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Korea Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Lee Chang-dong returns with Netflix's 'Possible Love'
Cannes-winning auteur's latest film reunites Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu Acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong returns to marquee filmmaking with Netflix's "Possible Love," the streamer announced Tuesday. The project marks Lee's first feature since his acclaimed psychological thriller "Burning" (2018). The Netflix film reunites Lee with powerhouse actors from past critically celebrated works. Jeon Do-yeon, who won for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for Lee's "Secret Sunshine" (2007), will star alongside Sul Kyung-gu, the leading actor from Lee's loved earlier films "Peppermint Candy" (1999) and "Oasis" (2002). Jeon and Sul previously appeared together in three other films: "I Wish I Had a Wife" (2001), "Birthday" (2019) and Netflix's "Kill Boksoon" (2023). Zo In-sung ("The King" "Escape from Mogadishu") and Cho Yeo-jeong ("Parasite") will portray another key couple in the film. "Possible Love" follows two married couples whose contrasting lifestyles intersect in unexpected ways. As their worlds collide, cracks emerge in their seemingly stable routines. Lee co-wrote the screenplay with Oh Jung-mi, who collaborated with him on "Burning." The film is being produced by Pinehouse Film ― also behind "Burning" ― in association with Anonymous Content and NowFilm Co. An international art house favorite known for deeply reflective narratives, Lee has directed six features over three decades and remains a fixture at major film festivals. "Oasis" claimed Venice's special director's prize in 2002. "Poetry" (2010) won Cannes' best screenplay award, while "Burning" competed for the Palme d'Or and clinched the international critics' prize in 2018. Lee began his career as a high school teacher before transitioning to become a novelist then screenwriter and eventually filmmaker with 1997's breakthrough "Green Fish." The director also served as South Korea's minister of culture and tourism from 2003 to 2004. Last year, Penguin Random House published Lee's first collection of short stories translated into English, "Snowy Day & Other Stories." "Possible Love" marks Lee's first collaboration with Netflix. The film has just begun principal photography and no release date has been scheduled yet, Netflix said. The director's most recent work was the 2022 short film "Heartbeat," commissioned by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about depression.
Straits Times
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Squid Game star Park Hae-soo, actress Jeon Do-yeon to perform The Cherry Orchard in S'pore
Find out what's new on ST website and app. The Cherry Orchard, which stars South Korean actors Park Hae-soo and Jeon Do-yeon, will be coming to Singapore between Nov 7 to 9. SEOUL - Following its 2024 premiere in Seoul, the South Korean production of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's 1904 play The Cherry Orchard will embark on an international tour in 2025, beginning with performances in Hong Kong and Singapore. Cannes-winning South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon and Squid Game (2021 to 2025) star Park Hae-soo and will reprise their roles as a chaebol heiress whose family business is on the verge of bankruptcy and a wealthy businessman from a lower social class respectively. The 145-minute production is slated to run at Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay from Nov 7 to 9. There will be English subtitles on a side screen. Helmed by Australian film director Simon Stone and produced by LG Arts Centre, it reimagines Chekhov's tragicomedy through the lens of contemporary South Korea and marked Jeon's return to the theatre stage after 27 years. During its 2024 debut at LG Arts Centre Seoul, the show drew 40,000 theatregoers across 30 performances and achieved a 95 per cent seat occupancy rate. The international tour begins Sept 19 to 21 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, where it will open the Asia+ Festival 2025. Stone, known for his deconstruction and reinterpretation of canonical works such as Medea and Ibsen House (1879), breathes new life into The Cherry Orchard, setting the original story of a crumbling Russian aristocracy and a rising middle class at the turn of the 20th century in a South Korea undergoing rapid transformation. Jeon, 52, who made her film debut with the melodrama The Contact (1997), won Best Actress at the 60th Cannes Film Festival for her work in Secret Sunshine (2007). Her more recent film credits include Emergency Declaration (2021), Kill Boksoon (2023) and Revolver (2024), as well as K-dramas like Crash Course In Romance (2023). Park, 43, is best known for his role as the antagonist Sang-woo from the first season of Netflix hit series Squid Game. He started his career in theatre in 2007, before moving into film and television in 2012 and making his mark in the popular series Prison Playbook (2017 to 2018). THE KOREA HERALD/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK BookIt/The Cherry Orchard Where: The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive When: Nov 7 and 8, 8pm; Nov 9, 2pm Admission: $68 to $158 from . Discounted rates apply for selected Esplanade&Me members, students, NSFs, seniors and PWDs.
Korea Herald
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Korean production of 'The Cherry Orchard' sets off on global tour
Jeon Do-yeon, Park Hae-soo reprise their roles; first stops in Hong Kong and Singapore Following its sensational premiere in Seoul, the Korean production of "The Cherry Orchard" will embark on an international tour this fall, beginning with performances in Hong Kong and Singapore. The original Seoul cast, led by Cannes-winning Jeon Do-yeon and Park Hae-soo, will reprise their roles, joined by fellow original cast members Sohn Sang-gyu, Choi Hee-seo, Lee Ji-hye, Nam Yun-ho, Yoo Byung-hun, Park Yu-rim, Lee Sae-jun and Lee Ju-won. The adaptation directed by Simon Stone and produced by LG Arts Center reimagines Anton Chekhov's tragicomedy through the lens of contemporary Korea. During its 2024 debut at LG Arts Center Seoul, the show drew 40,000 theatergoers across 30 performances and achieved a 95 percent seat occupancy rate. The international tour begins Sept. 19-21 at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Center, where it will open the Asia+ Festival 2025. The festival, organized by Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department, highlights the best of traditional and contemporary performing arts across Asia. From Nov. 7-9, the production travels to Singapore's national performing arts center, Esplanade — Theatres on the Bay, for three performances. Stone, known for his deconstruction and reinterpretation of canonical works such as "Medea" and "Ibsen House," breathes new life into "The Cherry Orchard," setting the story of a crumbling aristocracy and a rising middle class in a Korea undergoing rapid transformation. 'This idea of very rapid change — the ways of the past being lost, the fight between tradition and innovation, the battle between generations, and this very melancholy, almost crazy movement between hope and despair that happens sometimes within a single sentence — is very hard to find,' said Stone, speaking to the press last year. To him, setting the play in Korea felt like exactly the right way to hold a mirror to all of this. 'This is a truly global collaboration,' said Lee Hyun-jung, head of LG Arts Center Seoul. 'It brings together one of the world's most visionary directors, some of Korea's finest actors, and an extraordinary team of creatives, including architect Saul Kim and composer Jang Young-gyu. Together, they've transformed a 100-year-old Russian play into a living, urgent Korean story.' Further international invitations are already in the works, including the Adelaide Festival in March 2026 and New York's Park Avenue Armory in September 2026, with additional global stops under discussion.
