Viva! Love

Viva! Love
Directed by Oh Joum-kyun
Produced by Lee Hyung-seung
Written by Park Yoon
Starring Kim Hae-sook
Gi Ju-bong
Kim Young-min
Kim Hye-na
Music by Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography Jang Seong-baek
Edited by Lee Eun-soo
Production
company
IB Pictures
Distributed by Sponge Entertainment
Release dates
  • April 9, 2008 (2008-04-09)
Running time
100 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$69,431

Viva! Love (Hangul: 경축! 우리사랑; RR: Gyeongchuk Uri sarang; lit. "Celebrate! Our Love") is a 2008 South Korean romance film directed by Oh Joum-kyun.[1] It won Best Film at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, as well as several Best New Director prizes for Oh.[2][3][4]

Plot

Bong-soon is a middle-aged housewife who runs a lodging house. She lives with her good-for-nothing husband who's quietly having an affair, and her selfish, unemployed daughter Jeong-yoon whose boyfriend Gu-sang is a tenant who owns the neighborhood laundromat. When Jeong-yoon finally lands a job, she moves out and abruptly breaks up with Gu-sang. Bong-soon sees the heartbroken Gu-sang drinking away his sorrows, and taking pity on him, she takes him home and attempts to comfort him. One thing leads to another, and the two sleep together. To her great surprise, Bong-soon ends up pregnant with Gu-sang's baby. Despite the age gap and the neighbors' disapproval, the two fall in love and Gu-sang makes Bong-soon feel like a giddy teenage girl again.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 45th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Gi Ju-bong Nominated
Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Won
Best New Actor Kim Young-min Nominated
Best New Actress Kim Hye-na Nominated
Best Screenplay Park Yoon Won
17th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Gi Ju-bong Nominated
Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Won
9th Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Won
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Nominated
7th Korean Film Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Nominated
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Viva! Love Won
Best Actress (Film) Kim Hae-sook Nominated
Best Screenplay (Film) Park Yoon Nominated

References

  1. Kim, Gyeong-woo (21 May 2008). "가상인터뷰: <경축! 우리사랑>의 로맨스마마 봉순씨" [Virtual Interview: Bong-soon, Romance Mama of Viva! Love]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. Lee, Hyo-won (29 June 2008). "Daejong Film Fest Showcases Trends". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. D'Sa, Nigel (1 July 2008). "The Chaser Top Winner at Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "45th Baeksang Arts Awards". Dramabeans. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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