New Korean Cinema 2001 / Usan / South Korea 2000
A lyrical geometry of feelings in which three umbrellas divide and connect the two main characters. Indifference and sorrow are expressed through a perfectly concise form in which things represent an invisible spirit. And so rain and an accidentally broken pot of orchids can bring a hope inexpressible in words.
12 min / Black & white, 35 mm
Director Yoo Chul Won
/ Screenplay Yoo Chul Won
/ Dir. of Photography Kim Yong Heung
/ Music Jung Suk Hee
/ Editor Kim Sun Min
/ Cast No Mee Young, Ahn Nae Sang
Yoo Chul Won (b. 1965) began focusing on film after university studies in Russian. In 1996-97 he was an assistant director. Three years later he debuted with Umbrella, receiving much deserved attention at the festival in Palm Springs.
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