complaining. He can't even bring himself to ask for a divorce because of the fights that will follow. When Doo-hyun's company transfers him out of state, it seems like his dream of getting away is coming true. But to his horror, Jung-in surprises him by moving across the country to be with him. Desperate but too afraid to ask for a divorce, Doo-hyun recruits his next-door neighbor and legendary Casanova Sung-ki (Ryu Seung-ryong) to seduce his wife and make her leave him first. After scoping her out, Sung-ki is intrigued by the challenge and confidently agrees to seduce Jung-in as his career finale. Meanwhile, to give her something to do, Doo-hyun has already arranged for Jung-in to get a spot on the local radio station, shooting her mouth off about life's injustices. As times goes on, Sung-ki eventually succeeds in grabbing Jung-in's attention, and the two slowly grow closer. But though Doo-hyun asked for it, he grows to regret his decision and decides to spy on his wife and her lover. He starts to have feeling for his wife again, and does not want to divorce her anymore. But in the meantime Sung-ki falls in love with Jung-in. Doo-hyun asks Sung-ki to stop seducing his wife, but in return the latter threatens that he would disclose to his wife that Doo-hyun recruited him if he comes in-between them. The later part is about who wins Jung-in's heart.[7][8][9]

Cast[edit]

  • Im Soo-jung - Yeon Jung-in[10][11][12]
  • Lee Sun-kyun - Lee Doo-hyun[13]
  • Ryu Seung-ryong - Jang Sung-ki[14]
  • Lee Kwang-soo - PD Choi, radio host
  • Kim Ji-young - Song, radio writer
  • Kim Jung-tae - Park Kwang-shik, Doo-hyun's colleague
  • Lee Sung-min - Company Director Na, Doo-hyun's boss
  • Kim Do-young - Na's wife
  • Jung Sung-hwa - newspaper delivery man
  • Lee Dal-hyeong - captain at police station
  • Park Hee-von - female cop at police station
  • Jo Han-cheol - public officer at divorce court
  • Nam Myung-ryul - judge at divorce court
  • Lee Do-ah - Pyeongchang Company employee
  • Kim Sun-ha - waitress at noodle shop

Box office[edit]

With 594,195 tickets sold during the opening weekend of May 18 to 20, the film's debut made a splash atop the local box office, putting up a strong fight against Hollywood films The Avengers and Men in Black 3.[15] Benefiting from positive word-of-mouth, it continued its impressive commercial run, with over 4.5 million admissions in total.[16][17][18][19]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 21st Buil Film Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated
49th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Im Soo-jung Won [20]
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Won
Best New Actor Lee Kwang-soo Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated
Best Art Direction Jeon Kyung-ran Nominated
Best Music Kim Jun-seong, Lee Jin-hee Nominated
55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Women in Film Korea Awards Won [21][22]
2013 4th KOFRA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Won [23]
49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Min Kyu-dong Nominated [24]
Best Actress Im Soo-jung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated
Best Screenplay Min Kyu-dong, Heo Sung-hye Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "She's My Wife (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  2. ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (11 June 2012). "Director Min Kyu-dong says it’s all about communication"[usurped]. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  3. ^ Kim, Jessica (25 October 2011). "Lee Sun-kyun, Lim Soo-jung to play married couple in new film". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  4. ^ "Min Gyoo-dong's new film Everything about my Wife stars Im Soo-jeong, Lee Seon-gyoon, Ryoo Seung-yong". Star News via Hancinema. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  5. ^ Suk, Monica (15 March 2012). "Lee Sun-kyun, Lim Soo-jung film to be released May 17". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  6. ^ Lee, Claire (5 April 2012). "Actress Im’s upcoming film revealed to be Argentinean remake" Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  7. ^ "CJ Entertainment Reveals Everything about my Wife". Hancinema. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  8. ^ Elley, Derek (23 May 2012). "All About My Wife" Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  9. ^ "2012.5.18 NOW Playing"[usurped]. Korea JoongAng Daily. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  10. ^ "Nagging Wife Role Lets Lim Soo-jung Explore Hidden Side". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  11. ^ Oh, Seol-hye (3 May 2012). "Everything About My Wife Lim Soojung "I had major headaches because of long scripts""[permanent dead link]. StarN News. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  12. ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (26 April 2012). "The Secret Behind Im Soo Jung′s Baby Skin"[permanent dead link]. enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  13. ^ Oh, Seol-hye (11 May 2012). "Everything About My Wife Lee Sun-gyun transform into an awkward and weak husband from Angry Chef"[permanent dead link]. StarN News. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  14. ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (21 May 2012). "Ryu Seung-ryong moves beyond stereotypes". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ Hong, Lucia (21 May 2012). "All About My Wife makes debut atop local box office, pushes The Avengers moves down to No. 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  16. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (3 June 2012). "All About My Wife Hit 2.5 Million Mark Faster than Architecture 101"[permanent dead link]. enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  17. ^ "All About My Wife Hits 3 Million Viewers". Soompi. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  18. ^ "All About My Wife Having Breakthrough Of 4 Million Domestic Audience Comes To Theaters In North America". Korea Portal. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  19. ^ "Box office, June 16–30". Korean Film Council. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  20. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (4 December 2012). "PIETA Wins Best Picture at Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  21. ^ "Byun Young-joo Picked as Director of the Year by Female Film Critics". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  22. ^ Kim, Hyun-min (6 December 2012). "BYUN Young-joo Selected as the Woman Filmmaker of 2012". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  23. ^ Ji, Yong-jin (1 February 2013). "PIETA Regarded as the Best Film in 2012 by Reporters". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  24. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (5 April 2013). "49th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees revealed". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

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