Night and Day (2008 film)

Night and Day
Night and Day
	Theatrical poster
Hangul	밤과 낮
Revised Romanization	Bam-goa Nat
McCune–Reischauer	Pam-koa Nat
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Kang Dong-goo; Kim Yeong-deok; Oh Jeong-wan; Jo Kwang-hee
Starring	Kim Young-ho; Park Eun-hye; Hwang Soo-jung
Narrated by	Kim Yeong-ho
Cinematography	Kim Hoon-kwang
Edited by	Hahm Seong-won
Music by	Jeong Yong-jin
Production; company	Bom Films
Distributed by	Sponge Entertainment
Release dates	12 February 2008 (Berlinale); 28 February 2008;
Running time	144 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$208,859

Night and Day (Korean: 밤과 낮) is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, starring Kim Young-ho and Park Eun-hye. The film competed for the Golden Bear at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

Storyline

In the summer of 2007, Kim Seong-nam, a painter in his forties, travels to Paris, France, to escape arrest for smoking marijuana, leaving his wife behind in Korea. While there he meets an ex-girlfriend, Min-seon, and is introduced to a small community of Korean artists.

Cast

Kim Young-ho as Kim Seong-nam, a painter
Park Eun-hye as Lee Yoo-jeong, a student in painting major at the ENSB-A
Hwang Soo-jung as Han Seong-in, Seong-nam's wife
Gi Ju-bong as Mr. Jang, a host of the guest house
Kim Yoo-jin as Jang Min-seon, Seong-nam's ex-girlfriend
Seo Min-jeong as Jo Hyeon-joo, Yoo-jeong's roommate
Jeong Ji-hye as Jeong Ji-hye, Yoo-jeong's college junior
Lee Sun-kyun as Yoon Kyeong-soo, a student from North Korea
Lee Jeong-hoon as Teacher Jang^[2]

Release

Night and Day premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2008.^[3]^[4] It was released in South Korean theatres on 28 February, and as of 13 July had received a total of 13,928 admissions with a gross of $75,557.^[5]^[6]

Awards and nominations

Night and Day won the award for Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards, held on 9 October 2008.^[7] Hong was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

References

^ "Night and Day".
^ "Lee Sun-kyun's 'Project Silence' and 'The Land of Happiness' to Release This Year". Rolling Stone India. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ "Korean drama 'Night and Day' premieres in Berlin". HanCinema, 13 February 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
^ Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Night and Day". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
^ "Korean Film List 2008".
^ "South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
^ Yi Ch'ang-ho. "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council, 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

External links

Night and Day at IMDb
Night and Day at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Night and Day at HanCinema
Night and Day at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "Night and Day".

[2] "Lee Sun-kyun's 'Project Silence' and 'The Land of Happiness' to Release This Year". Rolling Stone India. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

[3] "Korean drama 'Night and Day' premieres in Berlin". HanCinema, 13 February 2008; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

[4] Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Night and Day". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

[5] "Korean Film List 2008".

[bom-6] "South Korea Box Office July 11–13, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

[7] Yi Ch'ang-ho. "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council, 24 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.

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v t e Films directed by Hong Sang-soo
1990s	The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996) The Power of Kangwon Province (1998)
2000s	Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (2002) Woman Is the Future of Man (2004) Tale of Cinema (2005) Woman on the Beach (2006) Night and Day (2008) Like You Know It All (2009)
2010s	Hahaha (2010) Oki's Movie (2010) The Day He Arrives (2011) In Another Country (2012) Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013) Our Sunhi (2013) Hill of Freedom (2014) Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) Yourself and Yours (2016) On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) Claire's Camera (2017) The Day After (2017) Grass (2018) Hotel by the River (2018)
2020s	The Woman Who Ran (2020) Introduction (2021) In Front of Your Face (2021) The Novelist's Film (2022) Walk Up (2022) In Water (2023) In Our Day (2023) A Traveler's Needs (2024) By the Stream (2024)