Failan

 

directed by Hae-sung Song
South Korea 2001

 

The film stars my favorite Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung (Fly Me To Polaris) and this film gives you ample evidence as to why. Cecilia doesn't say much in this Korean film with language being the obvious barrier but she acts her little socks off at every given moment. The lead actor Choi Min-sik (Shiri) is also incredibly good and its essential that both leads work very well for a film like this to work.

 
Directed by SONG Hae-sung (Chara), the film is about a hoodlum who is passed his sell by date and is referred to as all talk and no action by the young gang members. His life is pretty low and he has nothing to live for as he dreams of retiring on a boat somewhere by the sea. The first half of the film concentrates on building up the background of the lead actor.
 
Just when the lead actor is about to sacrifice his life for his gang boss he receives a letter telling him that the wife he married from China 1 year ago for cash (to flout S. Korean immigration laws) has died leaving him a letter that has a profound affect on him. The film takes a turn and begins to tell the story of Cecilia Cheung ... she lives a simple naive life and is forever grateful to the lead actor who married her although they have never met.
 
It is from this point on that the film becomes an interesting study of characters and this is when it really takes off.
 
A great film with a great latter half. Recommended ...  (Highly recommended if you like Cecilia Cheung)

 

Kin Ho

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 DVD REVIEW: China Star Entertainment Region 3 

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Distribution China Star Entertainment Region 3 - NTSC 
Runtime 1:56:04  minutes
Video

1.85:1.00 Letterboxed WideScreen 16X9 enhanced
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

Bit-rate: 4.90 bps
 

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Audio Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 and Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles Chinese and English (removable)
Features
Released by China Star Entertainment Group 
Hong Kong R3 (All Region)
NTSC Colour
116 mins
 
OAR 1.85:1 Anamorphic
DVD-5 Korean ( one side, one layer )
 
Extras
- Cast and Crew Bios in English and Chinese
- Film Synopsis in English and Chinese
 
The sound is fine and the picture is as good as it can be for a single layer disc. Blacks are not completely black and there are compression artifacts. The DVD cover is printed wrong stating that the disc is anamorphic 2.35:1. At US$8 this DVD release is adequate I suppose, but the Korean version is far superior.         Kin Ho
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 Make sure you get this Korean version. The special edition two-disc set from Premier Entertainment comes with negatives from the film. The second disc is packed with extras, ex. making-of, interviews, and a film review. Extras are unfortunately only in Korean ( no subs ). The DVD has a sharp anamorphic widescreen transfer and a superb DTS and Dolby Korean tracks. The English subtitles for the film are well done.   Gary Tooze




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 Make sure you get this Korean version. The special edition two-disc set from Premier Entertainment comes with negatives from the film. The second disc is packed with extras, ex. making-of, interviews, and a film review. Extras are unfortunately only in Korean ( no subs ). The DVD has a sharp anamorphic widescreen transfer and a superb DTS and Dolby Korean tracks. The English subtitles for the film are well done.   Gary Tooze

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