Love and... (2015 Film)
Love and... (Korean: 필름시대사랑; RR: Pilreumsidaesarang) is a 2015 South Korean film directed and written by Zhang Lu. The film is noted for its meta-cinematic approach, blending narrative segments with reflections on the process of filmmaking.
Plot
The film features a bifurcated narrative structure. The first segment follows a granddaughter, played by Han Ye-Ri, who visits her grandfather, portrayed by Ahn Sung-Ki, in a psychiatric ward. The tension arises when the grandfather attempts to offer an apple to a hospital janitor, played by Moon So-Ri. When she rejects the gesture, the grandfather reacts with aggression, leading to a confrontation.
The film subsequently shifts its focus to the production process itself. A member of the lighting crew, played by Park Hae-Il, expresses frustration to the director, Kim Hak-Sun, regarding his inability to understand the concept of love. This leads to a sequence where the lighting crew departs the set with a film canister, blurring the lines between the fictional story and the act of creating cinema.
Production
Love and... was directed by Zhang Lu, who also wrote the screenplay. The film features a runtime of 70 minutes and was produced by Jo Hyun-Jung, with cinematography by Jo Young-Jik. It was released in South Korea on October 22, 2015.
Cast
- Park Hae-Il as Lighting crew member / Narrator
- Ahn Sung-Ki as Grandfather
- Moon So-Ri as Hospital Janitor
- Han Ye-Ri as Granddaughter / Narrator
- Nam Myung-Ryul as Elderly man
- Baek Hyun-Jin as Male Nurse
- Kim Hak-Sun as Director
- Kwak Ja-Hyoung as Assistant Director
Reception
The film was screened at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015, where it was featured in the Korean Cinema Today: Panorama section.