My Beautiful Girl, Mari
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- Movie: My Beautiful Girl, Mari
- Revised romanization: Mari iyagi
- Hangul: 마리이야기
- Director: Lee Seong-Kang
- Writer: Kang Su-Jeong, Lee Seong-Kang, Seo Mi-Ae
- Producer:
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: Janaury 18, 2002
- Runtime: 86 min
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Nam-woo (pronounced "Namoo") and Jun-ho have grown up as best friends in a Korean fishing village. As the film opens, the two are meeting again as adults. Jun-ho offers Nam-woo a small box, which launches a flashback to their childhood days. The two children each have social problems: Nam-woo has been solitary and detached since his father died, keeping only Jun-ho and a stray cat named Yo as friends, while Jun-ho is teased for his rich family (and because he's a bit of a whiner).
The combination of a special marble and a condemned lighthouse send Nam-woo into an alternate world of imagination, where he finds huge flowers and coral, clouds on strings, flying globefish, a giant dog and a mute girl covered in wool who he calls Mari. During a storm, in a moment of danger, fantasy appears to converge with reality. But as the vision fades, Nam-woo and Jun-ho move on with their lives.
Cast
- Lee Byung-Hun - Namoo
- Kong Hyung-Jin - Jun-ho
- Bae Chong-Ok - Namoo's Mother
- Ahn Sung-Kee - Kyeong-min
- Jang Hang-Seon - Jun-ho's Father
- Na Moon-Hee - Namoo's Grandmother
Film Festivals
- 2012 (18th) Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema - February 14-21, 2012 - Jeune public
