M () is a 2007 South Korean psychological drama film starring Gang Dong-won, Lee Yeon-hee and Gong Hyo-jin. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the final cut had its Korean premiere at the Pusan International Film Festival.
Using visual effects, complex dream sequences, and gliding camerawork, director Lee Myung-se describes his film as "a dark labyrinth of dream and reality," and that instead of using computer graphics, he prefers to "capture the fantasy elements through lighting and emotions."
Plot A prominent up-and-coming author Min-woo readies his new much anticipated follow-up novel while suffering from writer's block, as well as frequent nightmares and hallucinations. This unexplainable condition affects both his personal and professional life. Soon he can't differentiate reality from fantasy and continues to have feelings of being chased. His paranoia leads him to a café in a dark, unassuming alley and encounters a charming young woman named Mimi. Min-woo starts to wonder how he and this girl in front of him are connected and traces long-forgotten memories of his first love.
Cast Gang Dong-won as Min-woo Lee Yeon-hee as Mimi Gong Hyo-jin as Eun-hye Jeon Moo-song as bartender Song Young-chang as Company president Jang Im Won-hee as Sung-woo Lim Ju-hwan as umbrella man Seo Dong-soo as editor Jung In-gi as doctor Kim Dong-hwa Yoon Ga-hyun as groom's sister Jung Sun-hye Choi Dae-sung as Min-woo's friend
Awards and nominations 2007 Korean Film Awards"M - Awards" . Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-06-04. Best Cinematography – Hong Kyung-pyo Best Art Direction – Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho Nomination – Best Film Nomination – Best Director – Lee Myung-se Nomination – Best Editing – Ko Im-pyo Nomination – Best Visual Effects – Jang Seong-ho Nomination – Best New Actress – Lee Yeon-hee
2008 Baeksang Arts Awards Nomination – Best Director – Lee Myung-se Nomination – Best New Actress – Lee Yeon-hee
2008 Buil Film Awards Best Art Direction – Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho Best Lighting – Choi Chul-soo Nomination – Best Supporting Actress – Gong Hyo-jin Nomination – Best Cinematography – Hong Kyung-pyo
2008 Grand Bell Awards Best Art Direction – Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho Nomination – Best Editing – Ko Im-pyo Nomination – Best Visual Effects – Jeong Do-an, Yu Yeong-jae Nomination – Best Sound – Park Jun-oh
2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards Nomination – Best Cinematography – Hong Kyung-pyo Nomination – Best Art Direction – Yoon Sang-yoon, Yoo Joo-ho Nomination – Best Lighting – Choi Chul-soo
Adaptation Mimi, a four-episode miniseries inspired by the film, aired on Mnet in 2014.
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