Christmas in August

Christmas in August Hangul8 RRPalwolui Keuriseumaseu is a 1998 South Korean romance drama film. It was director Hur Jinhos debut and stars Han Sukkyu and Shim Eunha.

With 422,930 admissions in Seoul and screenings at the Singapore and Pusan, the film to date has enduring fanbase in Asia and is often used for teaching screenwriting and cinematography in China and South Korea. Also in 1998, this film was invited to screen in the International Critics Week section at the Cannes Film Festival. It placed 4th in the boxoffice among Korean films in 1998. Because of its success, the film received a commercial release at the Hong Kong Art Center on August 3, 1999, and the Broadway Cinematheque from Septembertill November 24, 1999. It was one of the titles garnering critical and popular support for the emerging Korean film industry, as well as inspiring subsequent works made in its tribute.The film has also had an enduring influence within the Korean film industry. Actor Jang Hyuk reportedly studied the film in preparation for his comeback role in MBC drama Thank You. Assistant Director Park Heungshik was influenced by particular scenes of Jungwon washing rice and teaching his father the VCR remote control, for his film Bravo, My Life. The muffled weeping scene also found its way into My Mother, the Mermaid. Characters in Barking Dogs Never Bite and Girls Night Out are shown, respectively, watching scenes of the VCR remote and lovers stroll. Han and Shim are named as ideal casting choices by the eponymous aspiring script writer in My Sassy Girl. ........

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