Late Spring () is a 2014 South Korean romance melodrama starring Park Yong-woo, Kim Seo-hyung and Lee Yoo-young. It portrays the true beauty and the platonic love discovered between a genius sculptor and his final model. It made its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in January 2014.
Plot A genius sculptor Joon-goo (Park Yong-woo) suffers from a progressive muscular paralysis and loses the meaning of life after the Korean War. His wife (Kim Seo-hyung) who dedicates herself to her beloved husband, goes in search of a model (Lee Yoo-young) to encourage him to go back to work.
Cast Park Yong-woo as Joon-goo Kim Seo-hyung as Jung-sook Lee Yoo-young as Min-kyung Joo Young-ho as Geun-soo Kim Su-an as Song-yi Bae Soo-bin as Ray Bang
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2014 23rd Arizona International Film Festival Best Foreign Feature Film Late Spring 14th Milan International Film Festival Best Film Late Spring Best Director Cho Geun-hyun Best Actress Lee Yoo-young Best Supporting Actor Park Yong-woo Best Supporting Actress Kim Seo-hyung Best Screenplay Cho Geun-hyun Best Cinematography Kim Jung-won Best Music Lee Seung-yup 13th Asian Film Festival of Dallas Best Asian Narrative Feature Film Late Spring Best Cinematography Kim Jung-won 3rd Madrid International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Feature Film Late Spring Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film Kim Seo-hyung Best Producer in a Foreign Language Film Shin Yang-jung 2015 6th KOFRA Film Awards Best New Actress Lee Yoo-young 2nd Wildflower Film Awards Best New Actress Lee Yoo-young 24th Buil Film Awards Best New Actress Lee Yoo-young 52nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Lee Yoo-young Best New Director Cho Geun-hyun Best Cinematography Kim Jung-won
References
External links
Late Spring at AllMovie