My Brilliant Life
| My Brilliant Life | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | E J-yong |
| Written by | E J-yong Oh Hyo-jin |
| Produced by | Lee Yu-jin |
| Starring | Song Hye-kyo Kang Dong-won |
| Cinematography | Lee Jae-hyeok |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
| Music by | Jung Jae-hyung |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
My Brilliant Life (Korean: 두근두근 내 인생; RR: Dugeun Dugeun Nae Insaeng; lit. "My Palpitating Life") is a 2014 South Korean drama film starring Song Hye-kyo and Kang Dong-won.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It was co-written and directed by E J-yong based on the 2011 novel My Palpitating Life by Kim Aeran.[9][10][11][12]
My Brilliant Life won the Third Place Audience Award at the 17th Udine Far East Film Festival in 2015.[13]
Plot
Immature and clumsy Dae-soo and beautiful but foul-mouthed Mi-ra were both seventeen-year-old teenagers when Mi-ra became pregnant. Their son Ah-reum was born, but he was diagnosed with the extremely rare genetic disorder progeria, which makes its recipient age prematurely and rapidly. Years later, Ah-reum is sixteen, but his body is that of an eighty-year-old man. Sensing that he doesn't have much time left, Ah-reum writes a story about how his young parents fell in love and how he came to be, hoping to give it as a gift to them on his seventeenth birthday.[14]
Cast
- Song Hye-kyo as Mi-ra[15][16][17]
- Kang Dong-won as Dae-soo[18][19][20]
- Jo Sung-mok as Ah-reum
- Baek Il-seob as Mr. Jang
- Heo Joon-seok as Seung-chan
- Chae Seo-jin as Lee Seo-ha
- Kim So-jin as Writer Kim
- Lee Sung-min as Family doctor (cameo)
- Kim Kap-soo as Dae-soo's father (cameo)
- Kim In-tae as Older Mr. Jang (cameo)
- Cha Eun-woo as Healthy Ah-ruem (cameo)
- Taetiseo as Dae-soo's favorite girl group (cameo)[21][22]
See also
References
- ^ "Kang, Song Hye-kyo to star in new film". The Korea Times. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (3 December 2013). "Kang, Song to star in movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Lee, Cory (3 December 2013). "Gang Dong-won, Song Hye-kyo Cast in New Film". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Yoon, Ha-youn (15 October 2013). "Song Hae-kyo to star in My Palpitating Life". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (16 October 2013). "Song Hye-kyo selects movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (5 August 2014). "Kang, Song talk My Palpitating Life". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Song Hye-kyo, Kang Dong-won reveal My Brilliant Life". The Korea Herald. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (8 August 2014). "A-listers bring to life sad story of a fast-aging boy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (5 December 2013). "GANG Dong-won and SONG Hye-kyo to Collaborate on Human Drama". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ "My Palpitating Life Kang Dong Won Auditioned for Scandal". KDramaStars. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Choi, Jae-bong (2011). "My Palpitating Life". LIST Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ "My Palpitating Life". Han Books. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (4 May 2015). "Udine's Top Award Goes to ODE TO MY FATHER". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (2 September 2014). "Herald Review: Taking heart amid heartbreak". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (27 August 2014). "Herald Interview: Song Hye-kyo faces the music". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (29 August 2014). "Interview: Song Hye Kyo Believes She's Become More Masculine Over Time". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Jo, Yeon-kyung (10 September 2014). "Interview: Song Hye Kyo Swears Like an Ajumma in Real Life". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (4 August 2014). "Kang Dong Won Shares on Acting Opposite Song Hye Kyo in Film My Palpitating Life". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (4 August 2014). "Kang Dong Won Remarks that Song Hye Kyo Isn't as Short as He Thought She Was". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (30 August 2014). "Interview: Kang Dong Won Worked Hard to Maintain His Weight for 12 Years". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (26 August 2014). "Taetiseo to Appear in My Palpitating Life with Kang Dong Won". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ Park, Gyu-oh (26 August 2014). "TaeTiSeo acted with Kang Dong-won in My Brilliant Life". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-03.