Romantic Heaven
DirectorJang Jin
ProducerKang Woo-suk
WriterJang Jin
StarringKim Soo-ro
Kim Dong-wook
Kim Ji-won
MusicLee Byung-woo
CinematographyKim Jun-young
DistributorCinema Service
ReleasedMarch 24, 2011
Runtime117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
GrossUS$488,024[1]

Romantic Heaven () is a 2011 South Korean melodrama about fate, love, loss, and redemption.[2][3]

Though the premise is sentimental, dealing with a variety of characters and their relationships in both life and the afterlife, it is very much in line with writer-director Jang Jin's previous works, combining elements of several different genres, including romance, comedy, drama, ghost and even police thriller into an eccentric, playful and imaginative film.[4][5]

Plot

Three seemingly disconnected people cross paths at a hospital: Part one, "Mom," focuses on the character of Mimi, whose mother is battling cancer, and needs a bone marrow transplant if she is to have any hope of surviving. With great difficulty, doctors identify a potential donor, but then the man goes into flight after being accused of murder. Hoping to find him, Mimi becomes acquainted with the police detectives assigned to his case. Part two, "Wife," concerns a lawyer named Min-gyu who has recently lost his spouse. Amidst his grief, he is distracted by the fact that he can't find a bag that she had brought with her to the hospital, and which contained her personal diary. In the meantime, he is visited by an ex-convict who has a score to settle. Part three, "Girl," focuses on Ji-wook, a taxi driver whose grandfather is on the verge of death. One day his grandmother tells him that for all of his life, her husband has been unable to forget a young woman he met in his youth. It is in part four, "Romantic Heaven," that the various threads are brought together and ultimately resolved. As fate would have it, their counterparts are gazing down upon their loved ones from heaven, dealing with their own version of remorse and regret.[4][6][7]

Cast

Awards

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award and the result of the nomination
AwardYearCategoryRecipientResultRef.
30th Fajr International Film Festival International Cinema Competition (Eastern Vista, Asian Cinema)2012Crystal Simorgh for Best ScreenplayRomantic Heaven[8][9]

References

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  2. ^ Kim, No-ah (24 March 2011). "This Week's Cultural News". Arirang News. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ "Director Jang Jin, "Kim Soo-ro was different than usual"". Hancinema. 15 March 2011. Archived 2019-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Mudge, James (16 August 2011). "Romantic Heaven (2011) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived 2021-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. ^ Lee, Ga-on (30 March 2011). "Film director Jang Jin's Song Picks". 10Asia. Archived 2020-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  6. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Romantic Heaven". Koreanfilm.org. Archived 2011-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  7. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (21 March 2011). "Romantic Heaven: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  8. ^ "The Winners of International Cinema Competition of 30th FIFF Announced". Fajr International Film Festival. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Drama on racism in France crowned best film at Iranian festival". Tehran Times. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014.