Director:Kyung-Jung
Ju Screenplay by:Kyung-Jung
JuRunning time:90
minCountry:South
KoreaLanguage:Korean
Genre:Mystery,RomanceSubtitle:English/ไทยStarring:Ji-hoon Kim
... Min-Woo Jang, Ki-yeon Kim ... Park Hyo-Rin,
Seong-jae
Lee ... Jun-Hyuk Hwabg, Hyun-Jin Park ... Mi-Ran Oh
หนังตัวอย่าง:
People who have build a wall around themselves.
A sculptor Jun-hyeok, an art critic Min-woo, and
a modern dance student Mi-ran. A mystery
melodrama about the love and secrets of the
three people.
User Reviews
The lost love of a muse who inspired two men.
19 December 2011 | by HuntinPeck80 (United
Kingdom)
Natali is a metal sculpture of a naked woman in
an erotic pose. The sculptor, the Professor,
won''t sell. A former student appears and seeks
to interrogate him about his relationships with
women, in particular Mi-Ran, who may or may not
be the inspiration for Natali. The younger man
wants to buy the sculpture, but why exactly? We
are taken back in time as the sculptor describes
his passionate sexual relationship with dance
student Mi-Ran, his account of events critiqued
by the increasingly irate visitor. Their love
affair came to a halt ten years ago, but has it
ended? The visitor picks up the story and we
learn how things turned out.
I can''t say that any aspect of this film is
wholly convincing - the interview, the rather
idealised affair or why it had to stop
(something I didn''t really get) - nor did I
really believe in Mi-Ran as a character. She''s
very beautiful but that''s pretty much it. Maybe
it''s fair to say that neither man''s testimony is
entirely true; why should they be? The
sculptor''s romantic sexual relationship with her
is cleverly contrasted with the gratuitous
sexual affair he has since enjoyed(?) with his
curator, their sweaty humping versus the
tenderness and adoration given to Mi-Ran.
Presumably the sex scenes are where the 3D fad
is meant to pay off; I had some old 3D glasses
but all I ever get from those is a headache.
I''d say that Natali descends into bathos, right
at the very end, so that might even be a
recommendation for more cynical viewers. It''s
probably meant to be a film about the mysteries
and verities of love, true or false, real or
imagined; it''s just that one is left sniggering
over the closing credits. I suspect both men
want the statue of Natali for purely carnal
purposes (see the film and you''ll understand).
Lovingly photographed, more intelligent than
most erotic movies, a beautiful leading lady and
just enough of the ludicrous to send you away
with a smile.