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<h3><a name="1">Mo, 18. Dezember 2006</a><br>
My Sassy Girl (Kor 2001)</h3>
<p><img style="width: 200px; height: 287px;" class="right"
src="0612/sassy.jpg" alt="DVD Cover" align="right"> Vor Weihnachten
und als letzter spacemovie Film einer der größten Hits: Das
berühmteste, erfolgreichste und beste koreanische romantische
Melodrama. Spritzig, bezaubernd und zum Heulen. Der große
Stardurchbruch für die freche Jun Ji-hyun.
</p>
<p>Gyun-woo ist Student. Ein ziemlich lausiger noch dazu. Wir kriegen
nun mit, wie
seine Mutter ihn freundlich auffordert endlich seine Tante zu besuchen.
Gezwungenermaßen macht er sich also auf (wirklich zur Tante?) und
trifft in der U-Bahn ein Mädchen. Sie ist eigentlich genau sein
Typ, aber genauso sehr hasst er Mädchen, die, wie sie, total
betrunken sind. Das Schicksal will es nun, dass er sich um sie
kümmern muss, da sie nach Wiederhervorbringen von leckeren Nudeln
(nichts für schwache Nerven!) in der U-Bahn zusammenbricht und ihn
kurz zuvor noch "Honey" nennt. Der arme, barmherzige Gyun-woo schleppt
sie nun mit all seinen spärlichen Kräften ins nächste
Motel und wacht zur Belohnung am nächsten Tag im Gefängnis
auf. Er muss sich nun dem Mädchen des Vortages stellen und ihr
Rede und Antwort stehen... was gar nicht so leicht ist, wie es sich
anhört! Von nun an sind die beiden fast unzertrennlich (und wie!)
und sollen eine Menge Abenteuer erleben.</p>
<p>Ein amüsanter, kurzweiliger Film, der die Filmlandchaft Koreas auf den
Kopf stellte und sogar Steven Spielbergs DreamWorks dazu bewog, die
Rechte für ein US-Remake zu kaufen, wie bei unseren meisten
asiatischen spacemovie Filmen.</p>
<p>With its easy yet unpredictable blend of laugh-out-loud broad
comedy, metaphysical romance, and fun characters, "My Sassy Girl" can
easily be included among the best that Korean cinema has to offer.</p>
<p>"My Sassy Girl" is based on an on-line serial written by Kim Ho-sik
that detailed his relationship with his off-the-wall college
girlfriend. This was eventually compiled into a best-selling book and
caught the attention of director Kwak Jae-young, who wrote the script
for the film. The story kicks off with college student Kyun-woo (Korean
pop singer Cha Tae-hyun, in his feature film debut) crossing paths with
a drunk girl (Jun Ji-hyun of "Il Mare") on a late-night subway. Just
before she passes out, the girl looks at Kyun-woo and calls him
'honey'. The other passengers, assuming him to be the hapless girl's
boyfriend, demand that Kyun-woo look after her. After carrying her on
his back for what seems to be miles, Kyun-woo drops the girl off at a
motel. But instead of leaving her and getting on his way, Kyun-woo
finds himself intrigued by the nameless girl and vows to do whatever he
can to heal her sorrow.</p>
<p><img style="width: 319px; height: 215px;" class="left"
src="0612/sassy2.jpg" alt="Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun" align="left">
Unfortunately, he gets far more than he bargained as he becomes wrapped
around the finger of this strange girl, whose dramatic mood swings are
outmatched only by her penchant for sociopathic behavior. When they
dine out and Kyung-woo orders anything but coffee, she barks her mantra
"Do you wanna die?" and then promptly changes his order to coffee. When
her feet begin aching from walking, she forces Kyung-woo to switch his
comfortable running shoes for her high heels. And being a budding
screenwriter, she demands that Kyung-woo read her wacky treatments, or
else face an ass kicking. However, despite these crazy antics (not to
mention landing in jail a few times), Kyun-woo finds himself hopelessly
hooked on this 'sassy girl'. And though the girl seems to relish in
humiliating and belittling those around her, it becomes clear that
underneath the brash exterior is a wounded soul who holds a genuine
affection for Kyun-woo.
</p>
<p><b>Festivalpreise:</b><br>
Fant-Asia Film Festival - Most Popular Film<br>
Japanese Academy Awards - Nomination Best Foreign Film<br>
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea - Best Actress + Adapted Screenplay<br>
Hochi Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film<br>
Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Asian Film<br>
</p>
<p class="cast">My Sassy Girl (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo) Kor 2001, kor.mdU,
137 min. R: Kwak Jae-young, D: Jun Ji-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun<br>
<b>19:30 Uhr, Space04 Kunsthaus Graz, € 5.-</b></p>
Links:
<ul class="links">
<li><a href="http://www.yupgigirl.com/">[Official Website]</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293715/">[imdb]</a> 8.0/10 (5,268 votes)</li>
<li><a href="http://asianfilmweb.de/filme/m/mysassygirl.php">[asianfilmweb]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.molodezhnaja.ch/korea_2001.htm#sassy">[molodezhnaja]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/comedy/sassy/sassy.html">[KFCC]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sassy_Girl">[wikipedia]</a></li>
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