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Starring: Park Min-Ji, Kim Hye-Seong, Kim Ja-Ok
Director: Kim Ho-Jun
Studio: Enter One
Rating: 15+
Genre: Drama
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About This DVD
The controversial can of worms "Jenny, Juno" has finally popped its lid: the
second film by director Kim Ho-joon of the famed "My Little Bride," "Jenny,
Juno" was revealed for the first time at a press screening on February 1.
The movie, which depicts a 15-year-old middle school student's pregnancy and
delivery, initially received a rating of "18 years or over" by the Korean Media
Rating Board, but the rating was lowered to "15 years or over" after an appeal
for reconsideration, triggering a fierce debate on the ethics and freedom of
movie-making. Over 970,000 people have already visited the film's official
website ( http://www.jj2005.com ) as of February 10, which opened to viewers
less than a month ago on January 17. The website bulletin board is teeming with
postings that support or denounce the film's controversial subject matter.
To begin with the conclusion, "Jenny, Juno" belies the uproar surrounding it by
being calm to the point of blandness. Confronting the risky issues of teenage
pregnancy and childbirth in as "pretty" (a word used by the production company)
a manner as possible, the movie does not contain a single scene that implies
sexual intercourse between the two titular characters, let alone an actual
depiction of it. Instead, it shows the two (fully-clothed) adolescents staring
blankly up at the ceiling.
Such cautiousness is certainly not because the film aims at "communicating to
teenagers the dangers of pregnancy," as the production company argues. Rather,
it's because the filmmakers judged that "Jenny, Juno," targeted explicitly at
middle and high school students, could achieve its desired effect without
relying on provocative scenes. What the movie taps into is the fantasy of
parenthood harbored by teenagers.
"Jenny, Juno" rigorously aligns itself with the emotions and eyelevel of middle
and high school students, telling the story as they would dream it. Juno happily
applies himself to part-time work, saying he's saving money for the baby's milk.
Jenny indulges in "prenatal care," putting the telephone receiver to her stomach
as Juno sings a lullaby on the other end.
When Jenny and Juno boldly face off with their flabbergasted parents, stating,
"If you're going to do as you like, then we're going to do as we like, too;
we're not going to give up studying or having this baby," the film abruptly
superimposes the image of "Romeo and Juliet." And by establishing that Jenny is
a class representative who ranks fifth in her year and Juno is a successful
"gamer," it implies that teenage pregnancy is not an issue restricted to
"delinquent" youths.
Jenny and Juno enjoy cutesy dates while "The Tadpole Song" plays in the
background, and carry out "pretty" labor, like two kids playing "house." The
production company dubs this a "moving project to protect babies." But who's
going to take the responsibility of protecting the clueless Jenny and Juno?
| Audio Format: | DD 5.1 Surround |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2005 |
| Running Time: | 163 |
| Special Features: | - Making of Film - Selected Scenes with Commentary - Interview with Director / Art Director - Interview with Cast / Fan - Music Video - Teaser Trailer - Trailer |
| Availability: | Usually ships in 5-10 days |
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