Soom (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ki-duk Kim

Guionista:

Ki-duk Kim (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 abril 2007 (South Korea)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Love Can Take Your Breath Away

Plot:

A love story involving a convicted prisoner who "slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell". |

Plot Keywords:

Prison Cell | Photograph | Laundry | Snowman | Adultery

Premios:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Another Kim Ki-duk gem

Reparto

Chen Chang	...	Jang Jin
In-Hyeong Gang	...	Young Cellmate
Jung-woo Ha	...	Husband
Ki-duk Kim
Ji-a Park	...	Yeon

Dirigida por
Ki-duk Kim

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Ki-duk Kim		writer

Producida por
Myong-chul Song	....	producer

Fotografía por
Jong-moo Sung

Montaje por
Su-an Wang

Otros miembros del equipo
John Kaylin	....	dubbing producer

Compañías Productores

• Cineclick Asia
• Kim Ki-Duk Film
• Sponge

Distribuidores

• Bir Film (2007) (Turkey) (all media) (limited)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• ARP Sélection (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• ArtCam (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinema Without Frontiers (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Lietuvos Kinas (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Lietuvos Kinostudija (2008) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• SPI (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Shani Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Sponge (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Tartan Films (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tartan (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tartan (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

También conocida como:

Breath (International: English title)
Aliento (Spain: Castilian title) [es]

Duración:

84 min

País:

South Korea

Idioma:

Coreano

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Japan:R-15 | France:U (with warning) | Netherlands:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Seoul, South Korea

Compañía:

Cineclick Asia

Another Kim Ki-duk gem

This is the third film I have seen by Kim Ki-duk. Each one has been very different to the other, and I have loved them all. Address Unknown was bleak and emotionally challenging, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… and Spring was beautifully poetic, while Breath is hard to describe. It has aspects of the earlier films - it's visually poetic and bleak - but it's very different to both most notably for its surreal/absurdist devices combined with very black humour (slightly reminiscent of some of the work of Raúl Ruiz).

Sparse dialogue makes for great intrigue as we attempt to make sense of the two main protagonists and what they have in common. One, a man on death row, the other a suburban mother who follows news of his exploits on the TV. To discuss how the story unfolds is to spoil the film if you haven't watched it. However, the story is so elusive, that even with the details, much remains unexplained, adding to the mystique of the film. The prisoner does not speak during the film and the mother does not speak to her family; she is on screen for about twenty minutes before we hear a word uttered from her mouth.

There is a really competent and confident film-maker at work in Kim Ki-duk, and he's not afraid to experiment. Beautifully photographed in winter, the use of steel/blue tones indoors accentuates the sense of cold and contrasts some of the surreal aspects. The film is contemplative, giving one ample opportunity to appreciate the superb visual aesthetics and make sense of the narrative.

I enjoyed this film immensely, and highly recommend it. It screened as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival, where Kim Ki-duk's films are always well-received.