Viva! Love

Viva! Love (Korean: 경축! 우리사랑; RR: Gyeongchuk Uri sarang; lit. "Celebrate! Our Love") is a 2008 South Korean romance film directed by Oh Joum-kyun.[1] It won Best Film at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, as well as several Best New Director prizes for Oh.[2][3][4]

Viva! Love
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Directed byOh Joum-kyun
Written byPark Yoon
Produced byLee Hyung-seung
StarringKim Hae-sook
Gi Ju-bong
Kim Young-min
Kim Hye-na
CinematographyJang Seong-baek
Edited byLee Eun-soo
Music byBang Jun-seok
Production
companies
Distributed byStudio 2.0
Release date
  • April 9, 2008 (2008-04-09)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$69,431

Plot

Bong-soon is a middle-aged housewife who runs a lodging house. She lives with her good-for-nothing husband who's quietly having an affair, and her selfish, unemployed daughter Jeong-yoon whose boyfriend Gu-sang is a tenant who owns the neighborhood laundromat. When Jeong-yoon finally lands a job, she moves out and abruptly breaks up with Gu-sang. Bong-soon sees the heartbroken Gu-sang drinking away his sorrows, and taking pity on him, she takes him home and attempts to comfort him. One thing leads to another, and the two sleep together. To her great surprise, Bong-soon ends up pregnant with Gu-sang's baby. Despite the age gap and the neighbors' disapproval, the two fall in love and Gu-sang makes Bong-soon feel like a giddy teenage girl again.

Cast
  • Kim Hae-sook as Bong-soon
  • Gi Ju-bong as Mr. Ha, Bong-soon's husband
  • Kim Young-min as Gu-sang
  • Kim Hye-na as Jeong-yoon
  • Bang Eun-hee as Hairdresser
  • Min Kyeong-jin as Mr. Choi
  • Jeong Jae-jin as Mr. Lee
  • Shin Cheol-jin as Mr. Yoon
  • Hong Seok-yeon as Mr. Kim
  • Jo Han-hee as Mr. Choi's wife
  • Oh Joo-hee as Mr. Lee's wife
  • Kim Yong-seon as Mr. Yoon's wife
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Mr. Kim's wife
  • Yang Ik-june as Student boarder 1
  • Im Yong-jae as Student Boarder 2
  • Lee Jun-sik as Redevelopment site employee
  • Han Gyu-nam as Young man
  • Shim Hye-gyu as Single bodhisattva
  • Geum Dong-hyeon as Pharmacist
  • Lee Eung-jae as Male customer at noraebang
  • Jang Gyeong-jin as Female customer at noraebang

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 45th Grand Bell Awards Best ActressKim Hae-sookNominated
Best Supporting ActorGi Ju-bongNominated
Best New DirectorOh Joum-kyunWon
Best New ActorKim Young-minNominated
Best New ActressKim Hye-naNominated
Best ScreenplayPark YoonWon
17th Buil Film Awards Best ActressKim Hae-sookNominated
Best Supporting ActorGi Ju-bongNominated
Best New DirectorOh Joum-kyunWon
9th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest New DirectorOh Joum-kyunWon
29th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest New DirectorOh Joum-kyunNominated
7th Korean Film AwardsBest ActressKim Hae-sookNominated
Best New DirectorOh Joum-kyunNominated
2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best FilmViva! LoveWon
Best Actress (Film)Kim Hae-sookNominated
Best Screenplay (Film)Park YoonNominated

References
  1. Kim, Gyeong-woo (21 May 2008). "가상인터뷰: <경축! 우리사랑>의 로맨스마마 봉순씨" [Virtual Interview: Bong-soon, Romance Mama of Viva! Love]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. Lee, Hyo-won (29 June 2008). "Daejong Film Fest Showcases Trends". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. D'Sa, Nigel (1 July 2008). "The Chaser Top Winner at Grand Bell Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "45th Baeksang Arts Awards". Dramabeans. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
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