Late Spring (2014 film)

Late Spring (Korean: 봄; RR: Bom) is a 2014 South Korean romance melodrama starring Park Yong-woo, Kim Seo-hyung and Lee Yoo-young. It portrays the true beauty and the platonic love discovered between a genius sculptor and his final model. It made its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2014.[1][2][3][4][5]

Late Spring
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
봄
Revised RomanizationBom
McCune–ReischauerPom
Directed byCho Geun-hyun
Written byShin Yang-jung
Screenplay byCho Geun-hyun
Produced byShin Yang-jung
StarringPark Yong-woo
Kim Seo-hyung
Lee Yoo-young
CinematographyKim Jung-won
Edited byHam Sung-won
Distributed byM-Line Distribution
Release dates
  • February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20) (Santa Barbara Film Festival)
  • November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

A genius sculptor Joon-goo (Park Yong-woo) suffers from a progressive muscular paralysis and loses the meaning of life after the Korean War. His wife (Kim Seo-hyung) who dedicates herself to her beloved husband, goes in search of a model (Lee Yoo-young) to encourage him to go back to work.

Cast

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
201423rd Arizona International Film FestivalBest Foreign Feature FilmLate SpringWon
14th Milan International Film FestivalBest FilmLate SpringWon
Best DirectorCho Geun-hyunNominated
Best ActressLee Yoo-youngWon
Best Supporting ActorPark Yong-wooNominated
Best Supporting ActressKim Seo-hyungNominated
Best ScreenplayCho Geun-hyunNominated
Best CinematographyKim Jung-wonWon
Best MusicLee Seung-yupWon
13th Asian Film Festival of DallasBest Asian Narrative Feature FilmLate SpringWon
Best CinematographyKim Jung-wonWon
3rd Madrid International Film FestivalBest Foreign Language Feature FilmLate SpringWon
Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language FilmKim Seo-hyungWon
Best Producer in a Foreign Language FilmShin Yang-jungNominated
20156th KOFRA Film AwardsBest New ActressLee Yoo-youngWon
2nd Wildflower Film AwardsBest New ActressLee Yoo-youngNominated
24th Buil Film AwardsBest New ActressLee Yoo-youngWon
52nd Grand Bell AwardsBest New ActressLee Yoo-youngWon
Best New DirectorCho Geun-hyunNominated
Best CinematographyKim Jung-wonNominated

References
  1. "Starlet Receives Best Actress Award at Milan Film Fest". The Chosun Ilbo. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  2. Limb, Jae-un (19 May 2014). "Late Spring wins at int'l film festivals". Korea.net. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  3. Tae, Sang-joon (6 June 2014). "LATE SPRING to Compete for Three Categories at Madrid International Film Festival". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  4. Jung, Yoo-mi (1 December 2014). "In Focus: LATE SPRING". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  5. Schwartz, William (13 December 2014). "HanCinema's Film Review: "Late Spring"". Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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