![[DVD] Green Chair (Region-3)](https://s.turbifycdn.com/aah/hanbook/green-chair-region-3-35.jpg "[DVD] Green Chair (Region-3)")
Starring: Seo Jeong, Shim Ji-Ho, Oh Yun-Hong
Director: Park Chul-Soo
Studio: Starmax
Rating: 18+
Genre: Drama
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About This DVD
A story of "amour fou" between a 32-year-old divorcee and a 19-year-old college
student (who, under Korean law, is considered a minor until he turns 20). After
being arrested and sentenced to community service, Moon-hee attempts to ditch
handsome young Hyun, but he refuses to disappear, and the two go on the lam
together.
Mun-hee, a divorcee in her early thirties, has fallen in love with Hyun, in his
last year of high school. Mun-hee is arrested and sentenced to 100 hours of
community service for having sex with a minor, but upon her release Hyun meets
her in front of the police station and they go to a love hotel for several more
days of exhausting sex. Eventually, doubts begin to creep into Mun-hee's mind,
and she declares that their affair is finished. Hyun is persistent, however, and
soon their relationship enters a new phase.
At first Park Chul-soo's Green Chair sounds like a fairly straightforward tale
of sex and the occasional pang of guilt, but it ends up being much more
interesting than that. The film's first reel is highly explicit, and will turn
off a lot of viwers, but later things settle down and we get to examine all the
little details of Hyun and Mun-hee's unusual relationship, from Hyun's talent
for cooking to Mun-hee's preference in mattresses. The film presents such
details with warmth and humor, resulting in a nuanced, touching, and subversive
love story.
As in many of his previous features, such as the grisly "cooking" movie 301,302
or the ob-gyn extravaganza Push! Push! , Park's direct, non-judgmental approach
can be alienating for mainstream viewers. This turned into a problem for Green
Chair when its investor, Hapdong Film, decided it was too bizarre to have any
commercial potential, and shelved it.
Apart from Park's inimitable style of directing, Green Chair draws strength from
its great cast. Suh Jung, best known from Kim Ki-duk's The Isle, brings a
slightly unhinged vitality to the character of Mun-hee; while newcomer Shim Ji-ho
plays Hyun as passionate and self-confident beyond his years. A special treat is
the appearance of ultra-cool actress Oh Yun-hong (The Power of Kangwon Province)
as Mun-hee's friend -- the warmth and camaraderie the three characters share is
one of the film's key strengths.
Another Korean movie based on a true story, GREEN CHAIR is the first film in
four years from controversial director Park Chul-Soo, best known for Video. Seo
Jeong (THE ISLE) plays Kim, a nice 32-year-old woman who's making whoopee with a
19 year old boy, Hyeon (first time actor, Shim Ji-ho). Unfortunately for them,
20 is the age of consent in Korea, and she's arrested, sentenced, and locked up.
But the second she's finished with her sentence, she makes a beeline back to
Hyeon (who wouldn't?) and the two shack up for a marathon sex session. Those
looking for pervy kicks will be disappointed: while there's plenty of sex on
display, the movie is wrapped up in the essential comedy and potential problems
inherent in every sex-based relationship, compounded when one partner has to do
a little time for it.
Funny and beautiful, with some gorgeous poetic digressions, GREEN CHAIR is yet
another pro-sex movie in this year's New York Asian Film Festival. Hopefully,
it'll give you lots of ideas.
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround, DD 2.0 Stereo |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2005 |
| Running Time: | 98 |
| Special Features: | - Making of Film - Trailer For Adult - Theatrical Trailer |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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