Art Museum by the Zoo

Art Museum by the Zoo
Art Museum by the Zoo
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Directed by	Lee Jeong-hyang
Written by	Lee Jeong-hyang
Produced by	Lee Choon-yeon
Starring	Shim Eun-ha; Lee Sung-jae
Cinematography	Jo Yong-gyu
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum
Music by	Kim Yang-hui
Distributed by	Cinema Service
Release date	December 19, 1998;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Art Museum by the Zoo (Korean: 미술관 옆 동물원; RR: Misulgwan yup dongmulwon) is a 1998 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang.

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On leave from the military, Cheol-soo arrives at his girlfriend's apartment only to find it occupied by another woman, Choon-hee. After a few days he finds out that his girlfriend is now engaged to someone else, and having nowhere else to go he ends up staying with Choon-hee. At first the two struggle to get along, but before long Chul-soo discovers that she is writing a screenplay to enter into a competition, and they end up working on a story together based on their own experiences of love, titling it "Art Museum by the Zoo."

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Shim Eun-ha ... Choon-hee
Lee Sung-jae ... Cheol-soo
Ahn Sung-ki ... In-gong
Song Seon-mi ... Da-hye

Art Museum by the Zoo was released in South Korea on December 19, 1998, drawing a then-impressive 412,472 viewers in Seoul alone, making it the fifth best-selling Korean film of 1998.^[1]^[2]

In 1999, Shim Eun-ha won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and Lee Sung-jae swept Best New Actor awards at the Baeksang Arts Awards, the Chunsa Film Art Awards, the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Director Lee Jeong-hyang was praised for her sophisticated and detailed direction, and the film is now considered a classic of 1990s Korean cinema.^[3]

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[1]
"The Best Selling Films of 1998". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
[2]
Russell, Mark (6 January 2002). "Zoo a screenplay within a screenplay". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
[3]
Sung, So-young (7 October 2011). "In new film, director puts spotlight back on women". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

Art Museum by the Zoo at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Art Museum by the Zoo at IMDb

[1] [1]
"The Best Selling Films of 1998". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 11 December 2008.

[2] [2]
Russell, Mark (6 January 2002). "Zoo a screenplay within a screenplay". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[3] [3]
Sung, So-young (7 October 2011). "In new film, director puts spotlight back on women". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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