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Le pouvoir de la province de Kangwon

Original title: Kangwon-do ui him
  • 1998
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  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.1K
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Le pouvoir de la province de Kangwon (1998)
Drama

Helmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, San... Read allHelmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, Sangkwon, plans a getaway for the same destination, where tragedy brings them together once a... Read allHelmed by one of Korea's leading directors, Hong Sang-soo, Jisook joins two of her girlfriends for a holiday in Korea's Kangwon Province. But in an eerie twist of fate, her former lover, Sangkwon, plans a getaway for the same destination, where tragedy brings them together once again.

  • Director
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Writer
    • Hong Sang-soo
  • Stars
    • Baek Jong-hak
    • Oh Yun-hong
    • Kim Yu-seok
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Writer
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Stars
      • Baek Jong-hak
      • Oh Yun-hong
      • Kim Yu-seok
    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Baek Jong-hak
    • Sangkwon
    Oh Yun-hong
    Oh Yun-hong
    • Jisook
    Kim Yu-seok
    Kim Yu-seok
    • The Policeman
    Chun Jae-hyun
    • Jaewan
    Park Hyeon-yeong
    • Eunkyoung
    Sunyoung Im
    • Misun
    • Director
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • Writer
      • Hong Sang-soo
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews12

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    hkwak

    Innovative film under conventional look

    An awesome innovative film under conventional look. The film questions and deconstructs everything--our normal concepts, philosophical notions, and cinema itself. To trace how the film deconstructs the traditional idea of narrative cinema could be a first step to the reading of this profoundly bizarre film.
    10ATOM-12

    Challenging a Movie Cliche'

    A common plotline in films consists of the main characters leaving the hustle and bustle of the city behind, and finding themselves in the tranquility of nature. In Power of Kangwon Province, we are shown two stories of individuals doing just that, trying to find themselves through a trip to the popular Korean parks in the mountains of Kangwon Province. However, rather than epiphanal moments, we have two characters whose trip into nature was just another form of escape.

    The pace of this movie is slow, contemplative. We learn in the end what really brought each to Kangwon Province and we learn how they're connected. For those who want Hollywood glam and for a movie to give them a definitive answer, this movie will not satisfy. But for those who want a movie that leaves them thinking, wondering, affecting them years after, this movie will more than satiate that longing.
    mlovmo-2

    A first for Korean cinema

    I really don't know, but this is probably the first and only Korean film that that doesn't have any reaction shots. No pans, no dolly shots...nothin'! No professional actors were cast. Very basic filmmaking. The subject matter is trivial, everyday life. Overall, it's a beautiful film to see.
    9bastard_wisher

    Masterpiece from overlooked contemporary of Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-Liang

    This is a great film. If this is any indication, than Hong Sang-Soo really is "Asian cinema's best kept secret". It's very similar in style to Tsai Ming-Liang and Hou Hsiao-hsien, and covers a lot of the same ground as them thematically, but I think I actually enjoy this more as a whole than any single one of their films. The overt minimalism is slightly less pronounced here than in their work, although it still completely fits that style (the camera never moves even once), and somehow I found the film less self-consciously "slow" than Tsai Ming-Liang or Hou Hsiao-hsien, which I think is part of the reason I enjoyed it more. Plus, it doesn't keep it's subjects quite as detached as Hou does. I felt like the film was also somehow more "complete" and less open-ended (just barely) than some of their work, although that's not to say it had much of anything resembling a forward-moving plot. I would have a hard time believing that Sophia Coppola wasn't directly influenced by this film for "Lost in Translation" (scenes of a young woman wandering around by herself, and languishing in her hotel room wearing punk panties can't help but seem familiar).
    8FilmCriticLalitRao

    It is about about human moods which are never the same ! ! ! !

    Let us begin by saying that this film's English title "The Power of Kangwon Province" is an absolute misnomer.It is because in Hong Sang Soo's film,there are no actual shots of wars,troubles and conflicts.So the idea of establishing power of a province is neither suitable nor valid in the context of this film.If we were to judge this film by its Korean language title,"Kangwon-do ui him" is going to appear as a cryptic statement about emotional turmoils of its young protagonists whose minds are not at rest.Hong Sang Soo has also directed a highly prolific visual document about erratic choices made by people in their lives.The people in question are a couple of young girls who are constantly in the process of displaying their moods,whims and fancies. If making a film out of nothingness can be claimed as a film maker's meritorious virtue then Hong Sang Soo has to be saluted as a courageous film maker whose films speak volumes about ubiquitous nothingness of human relationships,sentiments and lives.Whether one likes it or not,this is the only fair conclusion that be deduced from this particular film.

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 2003 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • The Power of Kangwon Province
    • Production company
      • Miracin Korea Film Company
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      • $7,892
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      • 1h 50m(110 min)
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