A Day Off
In today's world, A Day Off is still a topic of great relevance and debate. Whether due to its impact on society, its influence on popular culture or its importance in everyday life, A Day Off continues to be a topic of interest for people of all ages and backgrounds. From its origins to its evolution today, A Day Off has been the subject of numerous studies, analyzes and discussions that seek to better understand its scope and meaning. In this article, we will explore different aspects of A Day Off and examine its importance in the current context.
| A Day Off | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 휴일 |
| Revised Romanization | Hyuil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyuil |
| Directed by | Lee Man-hee |
| Written by | Baek Gyeol |
| Produced by | Hong Ui-seon |
| Starring | Shin Seong-il, Ji Yun-seong |
| Cinematography | Lee suk kee |
| Edited by | Hyeon Dong-chun |
| Music by | Jeon Jong-kun |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
A Day Off (Korean: 휴일) is a South Korean drama film directed by Lee Man-hee. Shot and completed in 1968 but not released due to censorship, it opened to the public in 2005, 37 years later, after the original print was rediscovered during the reorganization of the Korean Film Archive's warehouse. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of 1960s Korean film and its representative modernist film, A Day Off was selected near the top of the top 100 Korean films list in 2014.[1]
Plot
One winter Sunday, a penniless young man named Huh Wook (Shin Seong-il) sets off to meet his beloved Ji-yeon (Ji Yun-seong). Unable to start a family, Ji-yeon, who is pregnant, needs an abortion.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Shin Seong-il as Huh Wook
- Ji Yun-seong as Ji-yeon
References
- ^ "A Day Off (1968)". Korean Film Archive. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "A Day Off (1968)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Scanlon, Hayley (10 August 2017). "A Day Off (휴일, Lee Man-hee, 1968)". windowsonworlds.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "A Day Off". BIFF. September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
- A Day Off at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- A Day Off at IMDb
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